Yakima, Washington Sunset Time Today

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

Yakima, WA · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:01 PM Sunrise 6:48 AM

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

Tomorrow in Yakima · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:49 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:59 PM

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

In Yakima, the sun rises at 6:49 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:59 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:48 AM7:28 AM

Blue hour6:18 AM6:48 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:24 PM7:01 PM

Blue hour7:01 PM7:34 PM

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

Sunrise time in Yakima

The sun rises in Yakima at 6:48 AM today and at 6:49 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 6:18 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:48 AM to 7:28 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:48 AM7:01 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 226:49 AM6:59 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:50 AM6:57 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:51 AM6:55 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:53 AM6:53 PM12h 0m
Sat, Sep 266:54 AM6:51 PM11h 57m
Sun, Sep 276:55 AM6:49 PM11h 54m

Yakima daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:47 AM4:26 PM8h 39m
Feb7:27 AM5:06 PM9h 39m
Mar6:43 AM5:48 PM11h 6m
Apr6:42 AM7:31 PM12h 49m
May5:48 AM8:12 PM14h 23m
Jun5:14 AM8:48 PM15h 35m
Jul5:14 AM9:00 PM15h 46m
Aug5:44 AM8:35 PM14h 51m
Sep6:23 AM7:43 PM13h 20m
Oct7:01 AM6:44 PM11h 42m
Nov6:45 AM4:48 PM10h 4m
Dec7:27 AM4:18 PM8h 51m

Yakima’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 50m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 34m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 50m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 9m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 12m
Shortest dayDec 218h 34m

How fast Yakima gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 56s a day+1h 1m
Febgaining 3m 7s a day+1h 26m
Margaining 3m 21s a day+1h 43m
Aprgaining 3m 11s a day+1h 35m
Maygaining 2m 25s a day+1h 11m
Jungaining 28s a day+11m
Jullosing 1m 44s a day−55m
Auglosing 2m 57s a day−1h 31m
Seplosing 3m 17s a day−1h 38m
Octlosing 3m 13s a day−1h 39m
Novlosing 2m 31s a day−1h 13m
Declosing 33s a day−13m

Yakima 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 equinox6:35–7:15 PM7:15–7:45 PM7:06–7:46 AM6:36–7:06 AM
Summer solstice8:13–9:00 PM9:00–9:39 PM5:10–5:57 AM4:30–5:10 AM
Fall equinox6:22–7:02 PM7:02–7:32 PM6:50–7:30 AM6:20–6:50 AM
Winter solstice3:27–4:18 PM4:18–4:53 PM7:44–8:36 AM7:09–7:44 AM

Daylight saving time in Yakima

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 Yakima

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

In Yakima, the longest day carries about 15h 50m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 34m — a swing of roughly 7h 17m 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 Yakima’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Yakima?
Yakima's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:16 PM around December 11, 10 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:00 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Yakima get on the longest and shortest days?
Yakima gets about 15h 50m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 34m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 7h 17m.
When is golden hour in Yakima?
Near the June solstice, Yakima's evening golden hour runs 8:13–9:00 PM and the morning one 5:10–5:57 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:27–4:18 PM and 7:44–8:36 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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