Washington, D.C. sunrise and sunset in January 2026

Earliest sunrise07:15day 31

Latest sunrise07:27day 5

Earliest sunset16:57day 1

Latest sunset17:28day 31

Day length change in the month+43m 10s

Day	Dawn	Sunrise	Noon	Sunset	Dusk	Day length	vs prev. day
1 Thu	06:57	07:27	12:12	16:57	17:27	9 h 30 min	–
2 Fri	06:57	07:27	12:12	16:58	17:28	9 h 31 min	+43s
3 Sat	06:57	07:27	12:13	16:59	17:28	9 h 32 min	+46s
4 Sun	06:57	07:27	12:13	17:00	17:29	9 h 32 min	+50s
5 Mon	06:57	07:27	12:14	17:00	17:30	9 h 33 min	+53s
6 Tue	06:57	07:27	12:14	17:01	17:31	9 h 34 min	+57s
7 Wed	06:57	07:27	12:14	17:02	17:32	9 h 35 min	+1m 00s
8 Thu	06:57	07:27	12:15	17:03	17:33	9 h 36 min	+1m 03s
9 Fri	06:57	07:27	12:15	17:04	17:34	9 h 37 min	+1m 07s
10 Sat	06:57	07:27	12:16	17:05	17:35	9 h 39 min	+1m 10s
11 Sun	06:57	07:26	12:16	17:06	17:36	9 h 40 min	+1m 13s
12 Mon	06:57	07:26	12:17	17:07	17:37	9 h 41 min	+1m 16s
13 Tue	06:57	07:26	12:17	17:08	17:38	9 h 42 min	+1m 19s
14 Wed	06:56	07:26	12:17	17:09	17:39	9 h 44 min	+1m 22s
15 Thu	06:56	07:25	12:18	17:10	17:40	9 h 45 min	+1m 25s
16 Fri	06:56	07:25	12:18	17:11	17:41	9 h 47 min	+1m 27s
17 Sat	06:55	07:24	12:18	17:13	17:42	9 h 48 min	+1m 30s
18 Sun	06:55	07:24	12:19	17:14	17:43	9 h 50 min	+1m 33s
19 Mon	06:54	07:23	12:19	17:15	17:44	9 h 51 min	+1m 35s
20 Tue	06:54	07:23	12:19	17:16	17:45	9 h 53 min	+1m 38s
21 Wed	06:54	07:22	12:19	17:17	17:46	9 h 55 min	+1m 40s
22 Thu	06:53	07:22	12:20	17:18	17:47	9 h 56 min	+1m 43s
23 Fri	06:52	07:21	12:20	17:19	17:48	9 h 58 min	+1m 45s
24 Sat	06:52	07:21	12:20	17:20	17:49	10 h	+1m 47s
25 Sun	06:51	07:20	12:20	17:22	17:50	10 h 2 min	+1m 49s
26 Mon	06:51	07:19	12:21	17:23	17:51	10 h 4 min	+1m 52s
27 Tue	06:50	07:18	12:21	17:24	17:52	10 h 5 min	+1m 54s
28 Wed	06:49	07:18	12:21	17:25	17:53	10 h 7 min	+1m 55s
29 Thu	06:49	07:17	12:21	17:26	17:54	10 h 9 min	+1m 57s
30 Fri	06:48	07:16	12:21	17:27	17:56	10 h 11 min	+1m 59s
31 Sat	06:47	07:15	12:22	17:28	17:57	10 h 13 min	+2m 01s

Day length on the 15th of each month (hours)

January9.8 h

February10.8 h

March11.9 h

April13.2 h

May14.3 h

June14.9 h

July14.6 h

August13.7 h

September12.4 h

October11.2 h

November10.1 h

December9.5 h

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Time zone: America/New_York · 38.895, -77.036

Values for 2026, computed with JPL DE421 and Skyfield. Sunrise/sunset use the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction (no elevation or terrain); twilight is civil (Sun 6° below the horizon). Year-to-year differences are usually within 1–2 minutes.

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In January 2026, sunrise in Washington, D.C. moves from 07:27 (1st) to 07:15 (31th) and sunset from 16:57 to 17:28; day length on the 15th is 9 h 45 min.