Sunrise and sunset in San Diego, California
6:08 AMsunrise in San Diego
November 3, 2026 · San Diego, California
- Sunset
- 4:55 PM
- Daylight
- 10h 47m
- First light
- 5:43 AM
- Last light
- 5:21 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for San Diego, California (32.83° N, 117.12° W, the Census Bureau's center point for the city) in Pacific Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 6:51 AM | 4:53 PM | 10h 2m |
| February 1 | 6:43 AM | 5:21 PM | 10h 38m |
| March 1 | 6:16 AM | 5:46 PM | 11h 30m |
| April 1 | 6:36 AM | 7:09 PM | 12h 33m |
| May 1 | 6:01 AM | 7:30 PM | 13h 29m |
| June 1 | 5:41 AM | 7:52 PM | 14h 11m |
| July 1 | 5:44 AM | 8:01 PM | 14h 17m |
| August 1 | 6:02 AM | 7:47 PM | 13h 44m |
| September 1 | 6:23 AM | 7:13 PM | 12h 50m |
| October 1 | 6:43 AM | 6:33 PM | 11h 50m |
| November 1 | 6:06 AM | 4:57 PM | 10h 51m |
| December 1 | 6:33 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 9m |
Twilight in San Diego
- Nautical dawn
- 5:13 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 5:50 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 4:44 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 6:19 PM
Sunrise and sunset in San Diego, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 (clocks go back) | 6:06 AM | 4:57 PM | 10h 51m | −1m 46s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:07 AM | 4:56 PM | 10h 49m | −1m 45s |
| Tue, Nov 3 (today) | 6:08 AM | 4:55 PM | 10h 47m | −1m 44s |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:09 AM | 4:55 PM | 10h 46m | −1m 43s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:10 AM | 4:54 PM | 10h 44m | −1m 42s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:11 AM | 4:53 PM | 10h 42m | −1m 41s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:12 AM | 4:52 PM | 10h 41m | −1m 39s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:13 AM | 4:52 PM | 10h 39m | −1m 38s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:13 AM | 4:51 PM | 10h 37m | −1m 37s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:14 AM | 4:50 PM | 10h 36m | −1m 36s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:15 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 34m | −1m 34s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:16 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 33m | −1m 33s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:17 AM | 4:48 PM | 10h 31m | −1m 31s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:18 AM | 4:48 PM | 10h 30m | −1m 30s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:19 AM | 4:47 PM | 10h 28m | −1m 28s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:20 AM | 4:46 PM | 10h 27m | −1m 27s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:21 AM | 4:46 PM | 10h 25m | −1m 25s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:22 AM | 4:45 PM | 10h 24m | −1m 23s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:23 AM | 4:45 PM | 10h 23m | −1m 22s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:23 AM | 4:45 PM | 10h 21m | −1m 20s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:24 AM | 4:44 PM | 10h 20m | −1m 18s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:25 AM | 4:44 PM | 10h 19m | −1m 16s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:26 AM | 4:44 PM | 10h 17m | −1m 14s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:27 AM | 4:43 PM | 10h 16m | −1m 12s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:28 AM | 4:43 PM | 10h 15m | −1m 10s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:29 AM | 4:43 PM | 10h 14m | −1m 8s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:30 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 13m | −1m 6s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:31 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 12m | −1m 3s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:31 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 11m | −1m 1s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:32 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 10m | −59s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:33 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 9m | −56s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:34 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 8m | −54s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:35 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 7m | −52s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:36 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 6m | −49s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:36 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 5m | −47s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:37 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 5m | −44s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:38 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 4m | −41s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:39 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 3m | −39s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:39 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 3m | −36s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:40 AM | 4:42 PM | 10h 2m | −33s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:41 AM | 4:43 PM | 10h 2m | −30s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:42 AM | 4:43 PM | 10h 1m | −28s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:42 AM | 4:43 PM | 10h 1m | −25s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:43 AM | 4:43 PM | 10h 0m | −22s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:44 AM | 4:44 PM | 10h 0m | −19s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:44 AM | 4:44 PM | 10h 0m | −16s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:45 AM | 4:45 PM | 10h 0m | −13s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:45 AM | 4:45 PM | 9h 59m | −10s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:46 AM | 4:45 PM | 9h 59m | −7s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:47 AM | 4:46 PM | 9h 59m | −5s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:47 AM | 4:46 PM | 9h 59m | −2s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:48 AM | 4:47 PM | 9h 59m | +1s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:48 AM | 4:47 PM | 9h 59m | +4s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:48 AM | 4:48 PM | 9h 59m | +7s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:49 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 0m | +10s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:49 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 0m | +13s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:50 AM | 4:50 PM | 10h 0m | +16s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:50 AM | 4:50 PM | 10h 0m | +19s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:50 AM | 4:51 PM | 10h 1m | +22s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:51 AM | 4:52 PM | 10h 1m | +25s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:51 AM | 4:52 PM | 10h 2m | +28s |
The year in San Diego, 2026
On Tuesday, November 3, San Diego gets 1 minute 44 seconds less daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset is on Thursday, December 3, 18 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
When the clocks went forward on Sunday, March 8, sunset moved from 5:51 PM the day before to 6:51 PM.
When the clocks went back on Sunday, November 1, sunset moved from 5:58 PM the day before to 4:57 PM.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Thursday, June 11 | 5:40 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Sunday, March 8 | 7:07 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Thursday, December 3 | 4:42 PM |
| Latest sunset | Monday, June 29 | 8:01 PM |
| Longest day | Sunday, June 21 | 14h 19m |
| Shortest day | Monday, December 21 | 9h 59m |
Nearby: El Cajon (9 mi) · Chula Vista (16 mi) · Escondido (21 mi) · Carlsbad (22 mi)
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The times are for San Diego's center point in the US Census Bureau's 2026 Gazetteer (32.8304, -117.1209), on Pacific Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.