Daylight
6:05 am – 8:23 pm
14 hours, 19 minutes
| Current Time: | Jul 27, 2025 at 9:48:00 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | 309.93° NW↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | -14.63° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.391 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2025 2:19 pm (Autumnal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 6:05 am↑ 64° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:23 pm↑ 295° Northwest |
2025 Sun Graph for Washington DC
December 2025 — Sun in Washington DC
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| 2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:08 am ↑ (118°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:38:21 | −1:11 | 5:33 am | 6:21 pm | 6:05 am | 5:48 pm | 6:38 am | 5:15 pm | 11:57 am (29.2°) | 91.656 |
| 2 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:37:12 | −1:08 | 5:34 am | 6:20 pm | 6:06 am | 5:48 pm | 6:39 am | 5:15 pm | 11:57 am (29.1°) | 91.641 |
| 3 | 7:09 am ↑ (118°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:36:07 | −1:05 | 5:35 am | 6:20 pm | 6:07 am | 5:48 pm | 6:40 am | 5:15 pm | 11:58 am (28.9°) | 91.627 |
| 4 | 7:10 am ↑ (118°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:35:04 | −1:02 | 5:35 am | 6:20 pm | 6:08 am | 5:48 pm | 6:41 am | 5:15 pm | 11:58 am (28.8°) | 91.613 |
| 5 | 7:11 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:05 | −0:59 | 5:36 am | 6:20 pm | 6:08 am | 5:48 pm | 6:42 am | 5:15 pm | 11:58 am (28.7°) | 91.600 |
| 6 | 7:12 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:09 | −0:55 | 5:37 am | 6:21 pm | 6:09 am | 5:48 pm | 6:42 am | 5:15 pm | 11:59 am (28.5°) | 91.587 |
| 7 | 7:13 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:17 | −0:52 | 5:38 am | 6:21 pm | 6:10 am | 5:48 pm | 6:43 am | 5:15 pm | 11:59 am (28.4°) | 91.575 |
| 8 | 7:14 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:28 | −0:49 | 5:38 am | 6:21 pm | 6:11 am | 5:48 pm | 6:44 am | 5:15 pm | 12:00 pm (28.3°) | 91.563 |
| 9 | 7:15 am ↑ (119°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:42 | −0:45 | 5:39 am | 6:21 pm | 6:12 am | 5:49 pm | 6:45 am | 5:15 pm | 12:00 pm (28.2°) | 91.552 |
| 10 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:00 | −0:42 | 5:40 am | 6:21 pm | 6:12 am | 5:49 pm | 6:46 am | 5:15 pm | 12:01 pm (28.2°) | 91.541 |
| 11 | 7:16 am ↑ (119°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:22 | −0:38 | 5:41 am | 6:21 pm | 6:13 am | 5:49 pm | 6:46 am | 5:16 pm | 12:01 pm (28.1°) | 91.531 |
| 12 | 7:17 am ↑ (120°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:28:47 | −0:34 | 5:41 am | 6:22 pm | 6:14 am | 5:49 pm | 6:47 am | 5:16 pm | 12:02 pm (28.0°) | 91.521 |
| 13 | 7:18 am ↑ (120°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:28:15 | −0:31 | 5:42 am | 6:22 pm | 6:14 am | 5:49 pm | 6:48 am | 5:16 pm | 12:02 pm (27.9°) | 91.511 |
| 14 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:48 | −0:27 | 5:43 am | 6:22 pm | 6:15 am | 5:50 pm | 6:49 am | 5:16 pm | 12:02 pm (27.9°) | 91.502 |
| 15 | 7:19 am ↑ (120°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:24 | −0:24 | 5:43 am | 6:23 pm | 6:16 am | 5:50 pm | 6:49 am | 5:17 pm | 12:03 pm (27.8°) | 91.494 |
| 16 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:03 | −0:20 | 5:44 am | 6:23 pm | 6:16 am | 5:50 pm | 6:50 am | 5:17 pm | 12:03 pm (27.8°) | 91.486 |
| 17 | 7:21 am ↑ (120°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:47 | −0:16 | 5:45 am | 6:23 pm | 6:17 am | 5:51 pm | 6:51 am | 5:17 pm | 12:04 pm (27.7°) | 91.478 |
| 18 | 7:21 am ↑ (120°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:34 | −0:12 | 5:45 am | 6:24 pm | 6:18 am | 5:51 pm | 6:51 am | 5:18 pm | 12:04 pm (27.7°) | 91.470 |
| 19 | 7:22 am ↑ (120°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:25 | −0:08 | 5:46 am | 6:24 pm | 6:18 am | 5:52 pm | 6:52 am | 5:18 pm | 12:05 pm (27.7°) | 91.463 |
| 20 | 7:22 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:20 | −0:05 | 5:46 am | 6:25 pm | 6:19 am | 5:52 pm | 6:52 am | 5:19 pm | 12:05 pm (27.7°) | 91.456 |
| 21 | 7:23 am ↑ (120°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:18 | −0:01 | 5:47 am | 6:25 pm | 6:19 am | 5:53 pm | 6:53 am | 5:19 pm | 12:06 pm (27.7°) | 91.449 |
| 22 | 7:23 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:20 | +0:02 | 5:47 am | 6:26 pm | 6:20 am | 5:53 pm | 6:53 am | 5:20 pm | 12:06 pm (27.7°) | 91.443 |
| 23 | 7:24 am ↑ (120°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:26 | +0:06 | 5:48 am | 6:26 pm | 6:20 am | 5:54 pm | 6:54 am | 5:20 pm | 12:07 pm (27.7°) | 91.438 |
| 24 | 7:24 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:36 | +0:09 | 5:48 am | 6:27 pm | 6:21 am | 5:54 pm | 6:54 am | 5:21 pm | 12:07 pm (27.7°) | 91.432 |
| 25 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:50 | +0:13 | 5:49 am | 6:27 pm | 6:21 am | 5:55 pm | 6:55 am | 5:21 pm | 12:08 pm (27.8°) | 91.427 |
| 26 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:07 | +0:17 | 5:49 am | 6:28 pm | 6:21 am | 5:55 pm | 6:55 am | 5:22 pm | 12:08 pm (27.8°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:28 | +0:21 | 5:49 am | 6:29 pm | 6:22 am | 5:56 pm | 6:55 am | 5:23 pm | 12:09 pm (27.8°) | 91.418 |
| 28 | 7:25 am ↑ (120°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:27:53 | +0:24 | 5:50 am | 6:29 pm | 6:22 am | 5:57 pm | 6:56 am | 5:23 pm | 12:09 pm (27.9°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:26 am ↑ (120°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:28:21 | +0:28 | 5:50 am | 6:30 pm | 6:22 am | 5:57 pm | 6:56 am | 5:24 pm | 12:10 pm (27.9°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 7:26 am ↑ (120°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:28:54 | +0:32 | 5:50 am | 6:31 pm | 6:23 am | 5:58 pm | 6:56 am | 5:25 pm | 12:10 pm (28.0°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 7:26 am ↑ (119°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:29 | +0:35 | 5:51 am | 6:31 pm | 6:23 am | 5:59 pm | 6:56 am | 5:25 pm | 12:11 pm (28.1°) | 91.406 |
| * All times are local time for Washington DC. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Washington DC is at 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 28 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 6 or December 7.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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