How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Los Angeles right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:43
Nautical dawn06:12
Civil dawn · blue hour06:41
Golden hour begins06:51
Sunrise07:07
Golden hour ends07:41

Solar noon

12:37

Sun 43.6° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:33
Sunset18:07
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:23
Civil dusk18:33
Nautical dusk19:02
Astronomical dusk19:31

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Los Angeles today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 07:07In June it rises at 61° ENE, in December at 118° ESE104° ESE

Sunset at 18:07In June it sets at 299° WNW, in December at 242° WSW256° WSW

Coming up in Los Angeles

Clocks go back

1 Nov

In 7 days · sunrise moves from 07:12 to 06:13

Days are getting shorter

−1.9 min a day

Shortest day 21 Dec, in 57 days

First sunset before 18:00

1 Nov

In 7 days · the sun sets at 17:00

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Los Angeles.

Choose a date

Sunday, 1 November 2026

Sunrise06:13

Sunset17:00

Daylight10 h 47 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:47 · Last light (civil dusk): 17:26
Moon 54% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 17:39
Moonset: 06:36
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Los Angeles

Today the sun rises over Los Angeles at 07:07 and sets at 18:07, giving 11 h 0 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Los Angeles swings by 4 h 33 min, from 9 h 53 min on 21 December to 14 h 26 min on 21 June.

The earliest sunrise of 2026 falls on 12 June, at 05:41 - not on the longest day, because the equation of time pulls the two apart.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Los Angeles

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

14 h 26 min

21 June

Shortest day

9 h 53 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

05:41

12 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

20:08

28 June

Clocks forward · 8 Mar

Clocks back · 1 Nov

Today Sunrise 07:07 Sunset 18:07 Daylight 11 h 0 min Dark from 19:31

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Los Angeles, season by season

Through the year

69 days with more than 14 hours of daylight, from 18 May to 25 July.
Earliest sunset of the year: 16:43 on 4 December, 17 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise of the year: 07:12 on 8 March.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:33–18:23, with the sun low in the west (254°).
Blue hour right after: 18:23–18:33.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:33 today to 17:26 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:52–07:42.

Los Angeles compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

On 21 June Mexico City gets 1 h 8 min less daylight than Los Angeles, and on 21 December 1 h 5 min more.

Los AngelesThis page

9 h 53 min – 14 h 26 min

Guadalajara2,087 km away

10 h 53 min – 13 h 23 min

Houston2,207 km away

10 h 14 min – 14 h 4 min

Mexico City2,491 km away

10 h 58 min – 13 h 18 min

Chicago2,802 km away

9 h 8 min – 15 h 14 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Los Angeles

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Los Angeles, US.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	06:48	18:37	11 h 49 min	−2 min
2Fri	06:48	18:36	11 h 47 min	−2 min
3Sat	06:49	18:34	11 h 45 min	−2 min
4Sun	06:50	18:33	11 h 43 min	−2 min
5Mon	06:51	18:32	11 h 41 min	−2 min
6Tue	06:51	18:30	11 h 39 min	−2 min
7Wed	06:52	18:29	11 h 37 min	−2 min
8Thu	06:53	18:28	11 h 35 min	−2 min
9Fri	06:54	18:26	11 h 33 min	−2 min
10Sat	06:54	18:25	11 h 31 min	−2 min
11Sun	06:55	18:24	11 h 29 min	−2 min
12Mon	06:56	18:22	11 h 26 min	−3 min
13Tue	06:57	18:21	11 h 24 min	−2 min
14Wed	06:57	18:20	11 h 22 min	−2 min
15Thu	06:58	18:19	11 h 20 min	−2 min
16Fri	06:59	18:17	11 h 18 min	−2 min
17Sat	07:00	18:16	11 h 16 min	−2 min
18Sun	07:01	18:15	11 h 14 min	−2 min
19Mon	07:01	18:14	11 h 12 min	−2 min
20Tue	07:02	18:13	11 h 10 min	−2 min
21Wed	07:03	18:11	11 h 8 min	−2 min
22Thu	07:04	18:10	11 h 6 min	−2 min
23Fri	07:05	18:09	11 h 4 min	−2 min
24Sat	07:06	18:08	11 h 2 min	−2 min
25Sun	07:07	18:07	11 h 0 min	−2 min
26Mon	07:07	18:06	10 h 58 min	−2 min
27Tue	07:08	18:05	10 h 57 min	−1 min
28Wed	07:09	18:04	10 h 55 min	−2 min
29Thu	07:10	18:03	10 h 53 min	−2 min
30Fri	07:11	18:02	10 h 51 min	−2 min
31Sat	07:12	18:01	10 h 49 min	−2 min

Common questions about the sun in Los Angeles

What time does the sun rise in Los Angeles?

Today the sun rises in Los Angeles at 07:07, local time.

What time does the sun set in Los Angeles?

Today the sun sets in Los Angeles at 18:07, local time.

How long is the day in Los Angeles today?

Los Angeles gets 11 h 0 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Los Angeles?

The longest day of 2026 in Los Angeles is 21 June, with 14 h 26 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Los Angeles tonight, 99% lit.

When do the clocks change in Los Angeles?

The clocks go back one hour on 1 November. That day sunrise moves from 07:12 to 06:13.

Where does the sun rise in Los Angeles?

Today it rises in the east (104°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (61°) in June to the south-east (118°) in December.

When is golden hour in Los Angeles today?

In the morning from 06:51 to 07:41, and in the evening from 17:33 to 18:23.

When is the earliest sunset in Los Angeles?

On 4 December, at 16:43. It comes 17 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Los Angeles

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

Rawalpindi Tokyo Lahore Houston

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Sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles