Sunrise and sunset times in Del Mar, CA
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Today
October 18, 2026. Current time: 4:20:07 pm
Night ends at 5:33 am5:33:19 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 6:31 am6:30:44 am
Dawn, 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: 6:55:43 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: 6:12:05 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).
Dark at 6:37 pm6:37:03 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:34 pm7:34:24 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: 21.27° · Azimuth: 241.8° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 16 minutes
1 hour, 51 minutes left for today's sunset in Del Mar
Moonrise: 2:06 pm
Moonset: Oct 19, 12:20 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 5:34 am5:34:02 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 6:31 am6:31:28 am
Dawn, 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: 6:56:29 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: 6:10:56 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).
Dark at 6:36 pm6:35:56 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:33 pm7:33:20 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, 14 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Del Mar
Moonset: 12:20 am Moonrise: 2:40 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (65%)
- Del Mar, California
- Latitude: 32.959488 (North)
- Longitude: -117.265312 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Del Mar, 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, 58 minutes.Longest day in Del Mar, 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, 19 minutes.
October 2026 - Del Mar, 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 Del Mar.
All times are in Del Mar's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 57 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Del Mar, CA - from 11 hours, 50 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 52 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.6:18:43 am | 6:43:23 am | +41s | 6:33:23 pm | -1m 20s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:58:01 pm | 11h 50m 0s | -2m 1s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:38:38 pm | 53.61° | 5:50:05 am | 7:26:36 pm | 5:21:19 am | 7:55:19 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 10m 41s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:48 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:19:24 am | 6:44:04 am | +41s | 6:32:03 pm | -1m 20s | 6:56:42 pm | 11h 47m 59s | -2m 1s | 12:38:19 pm | 53.23° | 5:50:46 am | 7:25:17 pm | 5:22:01 am | 7:53:59 pm | 12h 12m 42s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:29 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:20:05 am | 6:44:45 am | +41s | 6:30:44 pm | -1m 19s | 6:55:23 pm | 11h 45m 59s | -2m 0s | 12:38:00 pm | 52.84° | 5:51:27 am | 7:23:58 pm | 5:22:44 am | 7:52:39 pm | 12h 14m 43s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:38:10 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:20:46 am | 6:45:27 am | +42s | 6:29:26 pm | -1m 18s | 6:54:05 pm | 11h 43m 59s | -2m 0s | 12:37:41 pm | 52.45° | 5:52:09 am | 7:22:40 pm | 5:23:26 am | 7:51:20 pm | 12h 16m 43s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:50 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:21:27 am | 6:46:09 am | +42s | 6:28:08 pm | -1m 18s | 6:52:48 pm | 11h 41m 59s | -2m 0s | 12:37:23 pm | 52.07° | 5:52:50 am | 7:21:23 pm | 5:24:08 am | 7:50:01 pm | 12h 18m 43s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:32 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:22:09 am | 6:46:51 am | +42s | 6:26:50 pm | -1m 18s | 6:51:31 pm | 11h 39m 59s | -2m 0s | 12:37:05 pm | 51.69° | 5:53:31 am | 7:20:06 pm | 5:24:51 am | 7:48:44 pm | 12h 20m 44s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:14 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:22:50 am | 6:47:34 am | +43s | 6:25:33 pm | -1m 17s | 6:50:15 pm | 11h 37m 59s | -2m 0s | 12:36:48 