Vancouver, Washington Sunset Time Today

Vancouver sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Vancouver, WA · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:09 PM Sunrise 6:56 AM

12h 13m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Vancouver · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:57 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:07 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Vancouver, the sun rises at 6:57 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:07 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:56 AM7:36 AM

Blue hour6:27 AM6:56 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:33 PM7:09 PM

Blue hour7:09 PM7:41 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Vancouver

The sun rises in Vancouver at 6:56 AM today and at 6:57 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:27 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:56 AM to 7:36 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:56 AM7:09 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 226:57 AM7:07 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:58 AM7:05 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:00 AM7:03 PM12h 3m
Fri, Sep 257:01 AM7:01 PM12h 0m
Sat, Sep 267:02 AM6:59 PM11h 57m
Sun, Sep 277:03 AM6:57 PM11h 54m

Vancouver daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:52 AM4:38 PM8h 46m
Feb7:33 AM5:17 PM9h 44m
Mar6:50 AM5:58 PM11h 8m
Apr6:51 AM7:39 PM12h 47m
May5:59 AM8:18 PM14h 19m
Jun5:26 AM8:53 PM15h 27m
Jul5:26 AM9:04 PM15h 38m
Aug5:55 AM8:40 PM14h 46m
Sep6:33 AM7:50 PM13h 18m
Oct7:09 AM6:52 PM11h 43m
Nov6:51 AM4:59 PM10h 8m
Dec7:32 AM4:29 PM8h 58m

Vancouver’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 42m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 41m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 42m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 9m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 12m
Shortest dayDec 218h 41m

How fast Vancouver gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 52s a day+59m
Febgaining 3m a day+1h 23m
Margaining 3m 14s a day+1h 40m
Aprgaining 3m 5s a day+1h 31m
Maygaining 2m 20s a day+1h 9m
Jungaining 27s a day+11m
Jullosing 1m 40s a day−53m
Auglosing 2m 50s a day−1h 28m
Seplosing 3m 10s a day−1h 35m
Octlosing 3m 7s a day−1h 35m
Novlosing 2m 26s a day−1h 10m
Declosing 32s a day−12m

Vancouver golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox6:44–7:23 PM7:23–7:53 PM7:14–7:53 AM6:45–7:14 AM
Summer solstice8:18–9:04 PM9:04–9:42 PM5:22–6:08 AM4:44–5:22 AM
Fall equinox6:31–7:10 PM7:10–7:39 PM6:58–7:37 AM6:29–6:58 AM
Winter solstice3:40–4:30 PM4:30–5:04 PM7:49–8:39 AM7:14–7:49 AM

Daylight saving time in Vancouver

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−7
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−8

Why sunset time shifts in Vancouver

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Vancouver, the longest day carries about 15h 42m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 41m — a swing of roughly 7h 1m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Vancouver’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Vancouver?
Vancouver's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:27 PM around December 10, 11 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:05 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Vancouver get on the longest and shortest days?
Vancouver gets about 15h 42m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 41m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 7h 1m.
When is golden hour in Vancouver?
Near the June solstice, Vancouver's evening golden hour runs 8:18–9:04 PM and the morning one 5:22–6:08 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:40–4:30 PM and 7:49–8:39 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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