Sunrise and sunset times in Milpitas, CA

Sunrise in Milpitas today is at 6:38 am and sunset is at 5:03 pm. Today has 10 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 1 minute, 59 seconds less than yesterday. Read moreShow less

When it gets light and dark in Milpitas

Dawn (first light) is at 6:11 am, 27 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 5:10 am.

It gets dark in Milpitas at 5:31 pm (dusk), 28 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 6:32 pm.

Golden hour and blue hour in Milpitas

Golden hour is 6:22–7:16 am and 4:26–5:20 pm.
Blue hour is 6:11–6:22 am, before sunrise, and 5:20–5:31 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 11:51 am, when the Sun is highest, 36° above the horizon.

Sunrise and sunset in Milpitas tomorrow

Tomorrow in Milpitas, sunrise is at 6:39 am and sunset is at 5:02 pm.

Clock change in Milpitas

Daylight saving time starts on March 14, 2027: clocks go forward one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour later by the clock.

Today

November 7, 2026. Current time: 6:44:33 pm

Sun rising over the horizon

Sunrise time: 6:38:49 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).

5:10Night ends5:09:36 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.
6:11First light6:11:24 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
6:11–6:22Blue hour6:11:24 am – 6:21:56 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.
6:22–7:16Golden hour6:21:56 am – 7:16:15 am
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 5:03:15 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).

4:26–5:20Golden hour4:25:49 pm – 5:20:07 pm
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
5:20–5:31Blue hour5:20:07 pm – 5:30:39 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.
5:31Dark5:30:39 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.
6:32Night6:32:26 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.

Milpitas Tides

Low 6:56 pm -0.5 ftHigh 12:19 am 7.3 ftCoyote Creek, Tributary no.1
Tide station
Tide height over the next 48 hours at Coyote Creek, Tributary no.1Low tide Sat 5:54 am, 1.5 ft; high tide Sat 10:59 am, 8.8 ft; low tide Sat 6:56 pm, -0.5 ft; high tide Sun 12:19 am, 7.3 ft; low tide Sun 6:32 am, 2.0 ft; high tide Sun 11:27 am, 8.8 ft; low tide Sun 7:33 pm, -0.7 ft.6:38 am5:03 pm6:39 am5:02 pmSat6am12pm6pmSun6am12pm6pm0 ft5 ft5:54 am10:59 am6:56 pm12:19 am6:32 am11:27 am7:33 pm
Today, November 7
Low tide5:54 am1.5 ft0.46 m
High tide10:59 am8.8 ft2.68 m
Low tide6:56 pm-0.5 ft-0.16 m
Tomorrow, November 8
High tide12:19 am7.3 ft2.23 m
Low tide6:32 am2.0 ft0.60 m
High tide11:27 am8.8 ft2.69 m
Low tide7:33 pm-0.7 ft-0.23 m

Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9414561, Coyote Creek, Tributary no.1 (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

3 am6 am9 am12 pm3 pm6 pm9 pm-60°-40°-20°0°20°40°Solar noon11:51 amSunrise6:38 amSunset5:03 pmSolar midnight11:51 pm

Now · Sun altitude: -20.38° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 264.37° (W)

Daylight   Golden Hour   Blue Hour   Twilight   Night

Day length: 10 hours, 24 minutes

Sunset in Milpitas was 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

Moonrise icon Moonrise: 5:10 amMoonset icon Moonset: 3:55 pmMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (2%)🌑 New moon: Nov 8 at 11:02 pm · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 6:53 am

Tomorrow

November 8, 2026

Sun rising over the horizon

Night ends at 5:11 am5:10:30 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 6:12 am6:12:24 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: 6:39:52 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).

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 5:02:21 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 5:30 pm5:29:48 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.
·Night at 6:32 pm6:31:40 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, 22 minutes

Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Milpitas

Moonrise icon Moonrise: 6:14 amMoonset icon Moonset: 4:25 pmMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
Map of Milpitas, California

Shortest day in Milpitas, 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, 34 minutes.

Longest day in Milpitas, 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 14 hours, 44 minutes.

Earliest sunset in Milpitas, CA

The earliest sunset of the year will be in 28 days, on December 5, 2026, at 4:49 pm.

Latest sunset in Milpitas, CA

The latest sunset of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 28, 2026, at 8:32 pm.

Earliest sunrise in Milpitas, CA

The earliest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 13, 2026, at 5:46 am.

