Sunset and sunrise times in Los Angeles, United States
In Los Angeles, United States the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 7:27 pm and rises at 6:21 am. Daylight lasts 13h 6m; evening golden hour runs from 6:54 pm to 7:43 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 5:55 am
- Sunrise
- 6:21 am
- Solar noon
- 12:54 pm
- Sunset
- 7:27 pm
- Last light
- 7:53 pm
- Day length
- 13h 6m
8h 7m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:54 pm – 7:43 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:43 pm – 7:53 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 66.5°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:13 pm / 3:47 am
The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 6:22 am Sunset 7:26 pm Golden hour 6:52 pm – 7:42 pm Day length 13h 4m 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:37 am | 6:04 am | 12:59 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:21 pm | 13h 49m | −1:34 | 7:18 pm–8:10 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 5:37 am | 6:05 am | 12:59 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:20 pm | 13h 47m | −1:35 | 7:17 pm–8:09 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Mon 3 | 5:38 am | 6:05 am | 12:59 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:19 pm | 13h 46m | −1:37 | 7:17 pm–8:08 pm | 🌖 74% |
| Tue 4 | 5:39 am | 6:06 am | 12:59 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 44m | −1:38 | 7:16 pm–8:07 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Wed 5 | 5:40 am | 6:07 am | 12:58 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:17 pm | 13h 42m | −1:39 | 7:15 pm–8:06 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Thu 6 | 5:41 am | 6:08 am | 12:58 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:16 pm | 13h 41m | −1:41 | 7:14 pm–8:05 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Fri 7 | 5:41 am | 6:08 am | 12:58 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:15 pm | 13h 39m | −1:42 | 7:13 pm–8:04 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Sat 8 | 5:42 am | 6:09 am | 12:58 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 37m | −1:43 | 7:12 pm–8:03 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Sun 9 | 5:43 am | 6:10 am | 12:58 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 35m | −1:44 | 7:11 pm–8:02 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Mon 10 | 5:44 am | 6:10 am | 12:58 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:11 pm | 13h 34m | −1:45 | 7:10 pm–8:01 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Tue 11 | 5:44 am | 6:11 am | 12:58 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 32m | −1:46 | 7:09 pm–8:00 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 5:45 am | 6:12 am | 12:57 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:09 pm | 13h 30m | −1:47 | 7:08 pm–7:59 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:46 am | 6:13 am | 12:57 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 28m | −1:48 | 7:07 pm–7:58 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Fri 14 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 12:57 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 26m | −1:49 | 7:06 pm–7:56 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Sat 15 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 12:57 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 25m | −1:50 | 7:05 pm–7:55 pm | 🌒 12% |
| Sun 16 | 5:48 am | 6:15 am | 12:57 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 23m | −1:51 | 7:04 pm–7:54 pm | 🌒 19% |
| Mon 17 | 5:49 am | 6:16 am | 12:56 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:03 pm | 13h 21m | −1:52 | 7:03 pm–7:53 pm | 🌒 28% |
| Tue 18 | 5:50 am | 6:16 am | 12:56 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:02 pm | 13h 19m | −1:53 | 7:02 pm–7:52 pm | 🌒 37% |
| Wed 19 | 5:51 am | 6:17 am | 12:56 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 17m | −1:54 | 7:01 pm–7:51 pm | 🌓 47% |
| Thu 20 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 12:56 pm | 7:33 pm | 7:59 pm | 13h 15m | −1:54 | 7:00 pm–7:49 pm | 🌔 56% |
| Fri 21 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 12:56 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:58 pm | 13h 13m | −1:55 | 6:58 pm–7:48 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Sat 22 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 12:55 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:57 pm | 13h 11m | −1:56 | 6:57 pm–7:47 pm | 🌔 74% |
| Sun 23 | 5:54 am | 6:20 am | 12:55 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:56 pm | 13h 9m | −1:57 | 6:56 pm–7:46 pm | 🌔 82% |
| Mon 24 | 5:55 am | 6:21 am | 12:55 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:54 pm | 13h 7m | −1:57 | 6:55 pm–7:44 pm | 🌔 89% |
| Tue 25 | 5:55 am | 6:21 am | 12:54 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:53 pm | 13h 6m | −1:58 | 6:54 pm–7:43 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Wed 26 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:54 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:52 pm | 13h 4m | −1:58 | 6:52 pm–7:42 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Thu 27 | 5:57 am | 6:23 am | 12:54 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:50 pm | 13h 2m | −1:59 | 6:51 pm–7:40 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 5:58 am | 6:23 am | 12:54 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:49 pm | 13h 0m | −1:59 | 6:50 pm–7:39 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:58 am | 6:24 am | 12:53 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 58m | −2:00 | 6:49 pm–7:38 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 5:59 am | 6:25 am | 12:53 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 56m | −2:00 | 6:47 pm–7:36 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Mon 31 | 6:00 am | 6:25 am | 12:53 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:45 pm | 12h 54m | −2:01 | 6:46 pm–7:35 pm | 🌖 86% |
