Sunrise and sunset times in Fairfax, CA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Fairfax, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 18, 2026. Current time: 3:47:10 pm
Night ends at 5:54 am5:54:17 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 6:55 am6:55:23 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: 7:22:01 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: 6:28:17 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 6:55 pm6:54:53 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:56 pm7:55:54 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.
Fairfax Tides
High 6:22 pm 4.7 ftLow 2:17 am 0.6 ftGallinas, Gallinas Creek
| Low tide | 1:20 am | 0.6 ft | 0.19 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 8:40 am | 4.2 ft | 1.30 m |
| Low tide | 1:32 pm | 3.5 ft | 1.05 m |
| High tide | 6:22 pm | 4.7 ft | 1.44 m |
| Low tide | 2:17 am | 0.6 ft | 0.19 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 9:27 am | 4.4 ft | 1.35 m |
| Low tide | 2:43 pm | 3.1 ft | 0.95 m |
| High tide | 7:45 pm | 4.6 ft | 1.40 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9415052, Gallinas, Gallinas Creek (harmonic station), 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: 27.57° · Azimuth: 229.2° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 6 minutes
2 hours, 41 minutes left for today's sunset in Fairfax
Moonrise: 2:42 pm
Moonset: Oct 19, 12:29 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 5:55 am5:55:12 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 6:56 am6:56:20 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: 7:23:00 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: 6:26:56 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 6:54 pm6:53:35 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:55 pm7:54:37 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, 3 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Fairfax
Moonset: 12:29 am Moonrise: 3:13 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (65%)
- Fairfax, California
- Latitude: 37.987144 (North)
- Longitude: -122.588867 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Fairfax, 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, 31 minutes.Longest day in Fairfax, 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, 48 minutes.
October 2026 - Fairfax, 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 Fairfax.
All times are in Fairfax's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 9 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Fairfax, CA - from 11 hours, 46 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 36 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.6:39:57 am | 7:06:12 am | +53s | 6:53:02 pm | -1m 33s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:19:15 pm | 11h 46m 50s | -2m 25s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:59:55 pm | 48.58° | 6:09:26 am | 7:49:43 pm | 5:38:41 am | 8:20:24 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 14m 4s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:05 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:40:50 am | 7:07:06 am | +54s | 6:51:31 pm | -1m 31s | 7:17:44 pm | 11h 44m 25s | -2m 25s | 12:59:36 pm | 48.19° | 6:10:20 am | 7:48:11 pm | 5:39:37 am | 8:18:50 pm | 12h 16m 28s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:46 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:41:43 am | 7:07:59 am | +53s | 6:49:59 pm | -1m 32s | 7:16:13 pm | 11h 42m 0s | -2m 25s | 12:59:17 pm | 47.81° | 6:11:13 am | 7:46:40 pm | 5:40:32 am | 8:17:17 pm | 12h 18m 54s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:59:26 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:42:36 am | 7:08:53 am | +54s | 6:48:28 pm | -1m 31s | 7:14:43 pm | 11h 39m 35s | -2m 25s | 12:58:59 pm | 47.42° | 6:12:07 am | 7:45:09 pm | 5:41:28 am | 8:15:44 pm | 12h 21m 20s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:09 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:43:30 am | 7:09:48 am | +55s | 6:46:58 pm | -1m 30s | 7:13:13 pm | 11h 37m 10s | -2m 25s | 12:58:40 pm | 47.04° | 6:13:01 am | 7:43:39 pm | 5:42:23 am | 8:14:13 pm | 12h 23m 44s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:49 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:44:24 