Sunset & Sunrise Today in Tacoma, Washington

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the sun sets over Tacoma at 6:23 PM, having risen at 7:27 AM. That works out to 10h 56m of daylight today. Local solar noon in Tacoma falls at 12:55 PM.

Sitting at 47.25° latitude puts Tacoma in the upper mid-latitudes — there is a big difference between long summer days and short winter days. Each day is currently getting about 3 minutes shorter and 18 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Tacoma move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Tacoma runs from about 5:42 PM to 6:43 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:43 PM to 6:54 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Tacoma is at 6:21 PM and sunrise at 7:28 AM — about 3m 17s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Tacoma drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Tacoma, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Tacoma ranges from as early as 4:19 PM (around December 5) to as late as 9:09 PM (around June 20). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 55m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 8h 27m.