Sunrise & Sunset in San Francisco
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)
Sunrise
7:25 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Today in San Francisco, California, sunrise is at 7:25 AM and sunset at 6:23 PM, giving 10 h 58 min of daylight — 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 5:57 AM | 7:50 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 6:28 AM | 7:20 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 6:58 AM | 6:49 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 7:25 AM | 6:23 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 8:01 AM | 5:47 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:54 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
San Francisco sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 7:05 AM | 6:52 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 2 Fri | 7:06 AM | 6:51 PM | 11 h 45 min |
| 3 Sat | 7:07 AM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 42 min |
| 4 Sun | 7:08 AM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 40 min |
| 5 Mon | 7:09 AM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 37 min |
| 6 Tue | 7:10 AM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 35 min |
| 7 Wed | 7:11 AM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 33 min |
| 8 Thu | 7:12 AM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 30 min |
| 9 Fri | 7:13 AM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 28 min |
| 10 Sat | 7:14 AM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 25 min |
| 11 Sun | 7:14 AM | 6:38 PM | 11 h 23 min |
| 12 Mon | 7:15 AM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 21 min |
| 13 Tue | 7:16 AM | 6:35 PM | 11 h 18 min |
| 14 Wed | 7:17 AM | 6:33 PM | 11 h 16 min |
| 15 Thu | 7:18 AM | 6:32 PM | 11 h 14 min |
| 16 Fri | 7:19 AM | 6:31 PM | 11 h 11 min |
| 17 Sat | 7:20 AM | 6:29 PM | 11 h 9 min |
| 18 Sun | 7:21 AM | 6:28 PM | 11 h 7 min |
| 19 Mon | 7:22 AM | 6:27 PM | 11 h 4 min |
| 20 Tue | 7:23 AM | 6:25 PM | 11 h 2 min |
| 21 Wed | 7:24 AM | 6:24 PM | 11 h 0 min |
| 22 Thu | 7:25 AM | 6:23 PM | 10 h 58 min |
| 23 Fri | 7:26 AM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 55 min |
| 24 Sat | 7:27 AM | 6:20 PM | 10 h 53 min |
| 25 Sun | 7:28 AM | 6:19 PM | 10 h 51 min |
| 26 Mon | 7:29 AM | 6:18 PM | 10 h 49 min |
| 27 Tue | 7:30 AM | 6:16 PM | 10 h 46 min |
| 28 Wed | 7:31 AM | 6:15 PM | 10 h 44 min |
| 29 Thu | 7:32 AM | 6:14 PM | 10 h 42 min |
| 30 Fri | 7:33 AM | 6:13 PM | 10 h 40 min |
| 31 Sat | 7:34 AM | 6:12 PM | 10 h 38 min |
Sunrise and sunset in San Francisco: questions and answers
What time is sunset in San Francisco today?
6:23 PM local time (Pacific Daylight Time). Civil twilight ends at 6:49 PM.
What time is sunrise in San Francisco tomorrow?
7:26 AM.
When is golden hour in San Francisco today?
In the evening from about 5:47 PM until sunset at 6:23 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 8:01 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in San Francisco?
About 14 h 47 min at the June solstice, and about 9 h 33 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 37.77°, -122.42°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.