am | 7:10:42 am | +54s | 6:45:28 pm | -1m 30s | 7:11:44 pm | 11h 34m 46s | -2m 25s | 12:58:22 pm | 46.65° | 6:13:55 am | 7:42:10 pm | 5:43:19 am | 8:12:42 pm | 12h 26m 9s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:31 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:45:17 am | 7:11:37 am | +55s | 6:43:58 pm | -1m 30s | 7:10:16 pm | 11h 32m 21s | -2m 24s | 12:58:05 pm | 46.27° | 6:14:49 am | 7:40:42 pm | 5:44:14 am | 8:11:13 pm | 12h 28m 34s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:14 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:46:11 am | 7:12:32 am | +55s | 6:42:29 pm | -1m 29s | 7:08:48 pm | 11h 29m 57s | -2m 24s | 12:57:48 pm | 45.89° | 6:15:43 am | 7:39:14 pm | 5:45:09 am | 8:09:44 pm | 12h 30m 59s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:57 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:47:06 am | 7:13:28 am | +56s | 6:41:01 pm | -1m 28s | 7:07:21 pm | 11h 27m 33s | -2m 24s | 12:57:31 pm | 45.51° | 6:16:37 am | 7:37:47 pm | 5:46:04 am | 8:08:16 pm | 12h 33m 22s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:39 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:48:00 am | 7:14:23 am | +55s | 6:39:33 pm | -1m 28s | 7:05:55 pm | 11h 25m 10s | -2m 23s | 12:57:15 pm | 45.13° | 6:17:31 am | 7:36:21 pm | 5:46:59 am | 8:06:49 pm | 12h 35m 46s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:57:23 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:48:55 am | 7:15:19 am | +56s | 6:38:06 pm | -1m 27s | 7:04:29 pm | 11h 22m 47s | -2m 23s | 12:57:00 pm | 44.76° | 6:18:25 am | 7:34:56 pm | 5:47:54 am | 8:05:24 pm | 12h 38m 10s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:08 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:49:49 am | 7:16:16 am | +57s | 6:36:40 pm | -1m 26s | 7:03:04 pm | 11h 20m 24s | -2m 23s | 12:56:45 pm | 44.38° | 6:19:19 am | 7:33:32 pm | 5:48:49 am | 8:03:59 pm | 12h 40m 32s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:53 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:50:44 am | 7:17:12 am | +56s | 6:35:14 pm | -1m 26s | 7:01:40 pm | 11h 18m 2s | -2m 22s | 12:56:30 pm | 44.01° | 6:20:13 am | 7:32:09 pm | 5:49:44 am | 8:02:35 pm | 12h 42m 55s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:37 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:51:40 am | 7:18:09 am | +57s | 6:33:49 pm | -1m 25s | 7:00:17 pm | 11h 15m 40s | -2m 22s | 12:56:16 pm | 43.64° | 6:21:08 am | 7:30:47 pm | 5:50:38 am | 8:01:13 pm | 12h 45m 18s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:23 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:52:35 am | 7:19:07 am | +58s | 6:32:25 pm | -1m 24s | 6:58:54 pm | 11h 13m 18s | -2m 22s | 12:56:02 pm | 43.27° | 6:22:02 am | 7:29:25 pm | 5:51:33 am | 7:59:51 pm | 12h 47m 39s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:09 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:53:31 am | 7:20:04 am | +57s | 6:31:01 pm | -1m 24s | 6:57:33 pm | 11h 10m 57s | -2m 21s | 12:55:49 pm | 42.90° | 6:22:57 am | 7:28:05 pm | 5:52:28 am | 7:58:31 pm | 12h 50m 1s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:55 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:54:27 am | 7:21:02 am | +58s | 6:29:39 pm | -1m 22s | 6:56:13 pm | 11h 8m 37s | -2m 21s | 12:55:37 pm | 42.53° | 6:23:51 am | 7:26:46 pm | 5:53:23 am | 7:57:12 pm | 12h 52m 22s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:43 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:55:23 am | 7:22:01 am | +59s | 6:28:17 pm | -1m 22s | 6:54:53 pm | 11h 6m 16s | -2m 20s | 12:55:25 pm | 42.17° | 6:24:46 am | 7:25:28 pm | 5:54:17 am | 7:55:54 pm | 12h 54m 43s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:55:31 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:56:20 am | 7:23:00 am | +59s | 6:26:56 pm | -1m 21s | 6:53:35 pm | 11h 3m 56s | -2m 20s | 12:55:14 pm | 41.81° | 6:25:41 am | 7:24:11 pm | 5:55:12 am | 7:54:37 pm | 12h 57m 3s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:20 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:57:16 am | 7:23:59 am | +59s | 6:25:36 pm | -1m 20s | 6:52:17 pm | 11h 1m 37s | -2m 19s | 12:55:03 pm | 41.45° | 6:26:36 am | 7:22:55 pm | 5:56:07 am | 7:53:22 pm | 12h 59m 22s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:08 