Sunrise and sunset in San Diego
In San Diego today, the sun rises at 6:43 AM and sets at 6:33 PM. Day length: 11 h 50 min. Golden hour today: 6:28 AM–7:16 AM in the morning and 6:00 PM–6:48 PM in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · United States
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Sunrise 6:43 AM · Sunset 6:33 PM · Day length 11 h 50 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:21 AM | |
| Nautical dawn | 5:50 AM | |
| Civil dawn | 6:18 AM | |
| Sunrise | 6:43 AM | E 93° |
| Solar noon | 12:38 PM | 53.9° |
| Sunset | 6:33 PM | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 6:58 PM | |
| Nautical dusk | 7:26 PM | |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:55 PM |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 6:18 AM | 6:28 AM |
| Morning golden hour | 6:28 AM | 7:16 AM |
| Evening golden hour | 6:00 PM | 6:48 PM |
| Evening blue hour | 6:48 PM | 6:58 PM |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:18 AM | 6:43 AM | 12:38 PM | 6:33 PM | 6:58 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:19 AM | 6:44 AM | 12:38 PM | 6:32 PM | 6:56 PM | 11 h 48 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:20 AM | 6:44 AM | 12:38 PM | 6:30 PM | 6:55 PM | 11 h 46 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:20 AM | 6:45 AM | 12:37 PM | 6:29 PM | 6:54 PM | 11 h 44 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in San Diego
San Diego lies at 32.7157° N, 117.1611° W, 19 m above sea level, in the America/Los Angeles time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 14 h 18 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 10 h 0 min.
The earliest sunset (4:42 PM) is on December 3 and the latest sunrise (7:08 AM) on March 8: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 81° above the horizon in June but only 34° in December.
In June, San Diego gets 1 h 41 min less daylight than Seattle; in December the difference is 1 h 34 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 8 and back on November 1.
About the sun in San Diego
San Diego looks out over the Pacific, so sunsets over the ocean are part of daily life, from La Jolla and Sunset Cliffs to the beaches of Coronado. The city is at about 32.7° N, so the sun rises steeply and twilight is short compared with northern cities. In winter the sun sets far to the south-west, over the ocean towards Mexico.