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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Prairie Ridge, Washington, giving 10 hours, 25 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 11 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 25m | −3m 11s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 21m | −3m 09s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 18m | −3m 08s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 15m | −3m 08s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 12m | −3m 06s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 09m | −3m 05s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 06m | −3m 04s |
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 Prairie Ridge.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Prairie Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonney Lake | 3.3 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Orting | 3.8 mi SW | same minute | ||
| South Hill | 5.7 mi W | 30 seconds later | ||
| Sumner | 6.2 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Puyallup | 7.5 mi WNW | 40 seconds later | ||
| Enumclaw | 8.7 mi ENE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Graham | 9.0 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Summit View | 9.6 mi W | 49 seconds later | ||
| Summit | 9.9 mi W | 53 seconds later | ||
| Pacific | 10.0 mi NNW | 38 seconds 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 Prairie Ridge, Washington today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:40 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:05 PM.
Prairie Ridge gets 10 hours, 25 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 11 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Prairie Ridge runs from 5:22 PM to 6:24 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Prairie Ridge is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 55 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 29 minutes.
Prairie Ridge uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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