pm | 51.30° | 5:54:13 am | 7:18:50 pm | 5:25:33 am | 7:47:27 pm | 12h 22m 43s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:57 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:23:32 am | 6:48:16 am | +42s | 6:24:16 pm | -1m 17s | 6:48:59 pm | 11h 36m 0s | -1m 59s | 12:36:31 pm | 50.92° | 5:54:54 am | 7:17:35 pm | 5:26:15 am | 7:46:11 pm | 12h 24m 44s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:40 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:24:14 am | 6:49:00 am | +44s | 6:23:00 pm | -1m 16s | 6:47:44 pm | 11h 34m 0s | -1m 59s | 12:36:14 pm | 50.54° | 5:55:36 am | 7:16:20 pm | 5:26:57 am | 7:44:56 pm | 12h 26m 43s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:22 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:24:56 am | 6:49:43 am | +43s | 6:21:44 pm | -1m 16s | 6:46:30 pm | 11h 32m 1s | -1m 59s | 12:35:58 pm | 50.16° | 5:56:18 am | 7:15:06 pm | 5:27:39 am | 7:43:42 pm | 12h 28m 43s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:36:06 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:25:39 am | 6:50:27 am | +44s | 6:20:29 pm | -1m 15s | 6:45:16 pm | 11h 30m 2s | -1m 59s | 12:35:42 pm | 49.79° | 5:56:59 am | 7:13:53 pm | 5:28:22 am | 7:42:29 pm | 12h 30m 42s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:50 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:26:22 am | 6:51:11 am | +44s | 6:19:15 pm | -1m 14s | 6:44:03 pm | 11h 28m 4s | -1m 58s | 12:35:27 pm | 49.41° | 5:57:41 am | 7:12:41 pm | 5:29:04 am | 7:41:16 pm | 12h 32m 40s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:35 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:27:05 am | 6:51:55 am | +44s | 6:18:02 pm | -1m 13s | 6:42:51 pm | 11h 26m 7s | -1m 58s | 12:35:12 pm | 49.04° | 5:58:24 am | 7:11:30 pm | 5:29:46 am | 7:40:05 pm | 12h 34m 38s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:19 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:27:48 am | 6:52:40 am | +45s | 6:16:49 pm | -1m 13s | 6:41:40 pm | 11h 24m 9s | -1m 58s | 12:34:58 pm | 48.67° | 5:59:06 am | 7:10:20 pm | 5:30:29 am | 7:38:55 pm | 12h 36m 36s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:05 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:28:31 am | 6:53:25 am | +45s | 6:15:37 pm | -1m 12s | 6:40:29 pm | 11h 22m 12s | -1m 57s | 12:34:45 pm | 48.30° | 5:59:49 am | 7:09:10 pm | 5:31:11 am | 7:37:46 pm | 12h 38m 34s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:52 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:29:15 am | 6:54:11 am | +46s | 6:14:25 pm | -1m 12s | 6:39:20 pm | 11h 20m 14s | -1m 57s | 12:34:32 pm | 47.93° | 6:00:31 am | 7:08:02 pm | 5:31:54 am | 7:36:37 pm | 12h 40m 32s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:39 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:29:59 am | 6:54:57 am | +46s | 6:13:15 pm | -1m 10s | 6:38:11 pm | 11h 18m 18s | -1m 56s | 12:34:19 pm | 47.57° | 6:01:14 am | 7:06:54 pm | 5:32:36 am | 7:35:30 pm | 12h 42m 28s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:25 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:30:44 am | 6:55:43 am | +46s | 6:12:05 pm | -1m 10s | 6:37:03 pm | 11h 16m 22s | -1m 56s | 12:34:08 pm | 47.20° | 6:01:57 am | 7:05:48 pm | 5:33:19 am | 7:34:24 pm | 12h 44m 24s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:34:14 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:31:28 am | 6:56:29 am | +46s | 6:10:56 pm | -1m 9s | 6:35:56 pm | 11h 14m 27s | -1m 55s | 12:33:56 pm | 46.84° | 6:02:41 am | 7:04:42 pm | 5:34:02 am | 7:33:20 pm | 12h 46m 21s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:01 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:32:13 am | 6:57:17 am | +48s | 6:09:48 pm | -1m 8s | 6:34:50 pm | 11h 12m 31s | -1m 55s | 12:33:46 pm | 46.48° | 6:03:24 am | 7:03:38 pm | 5:34:45 am | 7:32:16 pm | 12h 48m 16s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:51 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:32:59 am | 6:58:04 am | +47s | 6:08:41 pm | -1m 7s | 6:33:45 pm | 11h 10m 37s | -1m 54s | 