Sunrise and sunset in San Jose, California
6:34 AMsunrise in San Jose
November 3, 2026 · San Jose, California
- Sunset
- 5:07 PM
- Daylight
- 10h 33m
- First light
- 6:07 AM
- Last light
- 5:34 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 Jose, California (37.30° N, 121.81° 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 | 7:21 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 39m |
| February 1 | 7:10 AM | 5:32 PM | 10h 22m |
| March 1 | 6:38 AM | 6:01 PM | 11h 23m |
| April 1 | 6:53 AM | 7:30 PM | 12h 37m |
| May 1 | 6:12 AM | 7:57 PM | 13h 45m |
| June 1 | 5:48 AM | 8:22 PM | 14h 34m |
| July 1 | 5:51 AM | 8:32 PM | 14h 41m |
| August 1 | 6:12 AM | 8:15 PM | 14h 3m |
| September 1 | 6:38 AM | 7:36 PM | 12h 58m |
| October 1 | 7:03 AM | 6:50 PM | 11h 47m |
| November 1 | 6:32 AM | 5:09 PM | 10h 37m |
| December 1 | 7:03 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 47m |
Twilight in San Jose
- Nautical dawn
- 5:36 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 6:05 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 5:06 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 6:36 PM
Sunrise and sunset in San Jose, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 (clocks go back) | 6:32 AM | 5:09 PM | 10h 37m | −2m 6s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:33 AM | 5:08 PM | 10h 35m | −2m 4s |
| Tue, Nov 3 (today) | 6:34 AM | 5:07 PM | 10h 33m | −2m 3s |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:35 AM | 5:06 PM | 10h 31m | −2m 2s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:36 AM | 5:05 PM | 10h 29m | −2m 1s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:37 AM | 5:04 PM | 10h 27m | −2m 0s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:38 AM | 5:03 PM | 10h 25m | −1m 58s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:39 AM | 5:02 PM | 10h 23m | −1m 57s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:40 AM | 5:01 PM | 10h 21m | −1m 55s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:41 AM | 5:01 PM | 10h 19m | −1m 54s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:42 AM | 5:00 PM | 10h 17m | −1m 52s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:44 AM | 4:59 PM | 10h 15m | −1m 51s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:45 AM | 4:58 PM | 10h 14m | −1m 49s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:46 AM | 4:57 PM | 10h 12m | −1m 47s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:47 AM | 4:57 PM | 10h 10m | −1m 45s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:48 AM | 4:56 PM | 10h 8m | −1m 43s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:49 AM | 4:55 PM | 10h 7m | −1m 41s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:50 AM | 4:55 PM | 10h 5m | −1m 39s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:51 AM | 4:54 PM | 10h 3m | −1m 37s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:52 AM | 4:54 PM | 10h 2m | −1m 35s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:53 AM | 4:53 PM | 10h 0m | −1m 33s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:54 AM | 4:53 PM | 9h 59m | −1m 31s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:55 AM | 4:52 PM | 9h 57m | −1m 28s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:56 AM | 4:52 PM | 9h 56m | −1m 26s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:57 AM | 4:51 PM | 9h 54m | −1m 24s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:58 AM | 4:51 PM | 9h 53m | −1m 21s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:59 AM | 4:51 PM | 9h 52m | −1m 18s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 7:00 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 51m | −1m 16s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 7:01 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 49m | −1m 13s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 7:02 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 48m | −1m 10s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:03 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 47m | −1m 8s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:04 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 46m | −1m 5s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:05 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 45m | −1m 2s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:06 AM | 4:49 PM | 9h 44m | −59s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:06 AM | 4:49 PM | 9h 43m | −56s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:07 AM | 4:49 PM | 9h 42m | −53s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:08 AM | 4:49 PM | 9h 41m | −50s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:09 AM | 4:49 PM | 9h 41m | −46s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:10 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 40m | −43s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:11 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 39m | −40s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:11 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 39m | −37s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:12 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 38m | −33s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:13 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 37m | −30s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:13 AM | 4:51 PM | 9h 37m | −26s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:14 AM | 4:51 PM | 9h 37m | −23s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:15 AM | 4:51 PM | 9h 36m | −19s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:15 AM | 4:52 PM | 9h 36m | −16s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:16 AM | 4:52 PM | 9h 36m | −12s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:17 AM | 4:52 PM | 9h 36m | −9s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:17 AM | 4:53 PM | 9h 36m | −5s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:18 AM | 4:53 PM | 9h 36m | −2s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:18 AM | 4:54 PM | 9h 36m | +2s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:19 AM | 4:54 PM | 9h 36m | +5s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:19 AM | 4:55 PM | 9h 36m | +9s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:19 AM | 4:56 PM | 9h 36m | +12s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:20 AM | 4:56 PM | 9h 36m | +16s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:20 AM | 4:57 PM | 9h 37m | +19s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:20 AM | 4:58 PM | 9h 37m | +23s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:21 AM | 4:58 PM | 9h 37m | +26s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:21 AM | 4:59 PM | 9h 38m | +30s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:21 AM | 5:00 PM | 9h 39m | +33s |
The year in San Jose, 2026
On Tuesday, November 3, San Jose gets 2 minutes 3 seconds less daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset is on Saturday, December 5, 16 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 6:07 PM the day before to 7:08 PM.
When the clocks went back on Sunday, November 1, sunset moved from 6:10 PM the day before to 5:09 PM.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Saturday, June 13 | 5:46 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Saturday, October 31 | 7:31 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Saturday, December 5 | 4:49 PM |
| Latest sunset | Sunday, June 28 | 8:32 PM |
| Longest day | Saturday, June 20 | 14h 44m |
| Shortest day | Monday, December 21 | 9h 36m |
Nearby: Santa Clara (10 mi) · Sunnyvale (13 mi) · Fremont (16 mi) · Hayward (28 mi)
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The times are for San Jose's center point in the US Census Bureau's 2026 Gazetteer (37.2960, -121.8146), 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.