Sunset and sunrise times in San Diego, United States
In San Diego, United States the sun sets today, Friday 9 October, at 6:22 pm and rises at 6:48 am. Daylight lasts 11h 34m; evening golden hour runs from 5:49 pm to 6:37 pm.
Today, Friday 9 October
- First light
- 6:23 am
- Sunrise
- 6:48 am
- Solar noon
- 12:35 pm
- Sunset
- 6:22 pm
- Last light
- 6:47 pm
- Day length
- 11h 34m
18h 20m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:49 pm – 6:37 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:37 pm – 6:47 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 50.8°
- Moon
- 🌘 Waning crescent
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:57 am / 5:53 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 6:49 am Sunset 6:21 pm Golden hour 5:48 pm – 6:36 pm Day length 11h 32m 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, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:18 am | 6:42 am | 12:38 pm | 6:33 pm | 6:57 pm | 11h 50m | −2:00 | 6:00 pm–6:48 pm | 🌖 71% |
| Fri 2 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 12:37 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:56 pm | 11h 48m | −2:00 | 5:59 pm–6:46 pm | 🌖 60% |
| Sat 3 | 6:19 am | 6:44 am | 12:37 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 11h 46m | −1:59 | 5:57 pm–6:45 pm | 🌗 48% |
| Sun 4 | 6:20 am | 6:44 am | 12:37 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:53 pm | 11h 44m | −1:59 | 5:56 pm–6:44 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Mon 5 | 6:20 am | 6:45 am | 12:36 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:52 pm | 11h 42m | −1:59 | 5:55 pm–6:43 pm | 🌘 26% |
| Tue 6 | 6:21 am | 6:46 am | 12:36 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:51 pm | 11h 40m | −1:59 | 5:53 pm–6:41 pm | 🌘 16% |
| Wed 7 | 6:22 am | 6:46 am | 12:36 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:49 pm | 11h 38m | −1:59 | 5:52 pm–6:40 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Thu 8 | 6:22 am | 6:47 am | 12:36 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:48 pm | 11h 36m | −1:59 | 5:51 pm–6:39 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:23 am | 6:48 am | 12:35 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:47 pm | 11h 34m | −1:58 | 5:49 pm–6:37 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:24 am | 6:49 am | 12:35 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:46 pm | 11h 32m | −1:58 | 5:48 pm–6:36 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:25 am | 6:49 am | 12:35 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:45 pm | 11h 30m | −1:58 | 5:47 pm–6:35 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:25 am | 6:50 am | 12:35 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:43 pm | 11h 28m | −1:57 | 5:46 pm–6:34 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:26 am | 6:51 am | 12:34 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:42 pm | 11h 26m | −1:57 | 5:44 pm–6:33 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:27 am | 6:52 am | 12:34 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:41 pm | 11h 24m | −1:57 | 5:43 pm–6:31 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Thu 15 | 6:27 am | 6:52 am | 12:34 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 22m | −1:56 | 5:42 pm–6:30 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Fri 16 | 6:28 am | 6:53 am | 12:34 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:39 pm | 11h 20m | −1:56 | 5:41 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 33% |
| Sat 17 | 6:29 am | 6:54 am | 12:33 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 18m | −1:56 | 5:39 pm–6:28 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Sun 18 | 6:30 am | 6:55 am | 12:33 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:36 pm | 11h 16m | −1:55 | 5:38 pm–6:27 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Mon 19 | 6:30 am | 6:55 am | 12:33 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 15m | −1:55 | 5:37 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Tue 20 | 6:31 am | 6:56 am | 12:33 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 13m | −1:54 | 5:36 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Wed 21 | 6:32 am | 6:57 am | 12:33 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 11m | −1:54 | 5:34 pm–6:23 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Thu 22 | 6:33 am | 6:58 am | 12:33 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 9m | −1:53 | 5:33 pm–6:22 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:33 am | 6:58 am | 12:32 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 7m | −1:52 | 5:32 pm–6:21 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Sat 24 | 6:34 am | 6:59 am | 12:32 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 5m | −1:52 | 5:31 pm–6:20 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 6:35 am | 7:00 am | 12:32 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 3m | −1:51 | 5:30 pm–6:19 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Mon 26 | 6:36 am | 7:01 am | 12:32 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 1m | −1:51 | 5:29 pm–6:18 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 6:36 am | 7:02 am | 12:32 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:27 pm | 11h 0m | −1:50 | 5:28 pm–6:17 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 6:37 am | 7:03 am | 12:32 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:26 