12:33:36 pm | 46.13° | 6:04:08 am | 7:02:35 pm | 5:35:28 am | 7:31:14 pm | 12h 50m 11s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:41 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:33:45 am | 6:58:52 am | +48s | 6:07:35 pm | -1m 6s | 6:32:42 pm | 11h 8m 43s | -1m 54s | 12:33:27 pm | 45.78° | 6:04:52 am | 7:01:33 pm | 5:36:11 am | 7:30:12 pm | 12h 52m 5s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:32 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:34:31 am | 6:59:40 am | +48s | 6:06:30 pm | -1m 5s | 6:31:39 pm | 11h 6m 50s | -1m 53s | 12:33:18 pm | 45.43° | 6:05:36 am | 7:00:32 pm | 5:36:54 am | 7:29:12 pm | 12h 53m 59s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:22 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:35:17 am | 7:00:29 am | +49s | 6:05:26 pm | -1m 4s | 6:30:37 pm | 11h 4m 57s | -1m 53s | 12:33:10 pm | 45.08° | 6:06:21 am | 6:59:32 pm | 5:37:38 am | 7:28:13 pm | 12h 55m 52s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:14 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:36:03 am | 7:01:18 am | +49s | 6:04:23 pm | -1m 3s | 6:29:37 pm | 11h 3m 5s | -1m 52s | 12:33:03 pm | 44.73° | 6:07:06 am | 6:58:33 pm | 5:38:22 am | 7:27:16 pm | 12h 57m 44s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:33:06 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:36:50 am | 7:02:07 am | +49s | 6:03:22 pm | -1m 1s | 6:28:37 pm | 11h 1m 15s | -1m 51s | 12:32:57 pm | 44.39° | 6:07:51 am | 6:57:36 pm | 5:39:05 am | 7:26:20 pm | 12h 59m 35s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:00 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:37:38 am | 7:02:57 am | +50s | 6:02:21 pm | -1m 1s | 6:27:39 pm | 10h 59m 24s | -1m 50s | 12:32:51 pm | 44.06° | 6:08:36 am | 6:56:40 pm | 5:39:50 am | 7:25:25 pm | 13h 1m 26s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:53 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:38:25 am | 7:03:47 am | +50s | 6:01:21 pm | -1m 0s | 6:26:42 pm | 10h 57m 34s | -1m 50s | 12:32:47 pm | 43.72° | 6:09:21 am | 6:55:45 pm | 5:40:34 am | 7:24:32 pm | 13h 3m 16s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:49 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:39:13 am | 7:04:37 am | +50s | 6:00:23 pm | -58s | 6:25:46 pm | 10h 55m 46s | -1m 49s | 12:32:43 pm | 43.39° | 6:10:07 am | 6:54:52 pm | 5:41:18 am | 7:23:39 pm | 13h 5m 5s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:45 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:40:01 am | 7:05:28 am | +51s | 5:59:26 pm | -57s | 6:24:52 pm | 10h 53m 58s | -1m 48s | 12:32:39 pm | 43.06° | 6:10:53 am | 6:53:59 pm | 5:42:03 am | 7:22:49 pm | 13h 6m 54s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:40 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:40:50 am | 7:06:20 am | +52s | 5:58:30 pm | -56s | 6:23:59 pm | 10h 52m 10s | -1m 47s | 12:32:37 pm | 42.74° | 6:11:39 am | 6:53:09 pm | 5:42:47 am | 7:21:59 pm | 13h 8m 41s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:38 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Del Mar, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Del Mar, 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 Del Mar, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Del Mar, CA
In Del Mar, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 11 at 5:40 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:08 am. The earliest sunset is on December 3 at 4:42 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:01 pm.
Del Mar, CA gets 4h 21m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 19m versus 9h 58m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Del Mar, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Del Mar. 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 Del Mar.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 33.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 80.3° (around Jun 21) in Del Mar. 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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