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:58:13 am | 7:24:58 am | +59s | 6:24:17 pm | -1m 19s | 6:51:01 pm | 10h 59m 19s | -2m 18s | 12:54:53 pm | 41.10° | 6:27:32 am | 7:21:40 pm | 5:57:02 am | 7:52:08 pm | 13h 1m 41s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:58 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:59:10 am | 7:25:58 am | +1m 0s | 6:22:59 pm | -1m 18s | 6:49:45 pm | 10h 57m 1s | -2m 18s | 12:54:44 pm | 40.74° | 6:28:27 am | 7:20:27 pm | 5:57:57 am | 7:50:55 pm | 13h 3m 59s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:48 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:00:08 am | 7:26:58 am | +1m 0s | 6:21:42 pm | -1m 17s | 6:48:31 pm | 10h 54m 44s | -2m 17s | 12:54:36 pm | 40.39° | 6:29:23 am | 7:19:15 pm | 5:58:51 am | 7:49:44 pm | 13h 6m 16s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:40 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:01:06 am | 7:27:58 am | +1m 0s | 6:20:27 pm | -1m 15s | 6:47:18 pm | 10h 52m 29s | -2m 16s | 12:54:28 pm | 40.05° | 6:30:19 am | 7:18:04 pm | 5:59:46 am | 7:48:34 pm | 13h 8m 32s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:32 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:02:04 am | 7:28:59 am | +1m 1s | 6:19:12 pm | -1m 15s | 6:46:06 pm | 10h 50m 13s | -2m 15s | 12:54:21 pm | 39.70° | 6:31:14 am | 7:16:54 pm | 6:00:41 am | 7:47:25 pm | 13h 10m 48s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:54:24 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:03:02 am | 7:30:00 am | +1m 1s | 6:17:59 pm | -1m 13s | 6:44:56 pm | 10h 47m 59s | -2m 15s | 12:54:15 pm | 39.36° | 6:32:11 am | 7:15:46 pm | 6:01:37 am | 7:46:18 pm | 13h 13m 3s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:18 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:04:01 am | 7:31:02 am | +1m 2s | 6:16:46 pm | -1m 13s | 6:43:46 pm | 10h 45m 44s | -2m 14s | 12:54:09 pm | 39.02° | 6:33:07 am | 7:14:39 pm | 6:02:32 am | 7:45:12 pm | 13h 15m 18s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:12 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04:59 am | 7:32:04 am | +1m 2s | 6:15:35 pm | -1m 11s | 6:42:38 pm | 10h 43m 31s | -2m 13s | 12:54:04 pm | 38.69° | 6:34:03 am | 7:13:33 pm | 6:03:27 am | 7:44:08 pm | 13h 17m 31s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:06 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05:58 am | 7:33:06 am | +1m 2s | 6:14:25 pm | -1m 10s | 6:41:32 pm | 10h 41m 19s | -2m 12s | 12:54:00 pm | 38.36° | 6:35:00 am | 7:12:29 pm | 6:04:22 am | 7:43:05 pm | 13h 19m 43s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:02 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:06:58 am | 7:34:08 am | +1m 2s | 6:13:17 pm | -1m 8s | 6:40:26 pm | 10h 39m 9s | -2m 11s | 12:53:57 pm | 38.03° | 6:35:57 am | 7:11:26 pm | 6:05:17 am | 7:42:03 pm | 13h 21m 54s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:59 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:07:57 am | 7:35:11 am | +1m 3s | 6:12:09 pm | -1m 8s | 6:39:22 pm | 10h 36m 58s | -2m 10s | 12:53:54 pm | 37.71° | 6:36:53 am | 7:10:24 pm | 6:06:13 am | 7:41:03 pm | 13h 24m 5s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:55 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Fairfax, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Fairfax, 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 Fairfax, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Fairfax, CA
In Fairfax, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:35 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:50 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:37 pm.
Fairfax, CA gets 5h 16m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 48m versus 9h 31m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Fairfax, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Fairfax. 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 Fairfax.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 28.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.2° (around Jun 18) in Fairfax. 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.
Places near Fairfax, CA
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Fairfax, CA — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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