The Sky This Week, 2015 December 29 – 2016 January 5 — Naval Oceanography Portal

The latest sunrise of the year occurs on January 5th, when Old Sol crests the horizon at 7:27 am EST here in Washington, DC. On that same evening sunset occurs at 5:00 pm, 14 minutes later than its earliest sunset back on December 7th. The total length of daylight on New Year’s Day will be 9 hours 30 minutes, four minutes longer than it was on the day of the solstice, and the days will steadily increase in length until the summer solstice, which will fall on June 20.

The Sky This Week, 2015 December 29 – 2016 January 5 — Naval Oceanography Portal