Sunrise and sunset times in Bakersfield, CA
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Today
October 18, 2026. Current time: 3:54:10 pm
Night ends at 5:40 am5:40:16 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.·Dawn at 6:39 am6:39:20 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:05:03 am PDTWhen 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: 6:16:44 pm PDTWhen 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).
Dusk at 6:42 pm6:42:26 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:41 pm7:41:26 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.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 25.82° · Azimuth: 234.7° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 11 minutes
2 hours, 22 minutes left for today's sunset in Bakersfield
Moonrise: 2:20 pm
Moonset: Oct 19, 12:22 amMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (53%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 9:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 8 at 11:02 pmTomorrow
October 19, 2026
Night ends at 5:41 am5:41:04 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.·Dawn at 6:40 am6:40:10 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:05:55 am PDTWhen 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: 6:15:29 pm PDTWhen 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).
Dusk at 6:41 pm6:41:14 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:40 pm7:40:15 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: 11 hours, 9 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Bakersfield
Moonset: 12:22 am Moonrise: 2:52 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (65%)
- Bakersfield, California
- Latitude: 35.373291 (North)
- Longitude: -119.018715 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Bakersfield, CA
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 3 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 46 minutes.Longest day in Bakersfield, CA
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 32 minutes.
October 2026 - Bakersfield, 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 October in Bakersfield.
All times are in Bakersfield's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Bakersfield, CA - from 11 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 45 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. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:25:44 am | 6:51:06 am | +46s | 6:39:38 pm | -1m 26s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:04:59 pm | 11h 48m 32s | -2m 12s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:45:38 pm | 51.20° | 5:56:15 am | 7:34:24 pm | 5:26:35 am | 8:04:00 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 12m 15s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:48 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:26:30 am | 6:51:53 am | +47s | 6:38:13 pm | -1m 25s | 7:03:34 pm | 11h 46m 20s | -2m 12s | 12:45:19 pm | 50.81° | 5:57:02 am | 7:32:59 pm | 5:27:24 am | 8:02:33 pm | 12h 14m 27s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:29 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:27:17 am | 6:52:40 am | +47s | 6:36:48 pm | -1m 25s | 7:02:10 pm | 11h 44m 8s | -2m 12s | 12:45:00 pm | 50.42° | 5:57:49 am | 7:31:35 pm | 5:28:13 am | 8:01:07 pm | 12h 16m 40s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:45:09 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:28:04 am | 6:53:28 am | +48s | 6:35:24 pm | -1m 24s | 7:00:46 pm | 11h 41m 56s | -2m 12s | 12:44:42 pm | 50.04° | 5:58:36 am | 7:30:11 pm | 5:29:01 am | 7:59:42 pm | 12h 18m 51s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:51 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:28:51 am | 6:54:15 am | +47s | 6:34:00 pm | -1m 24s | 6:59:23 pm | 11h 39m 45s | -2m 12s | 12:44:24 pm | 49.65° | 5:59:23 am | 7:28:48 pm | 5:29:50 am | 7:58:18 pm | 12h 21m 3s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:33 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:29:38 am | 6:55:03 am | +48s | 6:32:36 pm | -1m 24s | 6:58:00 pm | 11h 37m 33s | -2m 11s | 12:44:06 pm | 49.27° | 6:00:10 am | 7:27:25 pm | 5:30:38 am | 7:56:54 pm | 12h 23m 16s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:15 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:30:25 am | 6:55:52 am | +49s | 6:31:14 pm | -1m 22s | 6:56:38 pm | 11h 35m 22s | -2m 11s | 12:43:48 pm | 48.89° | 6:00:57 am | 7:26:03 pm | 5:31:26 am | 7:55:31 pm | 12h 25m 26s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:57 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:31:12 am | 6:56:40 am | +48s | 6:29:51 pm | -1m 23s | 6:55:17 pm | 11h 33m 11s | -2m 11s | 12:43:31 pm | 48.51° | 6:01:45 am | 7:24:42 pm | 5:32:14 am | 7:54:09 pm | 12h 27m 38s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:39 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:32:00 am | 6:57:29 am | +49s | 6:28:29 pm | -1m 22s | 6:53:56 pm | 11h 31m 0s | -2m 11s | 12:43:15 pm | 48.13° | 6:02:32 am | 7:23:22 pm | 5:33:03 am | 7:52:49 pm | 12h 29m 49s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:23 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:32:48 am | 6:58:18 am | +49s | 6:27:08 pm | -1m 21s | 6:52:37 pm | 11h 28m 50s | -2m 10s | 12:42:59 pm | 47.75° | 6:03:20 am | 7:22:03 pm | 5:33:51 am | 7:51:29 pm | 12h 31m 59s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:43:07 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:33:36 am | 6:59:07 am | +49s | 6:25:48 pm | -1m 20s | 6:51:17 pm | 11h 26m 41s | -2m 10s | 12:42:43 pm | 47.37° | 6:04:07 am | 7:20:44 pm | 5:34:39 am | 7:50:10 pm | 12h 34m 9s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:51 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:34:24 am | 6:59:57 am | +50s | 6:24:28 pm | -1m 20s | 6:49:59 pm | 11h 24m 31s | -2m 10s | 12:42:28 pm | 47.00° | 6:04:55 am | 7:19:26 pm | 5:35:27 am | 7:48:51 pm | 12h 36m 19s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:36 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:35:13 am | 7:00:47 am | +50s | 6:23:08 pm | -1m 20s | 6:48:41 pm | 11h 22m 21s | -2m 9s | 12:42:13 pm | 46.62° | 6:05:43 am | 7:18:10 pm | 5:36:15 am | 7:47:34 pm | 12h 38m 30s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:20 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:36:02 am | 7:01:38 am | +51s | 6:21:50 pm | -1m 18s | 6:47:24 pm | 11h 20m 12s | -2m 9s | 12:41:59 pm | 46.25° | 6:06:31 am | 7:16:54 pm | 5:37:03 am | 7:46:19 pm | 12h 40m 39s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:06 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:36:51 am | 7:02:29 am | +51s | 6:20:32 pm | -1m 18s | 6:46:08 pm | 11h 18m 3s | -2m 9s | 12:41:45 pm | 45.88° | 6:07:19 am | 7:15:39 pm | 5:37:51 am | 7:45:04 pm | 12h 42m 48s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:52 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:37:40 am | 7:03:20 am | +51s | 6:19:15 pm | -1m 17s | 6:44:53 pm | 11h 15m 55s | -2m 8s | 12:41:32 pm | 45.52° | 6:08:07 am | 7:14:25 pm | 5:38:39 am | 7:43:50 pm | 12h 44m 56s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:38 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:38:30 am | 7:04:11 am | +51s | 6:17:59 pm | -1m 16s | 6:43:39 pm | 11h 13m 48s | -2m 8s | 12:41:20 pm | 45.15° | 6:08:55 am | 7:13:12 pm | 5:39:28 am | 7:42:37 pm | 12h 47m 4s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:26 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:39:20 am | 7:05:03 am | +52s | 6:16:44 pm | -1m 15s | 6:42:26 pm | 11h 11m 41s | -2m 7s | 12:41:08 pm | 44.79° | 6:09:44 am | 7:12:00 pm | 5:40:16 am | 7:41:26 pm | 12h 49m 11s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:41:14 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:40:10 am | 7:05:55 am | +52s | 6:15:29 pm | -1m 15s | 6:41:14 pm | 11h 9m 34s | -2m 7s | 12:40:57 pm | 44.43° | 6:10:33 am | 7:10:49 pm | 5:41:04 am | 7:40:15 pm | 12h 51m 19s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:02 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:41:00 am | 7:06:48 am | +53s | 6:14:16 pm | -1m 13s | 6:40:02 pm | 11h 7m 28s | -2m 6s | 12:40:47 pm | 44.07° | 6:11:22 am | 7:09:40 pm | 5:41:53 am | 7:39:06 pm | 12h 53m 25s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:52 