More columns for August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 4:28 am | 5:03 am | 6:04 am | 7:53 pm | 8:54 pm | 9:29 pm | 10h 11m | 73.8° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 4:29 am | 5:04 am | 6:05 am | 7:52 pm | 8:53 pm | 9:27 pm | 10h 13m | 73.5° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 4:30 am | 5:05 am | 6:05 am | 7:51 pm | 8:51 pm | 9:26 pm | 10h 14m | 73.3° | 292° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 4:31 am | 5:06 am | 6:06 am | 7:51 pm | 8:50 pm | 9:25 pm | 10h 16m | 73.0° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 4:32 am | 5:07 am | 6:07 am | 7:50 pm | 8:49 pm | 9:24 pm | 10h 17m | 72.7° | 291° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 4:33 am | 5:08 am | 6:08 am | 7:49 pm | 8:48 pm | 9:22 pm | 10h 19m | 72.5° | 291° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:35 am | 5:09 am | 6:08 am | 7:48 pm | 8:47 pm | 9:21 pm | 10h 21m | 72.2° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:36 am | 5:10 am | 6:09 am | 7:47 pm | 8:46 pm | 9:20 pm | 10h 23m | 71.9° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:37 am | 5:11 am | 6:10 am | 7:46 pm | 8:45 pm | 9:18 pm | 10h 24m | 71.6° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:38 am | 5:12 am | 6:10 am | 7:45 pm | 8:43 pm | 9:17 pm | 10h 26m | 71.3° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:39 am | 5:12 am | 6:11 am | 7:44 pm | 8:42 pm | 9:16 pm | 10h 28m | 71.0° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:40 am | 5:13 am | 6:12 am | 7:43 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:14 pm | 10h 30m | 70.7° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:41 am | 5:14 am | 6:13 am | 7:41 pm | 8:40 pm | 9:13 pm | 10h 31m | 70.4° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:42 am | 5:15 am | 6:13 am | 7:40 pm | 8:38 pm | 9:12 pm | 10h 33m | 70.1° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:43 am | 5:16 am | 6:14 am | 7:39 pm | 8:37 pm | 9:10 pm | 10h 35m | 69.8° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:44 am | 5:17 am | 6:15 am | 7:38 pm | 8:36 pm | 9:09 pm | 10h 37m | 69.5° | 287° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:45 am | 5:18 am | 6:16 am | 7:37 pm | 8:35 pm | 9:07 pm | 10h 39m | 69.2° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:46 am | 5:19 am | 6:16 am | 7:36 pm | 8:33 pm | 9:06 pm | 10h 41m | 68.8° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:47 am | 5:19 am | 6:17 am | 7:35 pm | 8:32 pm | 9:04 pm | 10h 43m | 68.5° | 286° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:48 am | 5:20 am | 6:18 am | 7:33 pm | 8:31 pm | 9:03 pm | 10h 44m | 68.2° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:49 am | 5:21 am | 6:18 am | 7:32 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:01 pm | 10h 46m | 67.8° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:50 am | 5:22 am | 6:19 am | 7:31 pm | 8:28 pm | 9:00 pm | 10h 48m | 67.5° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:51 am | 5:23 am | 6:20 am | 7:30 pm | 8:26 pm | 8:58 pm | 10h 50m | 67.2° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:52 am | 5:24 am | 6:21 am | 7:28 pm | 8:25 pm | 8:57 pm | 10h 52m | 66.8° | 284° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:53 am | 5:25 am | 6:21 am | 7:27 pm | 8:24 pm | 8:55 pm | 10h 54m | 66.5° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:54 am | 5:25 am | 6:22 am | 7:26 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:54 pm | 10h 56m | 66.1° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:55 am | 5:26 am | 6:23 am | 7:25 pm | 8:21 pm | 8:52 pm | 10h 58m | 65.8° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:56 am | 5:27 am | 6:23 am | 7:23 pm | 8:19 pm | 8:51 pm | 11h 0m | 65.4° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 4:57 am | 5:28 am | 6:24 am | 7:22 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:49 pm | 11h 2m | 65.1° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 4:57 am | 5:29 am | 6:25 am | 7:21 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:48 pm | 11h 4m | 64.7° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:58 am | 5:30 am | 6:25 am | 7:19 pm | 8:15 pm | 8:46 pm | 11h 6m | 64.4° | 281° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:01 am | 6:26 am | 12:52 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 52m | −2:01 | 6:45 pm–7:34 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Wed 2 | 6:01 am | 6:27 am | 12:52 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 50m | −2:02 | 6:44 pm–7:32 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Thu 3 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 12:52 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 47m | −2:02 | 6:42 pm–7:31 pm | 🌖 56% |
| Fri 4 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 12:51 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 45m | −2:03 | 6:41 pm–7:30 pm | 🌗 44% |