Latest sunrise in Milpitas, CA

The latest sunrise of the year was 7 days ago, on October 31, 2026, at 7:31 am.
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November 2026 - Milpitas, 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 Milpitas.

All times are in Milpitas'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 49 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Milpitas, CA - from 10 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 47 minutes on the last day.

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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.MoonriseMoonset
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.6:05:30 am 6:32:34 am +1m 2son the clock: -58m 58s 5:09:13 pm -1m 4son the clock: -1h 1m 4s Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:36:16 pm 10h 36m 39s -2m 6s Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:51:07 am 37.94° 5:34:38 am 6:07:07 pm 5:04:09 am 6:37:34 pm Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 24m 23s 🌗 (45%)
Last quarter at 12:28 pm
Last quarter at 12:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 45% illuminated
12:51:08 am 14.6° S
Mon, Nov 2 6:06:28 am 6:33:36 am +1m 2s 5:08:10 pm -1m 3s 5:35:16 pm 10h 34m 34s -2m 5s 11:51:06 am 37.63° 5:35:34 am 6:06:10 pm 5:05:03 am 6:36:39 pm 13h 26m 28s 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:06 pm 14.9° S
Tue, Nov 3 6:07:27 am 6:34:38 am +1m 2s 5:07:08 pm -1m 2s 5:34:18 pm 10h 32m 30s -2m 4s 11:51:06 am 37.32° 5:36:30 am 6:05:14 pm 5:05:58 am 6:35:45 pm 13h 28m 32s 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:07 pm 15.3° S
Wed, Nov 4 6:08:26 am 6:35:40 am +1m 2s 5:06:07 pm -1m 1s 5:33:21 pm 10h 30m 27s -2m 3s 11:51:07 am 37.01° 5:37:26 am 6:04:20 pm 5:06:52 am 6:34:53 pm 13h 30m 36s 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:08 pm 15.6° S
Thu, Nov 5 6:09:25 am 6:36:43 am +1m 3s 5:05:09 pm -58s 5:32:25 pm 10h 28m 26s -2m 1s 11:51:09 am 36.70° 5:38:22 am 6:03:28 pm 5:07:46 am 6:34:02 pm 13h 32m 37s 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:10 pm 15.9° S
Fri, Nov 6 6:10:25 am 6:37:46 am +1m 3s 5:04:11 pm -58s 5:31:31 pm 10h 26m 25s -2m 0s 11:51:11 am 36.41° 5:39:19 am 6:02:37 pm 5:08:41 am 6:33:13 pm 13h 34m 38s 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:13 pm 16.2° S
Sat, Nov 7 6:11:24 am 6:38:49 am +1m 3s 5:03:15 pm -56s 5:30:39 pm 10h 24m 26s -1m 59s 11:51:15 am 36.11° 5:40:15 am 6:01:47 pm 5:09:36 am 6:32:26 pm 13h 36m 37s 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:17 pm 16.5° S
Sun, Nov 8 6:12:24 am 6:39:52 am +1m 3s 5:02:21 pm -54s 5:29:48 pm 10h 22m 29s -1m 57s 11:51:19 am 35.82° 5:41:12 am 6:01:00 pm 5:10:30 am 6:31:40 pm 13h 38m 34s 🌑 (0.2%)
New moon at 11:02 pm
New moon at 11:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated
11:51:22 pm 16.7° S
Mon, Nov 9 6:13:24 am 6:40:55 am +1m 3s 5:01:28 pm -53s 5:28:59 pm 10h 20m 33s -1m 56s 11:51:24 am 35.54° 5:42:08 am 6:00:14 pm 5:11:25 am 6:30:56 pm 13h 40m 30s 🌒 (1%)Waxing Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:27 pm 17.0° S
Tue, Nov 10 6:14:23 am 6:41:58 am +1m 3s 5:00:37 pm -51s 5:28:12 pm 10h 18m 39s -1m 54s 11:51:30 am 35.26° 5:43:05 am 5:59:29 pm 5:12:19 am 6:30:14 pm 13h 42m 25s 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:34 pm 17.3° S
Wed, Nov 11 6:15:23 am 6:43:02 am +1m 4s 4:59:48 pm -49s 5:27:26 pm 10h 16m 46s -1m 53s 11:51:37 am 34.98° 5:44:02 am 5:58:47 pm 5:13:14 am 6:29:33 pm 13h 44m 17s 🌒 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:41 pm 17.6° S
Thu, Nov 12 6:16:23 am 6:44:05 am +1m 3s 4:59:00 pm -48s 5:26:42 pm 10h 14m 55s -1m 51s 11:51:44 am 34.71° 5:44:59 am 5:58:06 pm 5:14:09 am 6:28:55 pm 13h 46m 9s 🌒 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:49 pm 17.9° S
Fri, Nov 13 6:17:23 am 6:45:09 am +1m 4s 4:58:14 pm -46s 5:26:00 pm 10h 13m 5s -1m 49s 11:51:53 am 34.45° 5:45:55 am 5:57:26 pm 5:15:03 am 6:28:18 pm 13h 47m 58s 🌒 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:51:58 pm 18.1° S
