Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Renton, 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.
In Renton, sunset ranges from 4:17 PM in December to 9:10 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Renton's coordinates (47.4829, -122.2171) and shown in America/Los_Angeles.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:51 AM | 4:45 PM | 3:55 PM – 4:45 PM | 50 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 | 6:19 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:58 PM | 41 min | 13h 39m |
| May | 5:31 AM | 8:39 PM | 7:54 PM – 8:39 PM | 45 min | 15h 08m |
| June | 5:11 AM | 9:08 PM | 8:19 PM – 9:08 PM | 49 min | 15h 57m |
| July | 5:27 AM | 9:01 PM | 8:15 PM – 9:01 PM | 46 min | 15h 34m |
| August | 6:05 AM | 8:20 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:20 PM | 42 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 | 7:14 AM | 4:32 PM | 3:44 PM – 4:32 PM | 48 min | 9h 19m |
| December | 7:50 AM | 4:18 PM | 3:25 PM – 4:18 PM | 53 min | 8h 28m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Renton. It is longest in December at about 53 minutes and shortest in March at about 40 minutes — a difference of 13 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Renton gets 7h 29m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:18 PM in December to 9:08 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:48 PM, and in December until about 4:54 PM.
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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