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Olympia, Washington · Saturday, October 24, 2026
Sunrise and Sunset in Olympia Today
Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Olympia, Washington, giving 10 hours, 25 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 9 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Sunrise
Rises in the ESE at 107°
Sunset
Sets in the WSW at 253°
Daylight
10h 25m
−3m 09s vs yesterday
First lightCivil dawn, sun 6° below
Solar noonSun 31.0° above the horizon
Last lightCivil dusk, sun 6° below
Daylight and twilight across the day
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7)
- Night
- Astronomical twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Civil twilight
- Daylight
- Golden hour
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
Sunrise and sunset in Olympia for the next 7 days
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 24 | 10h 25m | −3m 09s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 22m | −3m 09s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 19m | −3m 08s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 16m | −3m 06s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 12m | −3m 06s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 09m | −3m 04s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 06m | −3m 04s |
Daylight in Olympia through 2026
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Night
Longest dayJune 20, 202615h 54m of daylight
Shortest dayDecember 21, 20268h 30m of daylight
Earliest sunriseJune 13, 2026
Latest sunsetJune 24, 2026
Latest sunriseJanuary 1, 2026
Earliest sunsetDecember 5, 2026
Month by month in 2026
Seasons and 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 |
The moon tonight
Waxing Gibbous
97% illuminated · 13.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Sunrise and sunset in places near Olympia
Today's times; the difference is against Olympia.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Olympia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater | 2.6 mi S | same minute | ||
| Lacey | 3.8 mi E | same minute | ||
| Tanglewilde | 5.6 mi E | same minute | ||
| Tanglewilde-Thompson Place | 5.7 mi E | same minute | ||
| DuPont | 13 mi ENE | 1 minute earlier | ||
| Shelton | 15 mi NW | 1 minute 6 seconds later | ||
| Yelm | 16 mi ESE | 1 minute 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Joint Base Lewis McChord | 16 mi ENE | 1 minute 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Steilacoom | 17 mi ENE | 59 seconds earlier | ||
| Lakewood | 20 mi ENE | 1 minute 19 seconds earlier |
Larger cities nearby
About Olympia
- Location
- Olympia, Washington, United States
- County / district
- Thurston County
- Coordinates
- 47.0449°N, 122.9017°W
- Elevation
- 29 m (95 ft)
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles, PDT (UTC−7)
- Population
- 55,733
How these times are calculated
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.
Questions about sunrise and sunset in Olympia
What time is sunrise in Olympia today?
Sunrise in Olympia, Washington today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:43 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:08 PM.
How many hours of daylight does Olympia get today?
Olympia gets 10 hours, 25 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 9 seconds shorter than yesterday.
When is golden hour in Olympia this evening?
Evening golden hour in Olympia runs from 5:25 PM to 6:27 PM PDT today.
When is the longest day of 2026 in Olympia?
The longest day of 2026 in Olympia is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 30 minutes.
What time zone is Olympia in?
Olympia uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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