Sat, Nov 14 6:18:23 am 6:46:12 am +1m 3s 4:57:30 pm -44s 5:25:19 pm 10h 11m 18s -1m 48s 11:52:02 am 34.19° 5:46:52 am 5:56:49 pm 5:15:58 am 6:27:43 pm 13h 49m 46s 🌒 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:52:08 pm 18.4° S
Sun, Nov 15 6:19:22 am 6:47:16 am +1m 4s 4:56:47 pm -43s 5:24:40 pm 10h 9m 31s -1m 46s 11:52:13 am 33.93° 5:47:49 am 5:56:13 pm 5:16:52 am 6:27:09 pm 13h 51m 32s 🌒 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:52:19 pm 18.6° S
Mon, Nov 16 6:20:22 am 6:48:19 am +1m 3s 4:56:07 pm -40s 5:24:03 pm 10h 7m 48s -1m 44s 11:52:24 am 33.68° 5:48:45 am 5:55:39 pm 5:17:46 am 6:26:38 pm 13h 53m 15s 🌒 (49%)Waxing Crescent: 49% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:52:30 pm 18.9° S
Tue, Nov 17 6:21:22 am 6:49:22 am +1m 3s 4:55:28 pm -39s 5:23:28 pm 10h 6m 6s -1m 42s 11:52:36 am 33.44° 5:49:42 am 5:55:07 pm 5:18:41 am 6:26:08 pm 13h 54m 57s 🌓 (58%)
First quarter at 3:47 am
First quarter at 3:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated
11:52:42 pm 19.1° S
Wed, Nov 18 6:22:21 am 6:50:25 am +1m 3s 4:54:51 pm -37s 5:22:54 pm 10h 4m 26s -1m 40s 11:52:48 am 33.20° 5:50:38 am 5:54:37 pm 5:19:35 am 6:25:40 pm 13h 56m 37s 🌔 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:52:55 pm 19.4° S
Thu, Nov 19 6:23:20 am 6:51:28 am +1m 3s 4:54:16 pm -35s 5:22:23 pm 10h 2m 48s -1m 38s 11:53:02 am 32.97° 5:51:34 am 5:54:09 pm 5:20:28 am 6:25:14 pm 13h 58m 14s 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:53:09 pm 19.6° S
Fri, Nov 20 6:24:19 am 6:52:30 am +1m 2s 4:53:42 pm -34s 5:21:53 pm 10h 1m 12s -1m 36s 11:53:16 am 32.74° 5:52:30 am 5:53:42 pm 5:21:22 am 6:24:49 pm 13h 59m 51s 🌔 (86%)Waxing Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:53:24 pm 19.8° S
Sat, Nov 21 6:25:18 am 6:53:33 am +1m 3s 4:53:11 pm -31s 5:21:25 pm 9h 59m 38s -1m 34s 11:53:31 am 32.52° 5:53:26 am 5:53:17 pm 5:22:16 am 6:24:27 pm 14h 1m 24s 🌔 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:53:39 pm 20.0° S
Sun, Nov 22 6:26:17 am 6:54:35 am +1m 2s 4:52:42 pm -29s 5:20:59 pm 9h 58m 7s -1m 31s 11:53:47 am 32.31° 5:54:21 am 5:52:55 pm 5:23:09 am 6:24:06 pm 14h 2m 54s 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:53:56 pm 20.3° S
Mon, Nov 23 6:27:15 am 6:55:36 am +1m 1s 4:52:14 pm -28s 5:20:35 pm 9h 56m 38s -1m 29s 11:54:04 am 32.10° 5:55:16 am 5:52:34 pm 5:24:02 am 6:23:48 pm 14h 4m 23s 🌔 (99.6%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:54:13 pm 20.5° S
Tue, Nov 24 6:28:13 am 6:56:37 am +1m 1s 4:51:49 pm -25s 5:20:13 pm 9h 55m 12s -1m 27s 11:54:22 am 31.90° 5:56:11 am 5:52:15 pm 5:24:54 am 6:23:31 pm 14h 5m 49s 🌕 (99%)
Full moon at 6:53 am
Full moon at 6:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated
11:54:31 pm 20.7° S
Wed, Nov 25 6:29:10 am 6:57:38 am +1m 1s 4:51:25 pm -24s 5:19:53 pm 9h 53m 47s -1m 24s 11:54:40 am 31.71° 5:57:05 am 5:51:57 pm 5:25:47 am 6:23:16 pm 14h 7m 13s 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:54:50 pm 20.9° S
Thu, Nov 26 6:30:07 am 6:58:38 am +1m 0s 4:51:04 pm -21s 5:19:35 pm 9h 52m 26s -1m 22s 11:54:59 am 31.52° 5:57:59 am 5:51:42 pm 5:26:39 am 6:23:03 pm 14h 8m 34s 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:55:09 pm 21.1° S
Fri, Nov 27 6:31:03 am 6:59:38 am +1m 0s 4:50:44 pm -20s 5:19:19 pm 9h 51m 6s -1m 19s 11:55:19 am 31.33° 5:58:53 am 5:51:29 pm 5:27:30 am 6:22:51 pm 14h 9m 53s 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:55:30 pm 21.2° S
Sat, Nov 28 6:31:59 am 7:00:37 am +59s 4:50:27 pm -17s 5:19:04 pm 9h 49m 50s -1m 16s 11:55:40 am 31.16° 5:59:46 am 5:51:17 pm 5:28:21 am 6:22:42 pm 14h 11m 8s 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:55:51 pm 21.4° S
Sun, Nov 29 6:32:54 am 7:01:35 am +58s 4:50:12 pm -15s 5:18:52 pm 9h 48m 37s -1m 14s 11:56:01 am 30.99° 6:00:39 am 5:51:07 pm 5:29:12 am 6:22:34 pm 14h 12m 20s 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day 11:56:12 pm 21.6° S
Mon, Nov 30 6:33:49 am 7:02:32 am +57s 4:49:58 pm -14s 5:18:42 pm 9h 47m 26s -1m 11s 11:56:23 am 30.83° 6:01:31 am 5:51:00 pm 5:30:02 am 6:22:28 pm 14h 13m 31s 🌗 (49%)
Last quarter at 10:08 pm
Last quarter at 10:08 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 49% illuminated
11:56:34 pm 21.7° S

