Tonight's golden hour runs 5:21 – 6:24 PM, starting in 24 minutes, with sunset at .
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Direction
Tonight the sun sets at 253°, well south of due west. Right now shadows point east-northeast. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.
Through the year
Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. The jumps in early March and early November are the clocks changing.
| Month | Morning gold | Evening gold | Sunset | Sun sets toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:31 – 8:42 AM | 3:55 – 5:06 PM | 4:45 PM | 239° WSW |
| February | 6:55 – 7:58 AM | 4:49 – 5:52 PM | 5:32 PM | 252° WSW |
| March | 7:03 – 8:02 AM | 6:34 – 7:34 PM | 7:15 PM | 268° W |
| April | 6:00 – 7:01 AM | 7:17 – 8:19 PM | 7:59 PM | 286° WNW |
| May | 5:09 – 6:16 AM | 7:55 – 9:02 PM | 8:40 PM | 300° WNW |
| June | 4:46 – 5:59 AM | 8:20 – 9:33 PM | 9:09 PM | 307° NW |
| July | 5:04 – 6:14 AM | 8:16 – 9:26 PM | 9:02 PM | 304° NW |
| August | 5:44 – 6:48 AM | 7:38 – 8:41 PM | 8:21 PM | 292° WNW |
| September | 6:27 – 7:27 AM | 6:40 – 7:39 PM | 7:21 PM | 275° W |
| October | 7:09 – 8:10 AM | 5:38 – 6:39 PM | 6:20 PM | 258° WSW |
| November | 6:54 – 8:02 AM | 3:44 – 4:53 PM | 4:32 PM | 243° WSW |
| December | 7:28 – 8:43 AM | 3:25 – 4:40 PM | 4:18 PM | 235° SW |
Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Seattle local time.
Around 59 to 75 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March and September, about 59 minutes, and longest in December, about 75 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.
Toward the southwest in December, around 235°, swinging to the northwest in June, around 307°. Today it sets at 253°, well south of due west.
Summer time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Sunset that evening moves an hour earlier, to about 4:51 PM.
Evening golden hour, in each city's own local time.