Seattle’s daylight dropping drastically in Sept., Oct. — The Big Dark is coming

With the last 7 p.m. sunset happening on Sept. 25 for Seattle and western Washington, one thing is clear — the Big Dark is coming.

Wednesday marked the first 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. sunsets won’t return until March 5, 2026.

The last 6 p.m. sunset is a month later, on Oct. 26, with the last 5 p.m. sunset happening only a week after that on Nov. 2. September and October are the two months with the fastest rates of declining daylight in Washington. September and October lose 90-100 minutes per day, according to Time and Date…

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