Sunrise and sunset times in Arcata, CA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Arcata, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 7, 2026. Current time: 6:44:28 pm
Night ends at 5:20 am5:20:26 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:25 am6:25:19 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:54:14 am PSTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 5:05:15 pm PSTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 5:34 pm5:34:09 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:39 pm6:39:00 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Arcata Tides
High 11:54 pm 5.7 ftLow 5:06 am 2.6 ftArcata Wharf
| Low tide | 4:27 am | 2.1 ft | 0.64 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 10:39 am | 7.5 ft | 2.29 m |
| Low tide | 5:29 pm | -0.2 ft | -0.06 m |
| High tide | 11:54 pm | 5.7 ft | 1.73 m |
| Low tide | 5:06 am | 2.6 ft | 0.78 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 11:09 am | 7.6 ft | 2.32 m |
| Low tide | 6:08 pm | -0.5 ft | -0.16 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9418851, Arcata Wharf (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -19.02° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 264.26° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 11 minutes
Sunset in Arcata was 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Moon rose on Nov 7 at 5:25 am
Moon set on Nov 7 at 3:57 pmMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (2%)🌑 New moon: Nov 8 at 11:02 pm · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 6:53 amTomorrow
November 8, 2026
Night ends at 5:21 am5:21:28 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:26 am6:26:27 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:55:25 am PSTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 5:04:13 pm PSTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 5:33 pm5:33:11 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:38 pm6:38:07 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 8 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Arcata
Moon will rise on Nov 8 at 6:31 am Moon will set on Nov 8 at 4:25 pmMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
- Arcata, California
- Latitude: 40.866516 (North)
- Longitude: -124.08284 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Arcata, CA
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 14 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 14 minutes.Longest day in Arcata, CA
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 6 minutes.
November 2026 - Arcata, California - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of November in Arcata.
All times are in Arcata's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) until November 1, 2026, and Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) from then on.
The day length shortens by 56 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Arcata, CA - from 10 hours, 24 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 28 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:18:38 am | 6:47:08 am | +1m 10son the clock: -58m 50s | 5:12:03 pm | -1m 13son the clock: -1h 1m 13s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:40:33 pm | 10h 24m 55s | -2m 23s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:59:51 am | 34.51° | 5:46:12 am | 6:12:57 pm | 5:14:14 am | 6:44:53 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 36m 16s | 🌗 (45%) Last quarter at 12:28 pmLast quarter at 12:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 45% illuminated |
12:59:52 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:19:44 am | 6:48:19 am | +1m 11s | 5:10:51 pm | -1m 12s | 5:39:25 pm | 10h 22m 32s | -2m 22s | 11:59:50 am | 34.19° | 5:47:16 am | 6:11:52 pm | 5:15:16 am | 6:43:50 pm | 13h 38m 38s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:50 pm | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:20:51 am | 6:49:29 am | +1m 10s | 5:09:41 pm | -1m 10s | 5:38:19 pm | 10h 20m 12s | -2m 21s | 11:59:50 am | 33.88° | 5:48:20 am | 6:10:48 pm | 5:16:18 am | 6:42:48 pm | 13h 40m 59s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:51 pm | 15.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:21:58 am | 6:50:40 am | +1m 11s | 5:08:32 pm | -1m 9s | 5:37:14 pm | 10h 17m 52s | -2m 20s | 11:59:51 am | 33.57° | 5:49:24 am | 6:09:47 pm | 5:17:20 am | 6:41:48 pm | 13h 43m 19s | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:52 pm | 15.