Sunrise & Sunset Time in Seattle
What time are sunrise and sunset in Seattle? The Sun rises between 5:11 AM (June 16) and 7:58 AM (January 1). Seattle has the widest swing on this list: the Sun sets at 9:11 PM on June 25 and at 4:18 PM on December 10, 4 h 54 min apart. In mid-June the golden hour lasts from 8:21 PM–9:33 PM.
A place and a date: sunrise, sunset, the golden and blue hours for your photos, and which side of the plane sees the sunset.
Golden hour and sunset
The hour after sunrise and before sunsetThe golden hour is while the Sun is low: from 4° below the horizon to 6° above it (PhotoPills). Pick a place and a date for its times.
Sunrise and sunset as the U.S. Naval Observatory defines them; golden and blue hours: PhotoPills and timeanddate.com. Places: GeoNames.
The calculator above opens on Seattle, WA: pick any date for its sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hours, or type another town.
Sunrise and sunset in Seattle, month by month
The times on the 15th of each month of 2026, in local clock time (Pacific Time). A golden hour is the Sun between 4° below the horizon and 6° above it — after sunrise and before sunset; the evening blue hour, 4° to 6° below (PhotoPills).
| Month (15th) | Sunrise | Morning golden hour | Sunset | Evening golden hour | Blue hour | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:53 AM | 7:31 AM–8:43 AM | 4:45 PM | 3:55 PM–5:07 PM | 5:07 PM–5:20 PM | 8 h 53 min |
| February | 7:15 AM | 6:55 AM–7:58 AM | 5:33 PM | 4:49 PM–5:53 PM | 5:53 PM–6:05 PM | 10 h 18 min |
| March | 7:22 AM | 7:03 AM–8:03 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:34 PM–7:34 PM | 7:34 PM–7:46 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| April | 6:20 AM | 6:00 AM–7:02 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:18 PM–8:19 PM | 8:19 PM–8:32 PM | 13 h 39 min |
| May | 5:32 AM | 5:10 AM–6:17 AM | 8:41 PM | 7:55 PM–9:03 PM | 9:03 PM–9:17 PM | 15 h 9 min |
| June | 5:11 AM | 4:47 AM–5:59 AM | 9:09 PM | 8:21 PM–9:33 PM | 9:33 PM–9:50 PM | 15 h 58 min |
| July | 5:27 AM | 5:04 AM–6:14 AM | 9:03 PM | 8:16 PM–9:26 PM | 9:26 PM–9:41 PM | 15 h 35 min |
| August | 6:05 AM | 5:45 AM–6:48 AM | 8:21 PM | 7:39 PM–8:42 PM | 8:42 PM–8:55 PM | 14 h 16 min |
| September | 6:47 AM | 6:28 AM–7:28 AM | 7:21 PM | 6:41 PM–7:40 PM | 7:40 PM–7:52 PM | 12 h 34 min |
| October | 7:28 AM | 7:09 AM–8:11 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:39 PM–6:40 PM | 6:40 PM–6:52 PM | 10 h 52 min |
| November | 7:15 AM | 6:54 AM–8:03 AM | 4:33 PM | 3:45 PM–4:53 PM | 4:53 PM–5:06 PM | 9 h 18 min |
| December | 7:51 AM | 7:29 AM–8:44 AM | 4:18 PM | 3:25 PM–4:41 PM | 4:41 PM–4:54 PM | 8 h 27 min |
The latest and earliest sunsets
The latest sunset of the year is 9:11 PM on June 25, and the earliest 4:18 PM on December 10: 4 h 54 min apart on the clock.
The clocks change twice: the sunset jumps an hour later on March 8, from 6:03 PM to 7:05 PM, and an hour earlier on November 1, from 5:53 PM to 4:51 PM.
The earliest and latest sunrises
The mornings do not mirror the evenings: the earliest sunrise is 5:11 AM on June 16, and the latest 7:58 AM on January 1. No clock change is behind it: the mornings keep getting darker for 11 days after the shortest day, December 21, while the evenings are already getting longer.
Where the Sun sets
At the June solstice the Sun sets in the northwest (307°); at the December solstice, in the southwest (235°). A view that faces the sunset in summer can miss it in winter by 72° of horizon.
Travel Magma’s Seattle guide sends readers to Ballard’s Golden Gardens Park for it. From Seattle the summer sun goes down in the northwest, over Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.
Plan it
- The Seattle experience: a Pacific Northwest guide
- Golden Hour & Sunset Calculator: any place, any date
FAQ
What time is sunset in Seattle today?
The calculator at the top of this page gives today’s sunset for Seattle, WA, with the golden and blue hours. Through the year it runs from 4:18 PM on December 10 (the earliest) to 9:11 PM on June 25 (the latest).
What time is sunrise in Seattle?
Between 5:11 AM on June 16, the earliest, and 7:58 AM on January 1, the latest. On June 15 the Sun rises at 5:11 AM; on December 15, at 7:51 AM. The calculator above gives today’s.
When is the latest sunset in Seattle?
9:11 PM on June 25, in daylight saving time. The longest day, June 21, is not the latest sunset: the Sun keeps setting a little later for 4 days after it.
When is the earliest sunset in Seattle?
4:18 PM on December 10, in standard time, 11 days before the shortest day, December 21: from then on the evenings get longer while the mornings still get darker into January.
Why is the latest sunrise in Seattle on January 1?
No clock change is behind it: the mornings keep getting darker for 11 days after the shortest day, December 21, while the evenings are already getting longer.
When is golden hour in Seattle?
Twice a day, while the Sun is between 6° above the horizon and 4° below it: after sunrise and before sunset. On June 15 the evening one is 8:21 PM–9:33 PM and the morning one 4:47 AM–5:59 AM; on December 15, 3:25 PM–4:41 PM and 7:29 AM–8:44 AM. Use the calculator above for any date.
Where does the sun set in Seattle?
In the northwest (307°) at the June solstice and in the southwest (235°) at the December solstice; at the equinoxes it sets due west.
How these times are made
Sunrise and sunset are the Sun’s centre 0.8333° below the horizon, as the U.S. Naval Observatory defines them, computed with NOAA’s solar position series for Seattle, WA (47.61°, -122.33°) and the zone’s own clock rules. The golden and blue hours are the bands PhotoPills uses. A time can differ by a minute from another calculator’s, and from what you see behind hills or buildings. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).