Sunset and sunrise times in San Diego, United States
In San Diego, United States the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 7:21 pm and rises at 6:18 am. Daylight lasts 13h 3m; evening golden hour runs from 6:48 pm to 7:37 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 5:53 am
- Sunrise
- 6:18 am
- Solar noon
- 12:50 pm
- Sunset
- 7:21 pm
- Last light
- 7:47 pm
- Day length
- 13h 3m
8h 1m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:48 pm – 7:37 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:37 pm – 7:47 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 67.8°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:05 pm / 3:45 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 6:19 am Sunset 7:20 pm Golden hour 6:47 pm – 7:36 pm Day length 13h 1m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere San Diego is
- Coordinates
- 32.7157° N, 117.1647° W
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Current offset
- UTC-07:00
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Population
- 1,404,452
Sunrise and sunset in San Diego, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:35 am | 6:02 am | 12:55 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:13 pm | 13h 44m | −1:29 | 7:12 pm–8:03 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 5:36 am | 6:03 am | 12:54 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 42m | −1:30 | 7:11 pm–8:02 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Mon 3 | 5:37 am | 6:04 am | 12:54 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:11 pm | 13h 41m | −1:32 | 7:10 pm–8:01 pm | 🌖 74% |
| Tue 4 | 5:38 am | 6:04 am | 12:54 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 39m | −1:33 | 7:09 pm–8:00 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Wed 5 | 5:38 am | 6:05 am | 12:54 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:09 pm | 13h 37m | −1:34 | 7:09 pm–7:59 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Thu 6 | 5:39 am | 6:06 am | 12:54 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 36m | −1:35 | 7:08 pm–7:58 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Fri 7 | 5:40 am | 6:06 am | 12:54 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 34m | −1:37 | 7:07 pm–7:57 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Sat 8 | 5:41 am | 6:07 am | 12:54 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 33m | −1:38 | 7:06 pm–7:56 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Sun 9 | 5:41 am | 6:08 am | 12:54 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:05 pm | 13h 31m | −1:39 | 7:05 pm–7:55 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Mon 10 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 12:53 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 29m | −1:40 | 7:04 pm–7:54 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Tue 11 | 5:43 am | 6:09 am | 12:53 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:03 pm | 13h 28m | −1:41 | 7:03 pm–7:53 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 5:44 am | 6:10 am | 12:53 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:02 pm | 13h 26m | −1:42 | 7:02 pm–7:52 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:44 am | 6:10 am | 12:53 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 24m | −1:43 | 7:01 pm–7:51 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Fri 14 | 5:45 am | 6:11 am | 12:53 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:00 pm | 13h 22m | −1:44 | 7:00 pm–7:50 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Sat 15 | 5:46 am | 6:12 am | 12:53 pm | 7:33 pm | 7:59 pm | 13h 21m | −1:45 | 6:59 pm–7:49 pm | 🌒 12% |
| Sun 16 | 5:47 am | 6:12 am | 12:52 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:58 pm | 13h 19m | −1:46 | 6:58 pm–7:48 pm | 🌒 19% |
| Mon 17 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 12:52 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:57 pm | 13h 17m | −1:46 | 6:57 pm–7:47 pm | 🌒 28% |
| Tue 18 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 12:52 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:55 pm | 13h 15m | −1:47 | 6:56 pm–7:45 pm | 🌒 37% |
| Wed 19 | 5:49 am | 6:14 am | 12:52 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:54 pm | 13h 14m | −1:48 | 6:55 pm–7:44 pm | 🌓 47% |
| Thu 20 | 5:49 am | 6:15 am | 12:51 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:53 pm | 13h 12m | −1:49 | 6:54 pm–7:43 pm | 🌔 56% |
| Fri 21 | 5:50 am | 6:16 am | 12:51 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:52 pm | 13h 10m | −1:49 | 6:53 pm–7:42 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Sat 22 | 5:51 am | 6:16 am | 12:51 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:51 pm | 13h 8m | −1:50 | 6:52 pm–7:41 pm | 🌔 74% |
| Sun 23 | 5:52 am | 6:17 am | 12:51 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:49 pm | 13h 6m | −1:51 | 6:51 pm–7:39 pm | 🌔 82% |
| Mon 24 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 12:50 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:48 pm | 13h 4m | −1:51 | 6:50 pm–7:38 pm | 🌔 89% |