pm | 10h 58m | −1:49 | 5:27 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 6:38 am | 7:03 am | 12:32 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:25 pm | 10h 56m | −1:48 | 5:26 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Fri 30 | 6:39 am | 7:04 am | 12:32 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:24 pm | 10h 54m | −1:47 | 5:25 pm–6:14 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Sat 31 | 6:40 am | 7:05 am | 12:32 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:23 pm | 10h 52m | −1:47 | 5:24 pm–6:14 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 | 5:20 am | 5:49 am | 6:42 am | 6:33 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 10m | 53.9° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 5:21 am | 5:50 am | 6:43 am | 6:31 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 12m | 53.5° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 5:22 am | 5:51 am | 6:44 am | 6:30 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:52 pm | 12h 14m | 53.1° | 265° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:23 am | 5:51 am | 6:44 am | 6:29 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:50 pm | 12h 16m | 52.7° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:23 am | 5:52 am | 6:45 am | 6:27 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 18m | 52.3° | 265° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:24 am | 5:53 am | 6:46 am | 6:26 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 20m | 51.9° | 264° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:25 am | 5:53 am | 6:46 am | 6:25 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:47 pm | 12h 22m | 51.5° | 264° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:25 am | 5:54 am | 6:47 am | 6:24 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:45 pm | 12h 24m | 51.2° | 263° W |
| Fri 9 | 5:26 am | 5:55 am | 6:48 am | 6:22 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 26m | 50.8° | 263° W |
| Sat 10 | 5:27 am | 5:55 am | 6:49 am | 6:21 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 28m | 50.4° | 262° W |
| Sun 11 | 5:27 am | 5:56 am | 6:49 am | 6:20 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 30m | 50.0° | 262° W |
| Mon 12 | 5:28 am | 5:57 am | 6:50 am | 6:19 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 32m | 49.7° | 261° W |
| Tue 13 | 5:29 am | 5:57 am | 6:51 am | 6:17 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 34m | 49.3° | 261° W |
| Wed 14 | 5:30 am | 5:58 am | 6:52 am | 6:16 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 36m | 48.9° | 260° W |
| Thu 15 | 5:30 am | 5:59 am | 6:52 am | 6:15 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 38m | 48.5° | 260° W |
| Fri 16 | 5:31 am | 6:00 am | 6:53 am | 6:14 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 40m | 48.2° | 260° W |
| Sat 17 | 5:32 am | 6:00 am | 6:54 am | 6:13 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 41m | 47.8° | 259° W |
| Sun 18 | 5:32 am | 6:01 am | 6:55 am | 6:11 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 43m | 47.4° | 259° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 5:33 am | 6:02 am | 6:55 am | 6:10 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 45m | 47.1° | 258° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 5:34 am | 6:02 am | 6:56 am | 6:09 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 47m | 46.7° | 258° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 5:34 am | 6:03 am | 6:57 am | 6:08 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 49m | 46.4° | 257° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 5:35 am | 6:04 am | 6:58 am | 6:07 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 51m | 46.0° | 257° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 5:36 am | 6:05 am | 6:58 am | 6:06 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 53m | 45.7° | 257° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 5:37 am | 6:05 am | 6:59 am | 6:05 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 55m | 45.3° | 256° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 5:37 am | 6:06 am | 7:00 am | 6:04 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 57m | 45.0° | 256° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 5:38 am | 6:07 am | 7:01 am | 6:03 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 58m | 44.6° | 255° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 5:39 am | 6:08 am | 7:02 am | 6:02 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:25 pm | 13h 0m | 44.3° | 255° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 5:40 am | 6:08 am | 7:03 am | 6:01 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:24 pm | 13h 2m | 44.0° | 255° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 5:40 am | 6:09 am | 7:03 am | 6:00 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:23 pm | 13h 4m | 43.6° | 254° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 7:04 am | 5:59 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:22 pm | 13h 6m | 43.3° | 254° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 5:42 am | 6:11 am | 7:05 am | 5:58 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:21 pm | 13h 7m | 43.0° | 253° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:40 am | 6:06 am | 11:32 am | 4:57 pm | 5:23 pm | 10h 51m | −1:46 | 4:23 pm–5:13 pm | 🌗 52% |
