Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Kent, WA. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Kent is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:18 PM in December to 9:09 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Kent's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Kent starts about 48 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:19 PM – 9:07 PM; in December it is 3:26 PM – 4:18 PM.
Sunset in Kent is earliest at 4:18 PM on December 5 and latest at 9:09 PM on June 19, a swing of about 5 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 48 minutes in midsummer and 52 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 52 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 40 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:51 AM | 4:45 PM | 3:56 PM – 4:45 PM | 49 min | 8h 54m |
| February | 7:13 AM | 5:32 PM | 4:49 PM – 5:32 PM | 43 min | 10h 19m |
| March | 7:21 AM | 7:14 PM | 6:34 PM – 7:14 PM | 40 min | 11h 53m |
| April | 6:20 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:58 PM | 41 min | 13h 38m |
| May | 5:32 AM | 8:39 PM | 7:54 PM – 8:39 PM | 45 min | 15h 07m |
| June | 5:11 AM | 9:07 PM | 8:19 PM – 9:07 PM | 48 min | 15h 56m |
| July | 5:27 AM | 9:01 PM | 8:15 PM – 9:01 PM | 46 min | 15h 34m |
| August | 6:05 AM | 8:20 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:20 PM | 43 min | 14h 15m |
| September | 6:46 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:20 PM | 40 min | 12h 34m |
| October | 7:27 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:38 PM – 6:20 PM | 42 min | 10h 53m |
| November | 7:13 AM | 4:32 PM | 3:45 PM – 4:32 PM | 47 min | 9h 19m |
| December | 7:49 AM | 4:18 PM | 3:26 PM – 4:18 PM | 52 min | 8h 29m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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