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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Milpitas, CA - 2026

The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Milpitas, 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 Milpitas, CA.

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSolar noon03:0003:0006:0006:0009:0009:0012:0012:0015:0015:0018:0018:0021:0021:00Longest · Jun 21 · 14h 44mShortest · Dec 21 · 9h 34mToday · Solar noonToday · 10h 24mEarliest sunrise 5:46 am · Jun 13Earliest sunrise5:46 am · Jun 13Latest sunrise 7:31 am · Oct 31Latest sunrise7:31 am · Oct 31Earliest sunset 4:49 pm · Dec 5Earliest sunset4:49 pm · Dec 5Latest sunset 8:32 pm · Jun 28Latest sunset8:32 pm · Jun 28

Daylight   Dawn & dusk (civil twilight)   Night   Solar noon  ·  Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change

Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Milpitas, CA

In Milpitas, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:46 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:31 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 4:49 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:32 pm.

Milpitas, CA gets 5h 10m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 44m versus 9h 34m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.

Milpitas, CA Analemma

Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Milpitas. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:

June solstice · Jun 21 · Sun altitude: 75.9°December solstice · Dec 21 · Sun altitude: 29.1°March equinox · Mar 20 · Sun altitude: 52.5°September equinox · Sep 22 · Sun altitude: 52.6°Today · Nov 7 · Sun altitude: 36.1°
June solstice December solstice Equinoxes Today
Milpitas, CA analemma interactive visualizer.
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Milpitas.

Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 29.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.9° (around Jun 21) in Milpitas. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.

Detailed Analemma Chart

See a technical version of this analemma, with exact dates and Sun altitudes, and download it in high resolution.

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.

Milpitas, CA analemma chart: the Sun at 12:00 (standard time) through the year

Download Milpitas, CA Analemma Chart (SVG)

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 Milpitas, CA

These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Milpitas, CA — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:

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