| Mon 2 | 5:41 am | 6:07 am | 11:32 am | 4:56 pm | 5:22 pm | 10h 49m | −1:45 | 4:22 pm–5:12 pm | 🌘 40% |
| Tue 3 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 11:32 am | 4:55 pm | 5:21 pm | 10h 47m | −1:44 | 4:21 pm–5:11 pm | 🌘 29% |
| Wed 4 | 5:43 am | 6:09 am | 11:32 am | 4:54 pm | 5:20 pm | 10h 45m | −1:43 | 4:20 pm–5:10 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Thu 5 | 5:44 am | 6:09 am | 11:32 am | 4:54 pm | 5:19 pm | 10h 44m | −1:42 | 4:19 pm–5:09 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Fri 6 | 5:45 am | 6:10 am | 11:32 am | 4:53 pm | 5:19 pm | 10h 42m | −1:40 | 4:18 pm–5:09 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Sat 7 | 5:45 am | 6:11 am | 11:32 am | 4:52 pm | 5:18 pm | 10h 40m | −1:39 | 4:17 pm–5:08 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sun 8 | 5:46 am | 6:12 am | 11:32 am | 4:51 pm | 5:17 pm | 10h 39m | −1:38 | 4:16 pm–5:07 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Mon 9 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 11:32 am | 4:51 pm | 5:16 pm | 10h 37m | −1:37 | 4:16 pm–5:07 pm | 🌑 1% |
| Tue 10 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 11:32 am | 4:50 pm | 5:16 pm | 10h 36m | −1:36 | 4:15 pm–5:06 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Wed 11 | 5:49 am | 6:15 am | 11:32 am | 4:49 pm | 5:15 pm | 10h 34m | −1:34 | 4:14 pm–5:05 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Thu 12 | 5:50 am | 6:16 am | 11:32 am | 4:49 pm | 5:15 pm | 10h 32m | −1:33 | 4:13 pm–5:05 pm | 🌒 12% |
| Fri 13 | 5:51 am | 6:17 am | 11:32 am | 4:48 pm | 5:14 pm | 10h 31m | −1:31 | 4:13 pm–5:04 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Sat 14 | 5:51 am | 6:17 am | 11:33 am | 4:47 pm | 5:14 pm | 10h 29m | −1:30 | 4:12 pm–5:03 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Sun 15 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 11:33 am | 4:47 pm | 5:13 pm | 10h 28m | −1:28 | 4:11 pm–5:03 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Mon 16 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 11:33 am | 4:46 pm | 5:13 pm | 10h 27m | −1:27 | 4:11 pm–5:02 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Tue 17 | 5:54 am | 6:20 am | 11:33 am | 4:46 pm | 5:12 pm | 10h 25m | −1:25 | 4:10 pm–5:02 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Wed 18 | 5:55 am | 6:21 am | 11:33 am | 4:45 pm | 5:12 pm | 10h 24m | −1:23 | 4:09 pm–5:02 pm | 🌔 64% |
| Thu 19 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 11:34 am | 4:45 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 22m | −1:22 | 4:09 pm–5:01 pm | 🌔 74% |
| Fri 20 | 5:57 am | 6:23 am | 11:34 am | 4:44 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 21m | −1:20 | 4:08 pm–5:01 pm | 🌔 82% |
| Sat 21 | 5:57 am | 6:24 am | 11:34 am | 4:44 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 20m | −1:18 | 4:08 pm–5:00 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Sun 22 | 5:58 am | 6:25 am | 11:34 am | 4:44 pm | 5:10 pm | 10h 18m | −1:16 | 4:07 pm–5:00 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Mon 23 | 5:59 am | 6:26 am | 11:35 am | 4:43 pm | 5:10 pm | 10h 17m | −1:14 | 4:07 pm–5:00 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Tue 24 | 6:00 am | 6:27 am | 11:35 am | 4:43 pm | 5:10 pm | 10h 16m | −1:12 | 4:07 pm–4:59 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 6:01 am | 6:27 am | 11:35 am | 4:43 pm | 5:09 pm | 10h 15m | −1:10 | 4:06 pm–4:59 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Thu 26 | 6:02 am | 6:28 am | 11:36 am | 4:43 pm | 5:09 pm | 10h 14m | −1:08 | 4:06 pm–4:59 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Fri 27 | 6:02 am | 6:29 am | 11:36 am | 4:42 pm | 5:09 pm | 10h 13m | −1:06 | 4:06 pm–4:59 pm | 🌖 87% |
| Sat 28 | 6:03 am | 6:30 am | 11:36 am | 4:42 pm | 5:09 pm | 10h 12m | −1:03 | 4:05 pm–4:59 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Sun 29 | 6:04 am | 6:31 am | 11:37 am | 4:42 pm | 5:09 pm | 10h 11m | −1:01 | 4:05 pm–4:59 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Mon 30 | 6:05 am | 6:32 am | 11:37 am | 4:42 pm | 5:09 pm | 10h 10m | −0:59 | 4:05 pm–4:58 pm | 🌖 56% |
Longest and shortest day in San Diego
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 18m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 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
On standard time the sun peaks at 11:35, 24 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 12:35 pm.
It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Evening golden hour runs 48 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — 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 W.
By the end of October the sun will be setting 35 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 69 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 5:34 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:49 pm and the sun is down by 6:22 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 6:37 pm and runs to 6:47 pm, the end of civil twilight and 24m 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 6:22 pm today, Friday 9 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in San Diego?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 6:47 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in San Diego?
Evening golden hour runs 5:49 pm to 6:37 pm today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for San Diego covers the morning window and the coming week.