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:23:05 am | 6:51:51 am | +1m 11s | 5:07:25 pm | -1m 7s | 5:36:10 pm | 10h 15m 34s | -2m 18s | 11:59:53 am | 33.27° | 5:50:27 am | 6:08:47 pm | 5:18:22 am | 6:40:50 pm | 13h 45m 37s | 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:54 pm | 15.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:24:12 am | 6:53:02 am | +1m 11s | 5:06:19 pm | -1m 6s | 5:35:09 pm | 10h 13m 17s | -2m 17s | 11:59:55 am | 32.97° | 5:51:31 am | 6:07:48 pm | 5:19:24 am | 6:39:54 pm | 13h 47m 55s | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:57 pm | 16.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:25:19 am | 6:54:14 am | +1m 12s | 5:05:15 pm | -1m 4s | 5:34:09 pm | 10h 11m 1s | -2m 15s | 11:59:59 am | 32.67° | 5:52:35 am | 6:06:52 pm | 5:20:26 am | 6:39:00 pm | 13h 50m 10s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | — | 16.5° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:26:27 am | 6:55:25 am | +1m 11s | 5:04:13 pm | -1m 2s | 5:33:11 pm | 10h 8m 48s | -2m 14s | 12:00:03 pm | 32.39° | 5:53:39 am | 6:05:57 pm | 5:21:28 am | 6:38:07 pm | 13h 52m 23s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 11:02 pmNew moon at 11:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
12:00:01 am | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:27:34 am | 6:56:36 am | +1m 11s | 5:03:12 pm | -1m 1s | 5:32:14 pm | 10h 6m 36s | -2m 12s | 12:00:08 pm | 32.10° | 5:54:43 am | 6:05:04 pm | 5:22:30 am | 6:37:16 pm | 13h 54m 36s | 🌒 (1%)Waxing Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:05 am | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:28:41 am | 6:57:48 am | +1m 12s | 5:02:13 pm | -59s | 5:31:19 pm | 10h 4m 25s | -2m 10s | 12:00:14 pm | 31.82° | 5:55:47 am | 6:04:12 pm | 5:23:31 am | 6:36:27 pm | 13h 56m 46s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:11 am | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:29:48 am | 6:58:59 am | +1m 11s | 5:01:16 pm | -57s | 5:30:26 pm | 10h 2m 17s | -2m 9s | 12:00:21 pm | 31.54° | 5:56:51 am | 6:03:23 pm | 5:24:33 am | 6:35:39 pm | 13h 58m 54s | 🌒 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:18 am | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:30:55 am | 7:00:10 am | +1m 11s | 5:00:20 pm | -56s | 5:29:35 pm | 10h 0m 10s | -2m 7s | 12:00:28 pm | 31.27° | 5:57:54 am | 6:02:35 pm | 5:25:34 am | 6:34:54 pm | 14h 1m 2s | 🌒 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:24 am | 17.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:32:02 am | 7:01:22 am | +1m 12s | 4:59:27 pm | -53s | 5:28:45 pm | 9h 58m 5s | -2m 5s | 12:00:37 pm | 31.01° | 5:58:58 am | 6:01:49 pm | 5:26:35 am | 6:34:11 pm | 14h 3m 6s | 🌒 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:33 am | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:33:09 am | 7:02:33 am | +1m 11s | 4:58:35 pm | -52s | 5:27:58 pm | 9h 56m 2s | -2m 3s | 12:00:46 pm | 30.75° | 6:00:01 am | 6:01:05 pm | 5:27:36 am | 6:33:29 pm | 14h 5m 9s | 🌒 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:41 am | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:34:16 am | 7:03:44 am | +1m 11s | 4:57:45 pm | -50s | 5:27:12 pm | 9h 54m 1s | -2m 1s | 12:00:57 pm | 30.50° | 6:01:04 am | 6:00:23 pm | 5:28:37 am | 6:32:49 pm | 14h 7m 9s | 🌒 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:52 am | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:35:22 am | 7:04:54 am | +1m 10s | 4:56:57 pm | -48s | 5:26:28 pm | 9h 52m 3s | -1m 59s | 12:01:08 pm | 30.25° | 6:02:07 am | 5:59:43 pm | 5:29:37 am | 6:32:12 pm | 14h 9m 8s | 🌒 (49%)Waxing Crescent: 49% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:01:02 am | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:36:29 am | 7:06:05 am | +1m 11s | 4:56:11 pm | -46s | 5:25:46 pm | 9h 50m 6s | -1m 57s | 12:01:20 pm | 30.00° | 6:03:10 am | 5:59:05 pm | 5:30:38 am | 6:31:36 pm | 14h 11m 4s | 🌓 (58%) First quarter at 3:47 amFirst quarter at 3:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
