Sunset and sunrise times in Los Angeles, United States
In Los Angeles, United States the sun sets today, Friday 9 October, at 6:26 pm and rises at 6:53 am. Daylight lasts 11h 32m; evening golden hour runs from 5:52 pm to 6:41 pm.
Today, Friday 9 October
- First light
- 6:28 am
- Sunrise
- 6:53 am
- Solar noon
- 12:40 pm
- Sunset
- 6:26 pm
- Last light
- 6:51 pm
- Day length
- 11h 32m
18h 24m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:52 pm – 6:41 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:41 pm – 6:51 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 49.5°
- Moon
- 🌘 Waning crescent
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:01 am / 5:56 pm
The sun sets at 263° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Saturday 10 October
Sunrise 6:54 am Sunset 6:25 pm Golden hour 5:51 pm – 6:40 pm Day length 11h 30m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere Los Angeles is
- Coordinates
- 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Current offset
- UTC-07:00
- Elevation
- 89 m
- Population
- 3,820,914
Sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:22 am | 6:47 am | 12:42 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:01 pm | 11h 49m | −2:06 | 6:03 pm–6:52 pm | 🌖 71% |
| Fri 2 | 6:23 am | 6:48 am | 12:42 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:00 pm | 11h 47m | −2:06 | 6:02 pm–6:50 pm | 🌖 60% |
| Sat 3 | 6:24 am | 6:49 am | 12:41 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:59 pm | 11h 45m | −2:06 | 6:01 pm–6:49 pm | 🌗 48% |
| Sun 4 | 6:24 am | 6:49 am | 12:41 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:57 pm | 11h 43m | −2:06 | 5:59 pm–6:48 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Mon 5 | 6:25 am | 6:50 am | 12:41 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:56 pm | 11h 41m | −2:05 | 5:58 pm–6:46 pm | 🌘 26% |
| Tue 6 | 6:26 am | 6:51 am | 12:41 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 11h 39m | −2:05 | 5:56 pm–6:45 pm | 🌘 16% |
| Wed 7 | 6:26 am | 6:51 am | 12:40 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:53 pm | 11h 36m | −2:05 | 5:55 pm–6:44 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Thu 8 | 6:27 am | 6:52 am | 12:40 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:52 pm | 11h 34m | −2:05 | 5:54 pm–6:42 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:28 am | 6:53 am | 12:40 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:51 pm | 11h 32m | −2:05 | 5:52 pm–6:41 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:29 am | 6:54 am | 12:39 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:50 pm | 11h 30m | −2:04 | 5:51 pm–6:40 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:29 am | 6:55 am | 12:39 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:48 pm | 11h 28m | −2:04 | 5:50 pm–6:39 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:30 am | 6:55 am | 12:39 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:47 pm | 11h 26m | −2:04 | 5:48 pm–6:37 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:31 am | 6:56 am | 12:39 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:46 pm | 11h 24m | −2:03 | 5:47 pm–6:36 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:32 am | 6:57 am | 12:38 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:45 pm | 11h 22m | −2:03 | 5:46 pm–6:35 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Thu 15 | 6:32 am | 6:58 am | 12:38 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:43 pm | 11h 20m | −2:03 | 5:44 pm–6:34 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Fri 16 | 6:33 am | 6:59 am | 12:38 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:42 pm | 11h 18m | −2:02 | 5:43 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 33% |
| Sat 17 | 6:34 am | 6:59 am | 12:38 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:41 pm | 11h 16m | −2:02 | 5:42 pm–6:31 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Sun 18 | 6:35 am | 7:00 am | 12:38 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 14m | −2:01 | 5:41 pm–6:30 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Mon 19 | 6:36 am | 7:01 am | 12:37 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:39 pm | 11h 12m | −2:01 | 5:39 pm–6:29 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Tue 20 | 6:36 am | 7:02 am | 12:37 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 10m | −2:00 | 5:38 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Wed 21 | 6:37 am | 7:03 am | 12:37 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:36 pm | 11h 8m | −2:00 | 5:37 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Thu 22 | 6:38 am | 7:03 am | 12:37 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 6m | −1:59 | 5:36 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:39 am | 7:04 am | 12:37 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 4m | −1:58 | 5:34 pm–6:24 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Sat 24 | 6:40 am | 7:05 am | 12:37 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 2m | −1:58 | 5:33 pm–6:23 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 6:40 am | 7:06 am | 12:36 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 0m | −1:57 | 5:32 pm–6:22 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Mon 26 | 6:41 am | 7:07 am | 12:36 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:31 pm | 10h 58m | −1:56 | 5:31 pm–6:21 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 6:42 am | 7:08 am | 12:36 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:30 pm | 10h 56m | −1:56 | 5:30 pm–6:20 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 6:43 am | 7:09 am | 12:36 