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Sunrise and Sunset in San Diego

Sunrise, sunset and day length in San Diego, CA, today and for every day this month.

San Diego · Thursday, November 5, 2026

Sunrise6:10 AMSunset4:54 PM
Day length
10h 44m
Solar noon
11:32 AM · sun 41.4° high
Golden hour
6:10 AM – 6:45 AM and 4:19 PM – 4:54 PM
Civil twilight
5:44 AM – 6:10 AM and 4:54 PM – 5:20 PM
Nautical twilight
5:15 AM – 5:44 AM and 5:20 PM – 5:49 PM
Astronomical twilight
4:46 AM – 5:15 AM and 5:49 PM – 6:18 PM
12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM
The sun's height through the day in San Diego: gold is daylight, the blue bands are civil, nautical and astronomical twilight.

Sunrise and sunset in San Diego, November 2026

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthChangeSolar noon
Nov 1 Sun6:06 AM4:58 PM10h 51m−1m 45s11:32 AM
Nov 2 Mon6:07 AM4:57 PM10h 49m−1m 44s11:32 AM
Nov 3 Tue6:08 AM4:56 PM10h 48m−1m 43s11:32 AM
Nov 4 Wed6:09 AM4:55 PM10h 46m−1m 42s11:32 AM
Nov 5 Thu6:10 AM4:54 PM10h 44m−1m 41s11:32 AM
Nov 6 Fri6:11 AM4:53 PM10h 43m−1m 40s11:32 AM
Nov 7 Sat6:12 AM4:53 PM10h 41m−1m 39s11:32 AM
Nov 8 Sun6:13 AM4:52 PM10h 39m−1m 38s11:32 AM
Nov 9 Mon6:13 AM4:51 PM10h 38m−1m 36s11:32 AM
Nov 10 Tue6:14 AM4:50 PM10h 36m−1m 35s11:33 AM
Nov 11 Wed6:15 AM4:50 PM10h 35m−1m 34s11:33 AM
Nov 12 Thu6:16 AM4:49 PM10h 33m−1m 32s11:33 AM
Nov 13 Fri6:17 AM4:49 PM10h 31m−1m 31s11:33 AM
Nov 14 Sat6:18 AM4:48 PM10h 30m−1m 29s11:33 AM
Nov 15 Sun6:19 AM4:47 PM10h 29m−1m 28s11:33 AM
Nov 16 Mon6:20 AM4:47 PM10h 27m−1m 26s11:33 AM
Nov 17 Tue6:21 AM4:46 PM10h 26m−1m 25s11:34 AM
Nov 18 Wed6:22 AM4:46 PM10h 24m−1m 23s11:34 AM
Nov 19 Thu6:22 AM4:45 PM10h 23m−1m 21s11:34 AM
Nov 20 Fri6:23 AM4:45 PM10h 22m−1m 19s11:34 AM
Nov 21 Sat6:24 AM4:45 PM10h 20m−1m 18s11:35 AM
Nov 22 Sun6:25 AM4:44 PM10h 19m−1m 16s11:35 AM
Nov 23 Mon6:26 AM4:44 PM10h 18m−1m 14s11:35 AM
Nov 24 Tue6:27 AM4:44 PM10h 17m−1m 12s11:35 AM
Nov 25 Wed6:28 AM4:43 PM10h 15m−1m 10s11:36 AM
Nov 26 Thu6:29 AM4:43 PM10h 14m−1m 08s11:36 AM
Nov 27 Fri6:30 AM4:43 PM10h 13m−1m 05s11:36 AM
Nov 28 Sat6:30 AM4:43 PM10h 12m−1m 03s11:37 AM
Nov 29 Sun6:31 AM4:43 PM10h 11m−1m 01s11:37 AM
Nov 30 Mon6:32 AM4:42 PM10h 10m−59s11:37 AM

Longest and shortest days in 2026

ExtremeDateTime
Longest dayJune 2114h 18m of daylight
Shortest dayDecember 2110h 00m of daylight
Earliest sunriseJune 115:40 AM
Latest sunriseMarch 87:08 AM
Earliest sunsetDecember 34:42 PM
Latest sunsetJune 298:01 PM

In 2026 the shortest day in San Diego is December 21 and the longest is June 21. The earliest sunset (December 3) comes 18 days before the shortest day. Daylight saving time moves both sunrise and sunset one hour later on the clock from March 8, which is why the latest sunset is in summer time.

Daylight in San Diego through the year

  • Location: 32.7° N, 117.2° W
  • Time zone meridian: 120° W (UTC−8), 2.8° west of San Diego
  • Solar noon: about 11 min before 12:00 standard time; between 11:32 AM and 12:59 PM on the clock in 2026
  • Day length: 10h 00m to 14h 18m, a swing of 4h 19m (New York: 5h 51m)
Around theDateSunriseSunsetDay length
March equinoxMar 206:52 AM7:00 PM12h 08m
June solsticeJun 215:41 AM8:00 PM14h 18m
September equinoxSep 226:37 AM6:45 PM12h 08m
December solsticeDec 216:47 AM4:47 PM10h 00m

Times use NOAA's solar formulas for sea level. Twilight and golden hour are explained on the sunrise and sunset calculator.

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