| Tue 25 | 5:53 am | 6:18 am | 12:50 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:47 pm | 13h 3m | −1:52 | 6:48 pm–7:37 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Wed 26 | 5:54 am | 6:19 am | 12:50 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:46 pm | 13h 1m | −1:52 | 6:47 pm–7:36 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Thu 27 | 5:54 am | 6:20 am | 12:50 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 59m | −1:53 | 6:46 pm–7:34 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 5:55 am | 6:20 am | 12:49 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 57m | −1:53 | 6:45 pm–7:33 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:56 am | 6:21 am | 12:49 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 55m | −1:54 | 6:44 pm–7:32 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:49 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 53m | −1:54 | 6:42 pm–7:31 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Mon 31 | 5:57 am | 6:22 am | 12:48 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 51m | −1:55 | 6:41 pm–7:29 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 | 4:29 am | 5:03 am | 6:02 am | 7:46 pm | 8:45 pm | 9:20 pm | 10h 16m | 75.1° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 4:30 am | 5:04 am | 6:03 am | 7:45 pm | 8:44 pm | 9:18 pm | 10h 18m | 74.9° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 4:31 am | 5:05 am | 6:04 am | 7:45 pm | 8:43 pm | 9:17 pm | 10h 19m | 74.6° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 4:32 am | 5:06 am | 6:04 am | 7:44 pm | 8:42 pm | 9:16 pm | 10h 21m | 74.3° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 4:33 am | 5:06 am | 6:05 am | 7:43 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:15 pm | 10h 22m | 74.1° | 291° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 4:34 am | 5:07 am | 6:06 am | 7:42 pm | 8:40 pm | 9:14 pm | 10h 24m | 73.8° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:35 am | 5:08 am | 6:06 am | 7:41 pm | 8:39 pm | 9:12 pm | 10h 26m | 73.5° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:36 am | 5:09 am | 6:07 am | 7:40 pm | 8:38 pm | 9:11 pm | 10h 27m | 73.2° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:37 am | 5:10 am | 6:08 am | 7:39 pm | 8:37 pm | 9:10 pm | 10h 29m | 72.9° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:38 am | 5:11 am | 6:08 am | 7:38 pm | 8:36 pm | 9:09 pm | 10h 30m | 72.7° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:39 am | 5:11 am | 6:09 am | 7:37 pm | 8:35 pm | 9:07 pm | 10h 32m | 72.4° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:40 am | 5:12 am | 6:10 am | 7:36 pm | 8:33 pm | 9:06 pm | 10h 34m | 72.1° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:40 am | 5:13 am | 6:10 am | 7:35 pm | 8:32 pm | 9:05 pm | 10h 36m | 71.8° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:41 am | 5:14 am | 6:11 am | 7:34 pm | 8:31 pm | 9:03 pm | 10h 37m | 71.4° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:42 am | 5:15 am | 6:12 am | 7:33 pm | 8:30 pm | 9:02 pm | 10h 39m | 71.1° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:43 am | 5:16 am | 6:12 am | 7:32 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:01 pm | 10h 41m | 70.8° | 287° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:44 am | 5:16 am | 6:13 am | 7:31 pm | 8:27 pm | 8:59 pm | 10h 43m | 70.5° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:45 am | 5:17 am | 6:14 am | 7:30 pm | 8:26 pm | 8:58 pm | 10h 44m | 70.2° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:46 am | 5:18 am | 6:14 am | 7:29 pm | 8:25 pm | 8:57 pm | 10h 46m | 69.8° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:47 am | 5:19 am | 6:15 am | 7:27 pm | 8:24 pm | 8:55 pm | 10h 48m | 69.5° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:48 am | 5:20 am | 6:16 am | 7:26 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:54 pm | 10h 50m | 69.2° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:49 am | 5:20 am | 6:16 am | 7:25 pm | 8:21 pm | 8:52 pm | 10h 52m | 68.8° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:50 am | 5:21 am | 6:17 am | 7:24 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:51 pm | 10h 53m | 68.5° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:51 am | 5:22 am | 6:18 am | 7:23 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:49 pm | 10h 55m | 68.2° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:52 am | 5:23 am | 6:18 am | 7:21 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:48 pm | 10h 57m | 67.8° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:53 am | 5:24 am | 6:19 am | 7:20 pm | 8:16 pm | 8:47 pm | 10h 59m | 67.5° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:53 am | 5:24 am | 6:20 am | 7:19 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:45 pm | 11h 1m | 67.1° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:54 am | 5:25 am | 6:20 am | 7:18 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:44 pm | 11h 3m | 66.8° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 4:55 am | 5:26 am | 6:21 am | 7:16 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:42 pm | 11h 5m | 66.4° | 281° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 4:56 am | 5:27 am | 6:22 am | 7:15 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:41 pm | 11h 7m | 66.1° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:57 am | 5:27 am | 6:22 am | 7:14 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:39 pm | 11h 9m | 65.7° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:58 am | 6:23 am | 12:48 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 49m | −1:55 | 6:40 pm–7:28 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Wed 2 | 5:59 am | 6:24 am | 12:48 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 47m | −1:56 | 6:39 pm–7:27 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Thu 3 | 5:59 am | 6:24 am | 12:47 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 45m | −1:56 | 6:37 pm–7:25 pm | 🌖 56% |
| Fri 4 | 6:00 am | 6:25 am | 12:47 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 43m | −1:56 | 6:36 pm–7:24 pm | 🌗 44% |
| Sat 5 | 6:01 am | 6:26 am | 12:47 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 41m | −1:57 | 6:35 pm–7:23 pm | 🌘 33% |
| Sun 6 | 6:01 am | 6:26 am | 12:46 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 40m | −1:57 | 6:34 pm–7:21 pm | 🌘 22% |
| Mon 7 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 12:46 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 38m | −1:57 | 6:32 pm–7:20 pm | 🌘 13% |
| Tue 8 | 6:03 am | 6:27 am | 12:46 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 36m | −1:58 | 6:31 pm–7:19 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 12:45 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 34m | −1:58 | 6:30 pm–7:17 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:04 am | 6:29 am | 12:45 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 32m | −1:58 | 6:28 pm–7:16 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:05 am | 6:29 am | 12:45 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:24 pm | 12h 30m | −1:58 | 6:27 pm–7:15 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:05 am | 6:30 am | 12:44 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 28m | −1:59 | 6:26 pm–7:13 pm | 🌒 4% |
| Sun 13 | 6:06 am | 6:31 am | 12:44 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:22 pm | 12h 26m | −1:59 | 6:24 pm–7:12 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:07 am | 6:31 am | 12:44 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 24m | −1:59 | 6:23 pm–7:11 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Tue 15 | 6:07 am | 6:32 am | 12:43 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:19 pm | 12h 22m | −1:59 | 6:22 pm–7:09 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Wed 16 | 6:08 am | 6:33 am | 12:43 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 20m | −1:59 | 6:20 pm–7:08 pm | 🌒 31% |
| Thu 17 | 6:09 am | 6:33 am | 12:43 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:16 pm | 12h 18m | −2:00 | 6:19 pm–7:07 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Fri 18 | 6:09 am | 6:34 am | 12:42 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 16m | −2:00 | 6:18 pm–7:05 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Sat 19 | 6:10 am | 6:34 am | 12:42 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 14m | −2:00 | 6:16 pm–7:04 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sun 20 | 6:10 am | 6:35 am | 12:42 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:12 pm | 12h 12m | −2:00 | 6:15 pm–7:02 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Mon 21 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:41 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:11 pm | 12h 10m | −2:00 | 6:14 pm–7:01 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Tue 22 | 6:12 am | 6:36 am | 12:41 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:09 pm | 12h 8m | −2:00 | 6:12 pm–7:00 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Wed 23 | 6:12 am | 6:37 am | 12:40 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:08 pm | 12h 6m | −2:00 | 6:11 pm–6:58 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Thu 24 | 6:13 am | 6:38 am | 12:40 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:07 pm | 12h 4m | −2:00 | 6:09 pm–6:57 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Fri 25 | 6:14 am | 6:38 am | 12:40 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:05 pm | 12h 2m | −2:00 | 6:08 pm–6:56 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:14 am | 6:39 am | 12:39 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:04 pm | 12h 0m | −2:00 | 6:07 pm–6:54 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:15 am | 6:40 am | 12:39 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 58m | −2:00 | 6:05 pm–6:53 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:16 am | 6:40 am | 12:39 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:01 pm | 11h 56m | −2:00 | 6:04 pm–6:52 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Tue 29 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:38 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:00 pm | 11h 54m | −2:00 | 6:03 pm–6:50 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Wed 30 | 6:17 am | 6:42 am | 12:38 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:59 pm | 11h 52m | −2:00 | 6:01 pm–6:49 pm | 🌖 81% |
Longest and shortest day in San Diego
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 18m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 59m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 18m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:42 pm on 3 December; the latest is 8:00 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 5:40 am on 11 June to 6:06 am on 1 November.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in San Diego different
It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Evening golden hour runs 49 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 32.7° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 4h 18m, one of the narrowest swings of any United States city on the site.
Over a year the sunset point slides 56° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 32 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 65 seconds a day.
Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 1 November 2026: sunset goes from 5:58 pm the evening before to 4:57 pm that evening.
Planning a sunset photo in San Diego
Arrive by 6:33 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:48 pm and the sun is down by 7:21 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 7:37 pm and runs to 7:47 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 San Diego today?
The sun sets in San Diego at 7:21 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in San Diego?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 7:47 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in San Diego?
Evening golden hour runs 6:48 pm to 7:37 pm today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for San Diego covers the morning window and the coming week.