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:29 pm | 10h 54m | −1:55 | 5:29 pm–6:19 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 6:44 am | 7:10 am | 12:36 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:28 pm | 10h 52m | −1:54 | 5:28 pm–6:18 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Fri 30 | 6:45 am | 7:10 am | 12:36 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:27 pm | 10h 50m | −1:53 | 5:26 pm–6:17 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Sat 31 | 6:45 am | 7:11 am | 12:36 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:26 pm | 10h 49m | −1:52 | 5:25 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 64% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:24 am | 5:53 am | 6:47 am | 6:37 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 11m | 52.5° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 5:25 am | 5:54 am | 6:48 am | 6:35 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 13m | 52.1° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 5:25 am | 5:55 am | 6:49 am | 6:34 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 15m | 51.7° | 265° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:26 am | 5:55 am | 6:49 am | 6:32 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 17m | 51.4° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:27 am | 5:56 am | 6:50 am | 6:31 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 19m | 51.0° | 264° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:28 am | 5:57 am | 6:51 am | 6:30 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 21m | 50.6° | 264° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:28 am | 5:57 am | 6:51 am | 6:28 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 23m | 50.2° | 264° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:29 am | 5:58 am | 6:52 am | 6:27 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:50 pm | 12h 25m | 49.8° | 263° W |
| Fri 9 | 5:30 am | 5:59 am | 6:53 am | 6:26 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 27m | 49.5° | 263° W |
| Sat 10 | 5:31 am | 6:00 am | 6:54 am | 6:25 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 30m | 49.1° | 262° W |
| Sun 11 | 5:31 am | 6:00 am | 6:55 am | 6:23 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 32m | 48.7° | 262° W |
| Mon 12 | 5:32 am | 6:01 am | 6:55 am | 6:22 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:45 pm | 12h 34m | 48.3° | 261° W |
| Tue 13 | 5:33 am | 6:02 am | 6:56 am | 6:21 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 36m | 47.9° | 261° W |
| Wed 14 | 5:34 am | 6:03 am | 6:57 am | 6:19 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 38m | 47.6° | 260° W |
| Thu 15 | 5:34 am | 6:03 am | 6:58 am | 6:18 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 40m | 47.2° | 260° W |
| Fri 16 | 5:35 am | 6:04 am | 6:59 am | 6:17 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 42m | 46.8° | 259° W |
| Sat 17 | 5:36 am | 6:05 am | 6:59 am | 6:16 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 44m | 46.5° | 259° W |
| Sun 18 | 5:37 am | 6:06 am | 7:00 am | 6:14 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 46m | 46.1° | 259° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 5:37 am | 6:06 am | 7:01 am | 6:13 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 48m | 45.7° | 258° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 5:38 am | 6:07 am | 7:02 am | 6:12 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 50m | 45.4° | 258° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 5:39 am | 6:08 am | 7:03 am | 6:11 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 52m | 45.0° | 257° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 5:40 am | 6:09 am | 7:03 am | 6:10 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 54m | 44.7° | 257° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 5:40 am | 6:10 am | 7:04 am | 6:09 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 56m | 44.3° | 256° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 7:05 am | 6:08 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 58m | 44.0° | 256° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 5:42 am | 6:11 am | 7:06 am | 6:06 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:30 pm | 13h 0m | 43.6° | 256° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 5:43 am | 6:12 am | 7:07 am | 6:05 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:29 pm | 13h 2m | 43.3° | 255° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 5:44 am | 6:13 am | 7:08 am | 6:04 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:28 pm | 13h 4m | 43.0° | 255° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 5:44 am | 6:14 am | 7:09 am | 6:03 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:28 pm | 13h 6m | 42.6° | 254° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 5:45 am | 6:14 am | 7:10 am | 6:02 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:27 pm | 13h 8m | 42.3° | 254° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 5:46 am | 6:15 am | 7:10 am | 6:01 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:26 pm | 13h 9m | 42.0° | 254° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 5:47 am | 6:16 am | 7:11 am | 6:00 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:25 pm | 13h 11m | 41.6° | 253° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:46 am | 6:12 am | 11:36 am | 4:59 pm | 5:25 pm | 10h 47m | −1:51 | 4:24 pm–5:15 pm | 🌗 52% |
| Mon 2 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 11:36 am | 4:58 pm | 5:24 pm | 10h 45m | −1:50 | 4:23 pm–5:14 pm | 🌘 40% |
