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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Clarkston, Washington, giving 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 5 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 24 | 10h 27m | −3m 05s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 24m | −3m 05s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 21m | −3m 03s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 18m | −3m 03s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 15m | −3m 01s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 12m | −3m 00s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 09m | −2m 59s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | PST |
97% illuminated · 13.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Clarkston.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Clarkston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Clarkston-Highland | 1.3 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Lewiston ID | 1.3 mi E | same minute | ||
| Clarkston Heights-Vineland | 2.7 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Lewiston Orchards ID | 4.2 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Moscow ID | 22 mi N | same minute | ||
| Pullman | 23 mi NNW | 1 minute 5 seconds later | ||
| Walla Walla | 67 mi WSW | 4 minutes 36 seconds later | ||
| College Place | 69 mi WSW | 4 minutes 45 seconds later | ||
| Milton-Freewater OR | 72 mi WSW | 4 minutes 33 seconds later | ||
| Cheney | 78 mi NNW | 4 minutes later |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Clarkston, Washington today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:18 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:46 PM.
Clarkston gets 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 5 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Clarkston runs from 5:03 PM to 6:05 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Clarkston is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 35 minutes.
Clarkston uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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