| Sat 5 | 6:03 am | 6:29 am | 12:51 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 43m | −2:03 | 6:40 pm–7:28 pm | 🌘 33% |
| Sun 6 | 6:04 am | 6:30 am | 12:51 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 41m | −2:03 | 6:38 pm–7:27 pm | 🌘 22% |
| Mon 7 | 6:05 am | 6:30 am | 12:50 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 39m | −2:04 | 6:37 pm–7:25 pm | 🌘 13% |
| Tue 8 | 6:06 am | 6:31 am | 12:50 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 37m | −2:04 | 6:36 pm–7:24 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:06 am | 6:32 am | 12:50 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 35m | −2:04 | 6:34 pm–7:23 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:07 am | 6:32 am | 12:49 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 33m | −2:04 | 6:33 pm–7:21 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:08 am | 6:33 am | 12:49 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 31m | −2:05 | 6:31 pm–7:20 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:09 am | 6:34 am | 12:49 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 29m | −2:05 | 6:30 pm–7:18 pm | 🌒 4% |
| Sun 13 | 6:09 am | 6:34 am | 12:48 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 27m | −2:05 | 6:29 pm–7:17 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:10 am | 6:35 am | 12:48 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 25m | −2:05 | 6:27 pm–7:16 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Tue 15 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:48 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:24 pm | 12h 23m | −2:05 | 6:26 pm–7:14 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Wed 16 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:47 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 21m | −2:06 | 6:25 pm–7:13 pm | 🌒 31% |
| Thu 17 | 6:12 am | 6:37 am | 12:47 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:21 pm | 12h 18m | −2:06 | 6:23 pm–7:11 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Fri 18 | 6:13 am | 6:38 am | 12:47 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 16m | −2:06 | 6:22 pm–7:10 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Sat 19 | 6:14 am | 6:39 am | 12:46 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 14m | −2:06 | 6:20 pm–7:09 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sun 20 | 6:14 am | 6:39 am | 12:46 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 12m | −2:06 | 6:19 pm–7:07 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Mon 21 | 6:15 am | 6:40 am | 12:45 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 10m | −2:06 | 6:17 pm–7:06 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Tue 22 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:45 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 8m | −2:06 | 6:16 pm–7:04 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Wed 23 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:45 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 6m | −2:06 | 6:15 pm–7:03 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Thu 24 | 6:17 am | 6:42 am | 12:44 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:11 pm | 12h 4m | −2:06 | 6:13 pm–7:02 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Fri 25 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 12:44 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:10 pm | 12h 2m | −2:06 | 6:12 pm–7:00 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 12:44 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:08 pm | 12h 0m | −2:06 | 6:10 pm–6:59 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:19 am | 6:44 am | 12:43 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:07 pm | 11h 57m | −2:06 | 6:09 pm–6:57 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:20 am | 6:45 am | 12:43 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 55m | −2:06 | 6:08 pm–6:56 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Tue 29 | 6:21 am | 6:46 am | 12:43 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:04 pm | 11h 53m | −2:06 | 6:06 pm–6:55 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Wed 30 | 6:21 am | 6:46 am | 12:42 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 51m | −2:06 | 6:05 pm–6:53 pm | 🌖 81% |
Longest and shortest day in Los Angeles
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 25m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 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 26 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 41 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, WNW.
Across August the sunset moves 34 minutes earlier, averaging about 68 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 6:39 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:54 pm and the sun is down by 7:27 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 283° 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 7:43 pm and runs to 7:53 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 7:27 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Los Angeles?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 7:53 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Los Angeles?
Evening golden hour runs 6:54 pm to 7:43 pm today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Los Angeles covers the morning window and the coming week.