| Tue 3 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 11:36 am | 4:58 pm | 5:24 pm | 10h 43m | −1:49 | 4:22 pm–5:14 pm | 🌘 29% |
| Wed 4 | 5:49 am | 6:15 am | 11:36 am | 4:57 pm | 5:23 pm | 10h 41m | −1:48 | 4:21 pm–5:13 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Thu 5 | 5:50 am | 6:16 am | 11:36 am | 4:56 pm | 5:22 pm | 10h 39m | −1:47 | 4:20 pm–5:12 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Fri 6 | 5:51 am | 6:17 am | 11:36 am | 4:55 pm | 5:21 pm | 10h 38m | −1:46 | 4:19 pm–5:11 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Sat 7 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 11:36 am | 4:54 pm | 5:20 pm | 10h 36m | −1:45 | 4:19 pm–5:10 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sun 8 | 5:52 am | 6:19 am | 11:36 am | 4:53 pm | 5:20 pm | 10h 34m | −1:43 | 4:18 pm–5:10 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Mon 9 | 5:53 am | 6:20 am | 11:36 am | 4:53 pm | 5:19 pm | 10h 33m | −1:42 | 4:17 pm–5:09 pm | 🌑 1% |
| Tue 10 | 5:54 am | 6:21 am | 11:36 am | 4:52 pm | 5:18 pm | 10h 31m | −1:41 | 4:16 pm–5:08 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Wed 11 | 5:55 am | 6:21 am | 11:36 am | 4:51 pm | 5:18 pm | 10h 29m | −1:39 | 4:15 pm–5:07 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Thu 12 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 11:37 am | 4:50 pm | 5:17 pm | 10h 28m | −1:38 | 4:14 pm–5:07 pm | 🌒 12% |
| Fri 13 | 5:57 am | 6:23 am | 11:37 am | 4:50 pm | 5:16 pm | 10h 26m | −1:36 | 4:14 pm–5:06 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Sat 14 | 5:58 am | 6:24 am | 11:37 am | 4:49 pm | 5:16 pm | 10h 24m | −1:35 | 4:13 pm–5:06 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Sun 15 | 5:59 am | 6:25 am | 11:37 am | 4:49 pm | 5:15 pm | 10h 23m | −1:33 | 4:12 pm–5:05 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Mon 16 | 6:00 am | 6:26 am | 11:37 am | 4:48 pm | 5:15 pm | 10h 21m | −1:31 | 4:12 pm–5:04 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Tue 17 | 6:00 am | 6:27 am | 11:37 am | 4:47 pm | 5:14 pm | 10h 20m | −1:30 | 4:11 pm–5:04 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Wed 18 | 6:01 am | 6:28 am | 11:38 am | 4:47 pm | 5:14 pm | 10h 18m | −1:28 | 4:10 pm–5:03 pm | 🌔 64% |
| Thu 19 | 6:02 am | 6:29 am | 11:38 am | 4:46 pm | 5:13 pm | 10h 17m | −1:26 | 4:10 pm–5:03 pm | 🌔 74% |
| Fri 20 | 6:03 am | 6:30 am | 11:38 am | 4:46 pm | 5:13 pm | 10h 15m | −1:24 | 4:09 pm–5:03 pm | 🌔 82% |
| Sat 21 | 6:04 am | 6:31 am | 11:38 am | 4:46 pm | 5:12 pm | 10h 14m | −1:22 | 4:09 pm–5:02 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Sun 22 | 6:05 am | 6:32 am | 11:39 am | 4:45 pm | 5:12 pm | 10h 13m | −1:20 | 4:08 pm–5:02 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Mon 23 | 6:06 am | 6:33 am | 11:39 am | 4:45 pm | 5:12 pm | 10h 11m | −1:18 | 4:08 pm–5:01 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Tue 24 | 6:07 am | 6:34 am | 11:39 am | 4:44 pm | 5:12 pm | 10h 10m | −1:16 | 4:07 pm–5:01 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 6:08 am | 6:35 am | 11:40 am | 4:44 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 9m | −1:14 | 4:07 pm–5:01 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Thu 26 | 6:08 am | 6:36 am | 11:40 am | 4:44 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 8m | −1:12 | 4:07 pm–5:01 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Fri 27 | 6:09 am | 6:37 am | 11:40 am | 4:44 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 7m | −1:09 | 4:06 pm–5:00 pm | 🌖 87% |
| Sat 28 | 6:10 am | 6:37 am | 11:41 am | 4:43 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 6m | −1:07 | 4:06 pm–5:00 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Sun 29 | 6:11 am | 6:38 am | 11:41 am | 4:43 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 4m | −1:05 | 4:06 pm–5:00 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Mon 30 | 6:12 am | 6:39 am | 11:41 am | 4:43 pm | 5:10 pm | 10h 3m | −1:02 | 4:06 pm–5:00 pm | 🌖 56% |
Longest and shortest day in Los Angeles
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 25m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 52m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 32m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:43 pm on 4 December; the latest is 8:08 pm on 29 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:41 am on 12 June to 6:12 am on 1 November.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Los Angeles different
Sunset here is followed by about 25 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.
The shallow approach angle at 34.1° stretches this evening's golden hour to 49 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 57° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Across October the sunset moves 36 minutes earlier, averaging about 72 seconds a day.
On 1 November 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 4:59 pm instead of 6:00 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Los Angeles
Arrive by 5:37 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:52 pm and the sun is down by 6:26 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 263° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 6:41 pm and runs to 6:51 pm, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Los Angeles today?
The sun sets in Los Angeles at 6:26 pm today, Friday 9 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Los Angeles?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 6:51 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Los Angeles?
Evening golden hour runs 5:52 pm to 6:41 pm today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Los Angeles covers the morning window and the coming week.