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:41:51 am | 7:07:41 am | +53s | 6:13:03 pm | -1m 13s | 6:38:52 pm | 11h 5m 22s | -2m 5s | 12:40:37 pm | 43.71° | 6:12:11 am | 7:08:31 pm | 5:42:41 am | 7:37:58 pm | 12h 55m 31s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:42 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:42:42 am | 7:08:34 am | +53s | 6:11:52 pm | -1m 11s | 6:37:43 pm | 11h 3m 18s | -2m 5s | 12:40:28 pm | 43.36° | 6:13:00 am | 7:07:24 pm | 5:43:30 am | 7:36:52 pm | 12h 57m 36s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:33 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:43:34 am | 7:09:28 am | +54s | 6:10:41 pm | -1m 11s | 6:36:35 pm | 11h 1m 13s | -2m 4s | 12:40:19 pm | 43.01° | 6:13:50 am | 7:06:17 pm | 5:44:19 am | 7:35:47 pm | 12h 59m 41s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:23 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:44:25 am | 7:10:22 am | +54s | 6:09:32 pm | -1m 9s | 6:35:28 pm | 10h 59m 10s | -2m 4s | 12:40:11 pm | 42.66° | 6:14:39 am | 7:05:12 pm | 5:45:08 am | 7:34:42 pm | 13h 1m 45s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:15 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:45:17 am | 7:11:17 am | +55s | 6:08:24 pm | -1m 8s | 6:34:22 pm | 10h 57m 7s | -2m 3s | 12:40:04 pm | 42.32° | 6:15:29 am | 7:04:09 pm | 5:45:56 am | 7:33:40 pm | 13h 3m 47s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:40:07 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:46:09 am | 7:12:11 am | +54s | 6:07:16 pm | -1m 8s | 6:33:18 pm | 10h 55m 5s | -2m 2s | 12:39:58 pm | 41.98° | 6:16:19 am | 7:03:06 pm | 5:46:46 am | 7:32:38 pm | 13h 5m 51s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:01 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:47:02 am | 7:13:07 am | +56s | 6:06:10 pm | -1m 6s | 6:32:14 pm | 10h 53m 3s | -2m 1s | 12:39:52 pm | 41.64° | 6:17:10 am | 7:02:05 pm | 5:47:35 am | 7:31:39 pm | 13h 7m 52s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:55 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:47:55 am | 7:14:02 am | +55s | 6:05:05 pm | -1m 5s | 6:31:12 pm | 10h 51m 3s | -2m 0s | 12:39:47 pm | 41.31° | 6:18:00 am | 7:01:05 pm | 5:48:24 am | 7:30:40 pm | 13h 9m 53s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:49 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:48:48 am | 7:14:58 am | +56s | 6:04:02 pm | -1m 3s | 6:30:11 pm | 10h 49m 4s | -2m 0s | 12:39:43 pm | 40.97° | 6:18:51 am | 7:00:07 pm | 5:49:13 am | 7:29:43 pm | 13h 11m 52s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:45 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:49:41 am | 7:15:54 am | +56s | 6:02:59 pm | -1m 3s | 6:29:12 pm | 10h 47m 5s | -1m 59s | 12:39:40 pm | 40.65° | 6:19:42 am | 6:59:09 pm | 5:50:03 am | 7:28:47 pm | 13h 13m 52s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:41 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:50:35 am | 7:16:51 am | +57s | 6:01:58 pm | -1m 1s | 6:28:13 pm | 10h 45m 7s | -1m 58s | 12:39:38 pm | 40.32° | 6:20:33 am | 6:58:14 pm | 5:50:53 am | 7:27:53 pm | 13h 15m 50s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:39 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Bakersfield, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Bakersfield, 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 Bakersfield, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:40 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:16 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 4:43 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:15 pm.
Bakersfield, CA gets 4h 46m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 32m versus 9h 46m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Bakersfield, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Bakersfield. 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 Bakersfield.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 31.2° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 78.1° (around Jun 21) in Bakersfield. 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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