12:01:14 am | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:37:35 am | 7:07:15 am | +1m 10s | 4:55:27 pm | -44s | 5:25:07 pm | 9h 48m 12s | -1m 54s | 12:01:32 pm | 29.77° | 6:04:12 am | 5:58:28 pm | 5:31:38 am | 6:31:02 pm | 14h 12m 58s | 🌔 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:01:25 am | 19.4° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:38:40 am | 7:08:25 am | +1m 10s | 4:54:45 pm | -42s | 5:24:29 pm | 9h 46m 20s | -1m 52s | 12:01:46 pm | 29.53° | 6:05:14 am | 5:57:54 pm | 5:32:37 am | 6:30:30 pm | 14h 14m 49s | 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:01:39 am | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:39:45 am | 7:09:34 am | +1m 9s | 4:54:05 pm | -40s | 5:23:53 pm | 9h 44m 31s | -1m 49s | 12:02:00 pm | 29.31° | 6:06:16 am | 5:57:22 pm | 5:33:37 am | 6:30:00 pm | 14h 16m 38s | 🌔 (86%)Waxing Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:01:52 am | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:40:50 am | 7:10:43 am | +1m 9s | 4:53:27 pm | -38s | 5:23:19 pm | 9h 42m 44s | -1m 47s | 12:02:16 pm | 29.09° | 6:07:18 am | 5:56:51 pm | 5:34:36 am | 6:29:32 pm | 14h 18m 25s | 🌔 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:02:08 am | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:41:55 am | 7:11:52 am | +1m 9s | 4:52:51 pm | -36s | 5:22:47 pm | 9h 40m 59s | -1m 44s | 12:02:32 pm | 28.87° | 6:08:19 am | 5:56:23 pm | 5:35:34 am | 6:29:06 pm | 14h 20m 9s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:02:24 am | 20.3° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:42:59 am | 7:13:00 am | +1m 8s | 4:52:17 pm | -34s | 5:22:17 pm | 9h 39m 17s | -1m 42s | 12:02:48 pm | 28.67° | 6:09:19 am | 5:55:56 pm | 5:36:33 am | 6:28:42 pm | 14h 21m 50s | 🌔 (99.6%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:02:39 am | 20.5° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:44:02 am | 7:14:07 am | +1m 7s | 4:51:45 pm | -32s | 5:21:50 pm | 9h 37m 38s | -1m 39s | 12:03:06 pm | 28.46° | 6:10:19 am | 5:55:32 pm | 5:37:30 am | 6:28:20 pm | 14h 23m 29s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:53 amFull moon at 6:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
12:02:57 am | 20.7° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:45:05 am | 7:15:14 am | +1m 7s | 4:51:16 pm | -29s | 5:21:24 pm | 9h 36m 2s | -1m 36s | 12:03:24 pm | 28.27° | 6:11:19 am | 5:55:10 pm | 5:38:28 am | 6:28:00 pm | 14h 25m 4s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:03:15 am | 20.9° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:46:08 am | 7:16:20 am | +1m 6s | 4:50:48 pm | -28s | 5:21:01 pm | 9h 34m 28s | -1m 33s | 12:03:43 pm | 28.08° | 6:12:18 am | 5:54:50 pm | 5:39:24 am | 6:27:43 pm | 14h 26m 37s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:03:33 am | 21.1° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:47:09 am | 7:17:25 am | +1m 5s | 4:50:23 pm | -25s | 5:20:39 pm | 9h 32m 58s | -1m 30s | 12:04:03 pm | 27.90° | 6:13:16 am | 5:54:32 pm | 5:40:21 am | 6:27:27 pm | 14h 28m 7s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:03:53 am | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:48:10 am | 7:18:30 am | +1m 5s | 4:50:00 pm | -23s | 5:20:20 pm | 9h 31m 30s | -1m 27s | 12:04:24 pm | 27.72° | 6:14:14 am | 5:54:15 pm | 5:41:16 am | 6:27:13 pm | 14h 29m 33s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:04:14 am | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:49:10 am | 7:19:33 am | +1m 3s | 4:49:40 pm | -20s | 5:20:03 pm | 9h 30m 7s | -1m 24s | 12:04:45 pm | 27.56° | 6:15:11 am | 5:54:01 pm | 5:42:11 am | 6:27:01 pm | 14h 30m 56s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:04:34 am | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:50:10 am | 7:20:36 am | +1m 3s | 4:49:21 pm | -19s | 5:19:48 pm | 9h 28m 45s | -1m 21s | 12:05:07 pm | 27.39° | 6:16:08 am | 5:53:49 pm | 5:43:05 am | 6:26:51 pm | 14h 32m 17s | 🌗 (49%) Last quarter at 10:08 pmLast quarter at 10:08 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 49% illuminated |
12:04:56 am | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Arcata, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Arcata, CA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Arcata, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Arcata, CA
In Arcata, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:44 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:45 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:48 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:52 pm.
Arcata, CA gets 5h 52m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 06m versus 9h 14m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Arcata, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Arcata. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Arcata.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 25.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 72.2° (around Jun 18) in Arcata. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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