SEATTLE – For those of you dreading the Big Dark of winter in Washington, this is good news: This week saw the last 4 p.m. sunsets until November. On Jan. 25, the sun set at 4:59 p.m. for the Seattle area, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Thursday records approximately 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight after the sun rose at 7:44 a.m.