Sunset & Sunrise Today in University Place, Washington

In University Place, Washington, the sun rises at 7:40 AM and sets at 6:07 PM today, Friday, October 23, 2026, for a total of 10h 26m of daylight. The sun reaches its high point above University Place at 12:54 PM.

Sitting at 47.24° latitude puts University Place 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 12 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in University Place keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in University Place runs from about 5:25 PM to 6:27 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:27 PM to 6:39 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in University Place is at 6:05 PM and sunrise at 7:42 AM — about 3m 11s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in University Place drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in University Place, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in University Place ranges from as early as 4:19 PM (around December 7) to as late as 9:10 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 55m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 8h 27m.