Sunrise and sunset times in Modesto, CA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Modesto, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 7, 2026. Current time: 6:28:18 pm
Night ends at 5:06 am5:06:07 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 6:08 am6:08:06 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: 6:35:35 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: 4:59:16 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 5:27 pm5:26:44 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 6:29 pm6:28:41 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: -17.91° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 262.62° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 23 minutes
Sunset in Modesto was 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Moonrise: 5:07 am
Moonset: 3:51 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 5:07 am5:07:02 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 6:09 am6:09:06 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: 6:36:38 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: 4:58:21 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 5:26 pm5:25:53 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 6:28 pm6:27:55 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, 21 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Modesto
Moonrise: 6:11 am Moonset: 4:21 pmMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
- Modesto, California
- Latitude: 37.639095 (North)
- Longitude: -120.99688 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Modesto, 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, 33 minutes.Longest day in Modesto, 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, 46 minutes.
November 2026 - Modesto, 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 Modesto.
All times are in Modesto'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 Modesto, CA - from 10 hours, 35 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 46 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.6:02:08 am | 6:29:17 am | +1m 2son the clock: -58m 58s | 5:05:16 pm | -1m 5son the clock: -1h 1m 5s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:32:24 pm | 10h 35m 59s | -2m 7s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:47:31 am | 37.74° | 5:31:11 am | 6:03:20 pm | 5:00:37 am | 6:33:52 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 25m 4s | 🌗 (45%) Last quarter at 12:28 pmLast quarter at 12:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 45% illuminated |
12:47:32 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:03:07 am | 6:30:20 am | +1m 3s | 5:04:12 pm | -1m 4s | 5:31:24 pm | 10h 33m 52s | -2m 6s | 11:47:30 am | 37.42° | 5:32:07 am | 6:02:23 pm | 5:01:32 am | 6:32:57 pm | 13h 27m 10s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:47:30 pm | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:04:07 am | 6:31:22 am | +1m 2s | 5:03:10 pm | -1m 2s | 5:30:25 pm | 10h 31m 48s | -2m 5s | 11:47:30 am | 37.11° | 5:33:04 am | 6:01:27 pm | 5:02:27 am | 6:32:02 pm | 13h 29m 15s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:47:31 pm | 15.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:05:06 am | 6:32:25 am | +1m 3s | 5:02:09 pm | -1m 1s | 5:29:27 pm | 10h 29m 44s | -2m 4s | 11:47:31 am | 36.80° | 5:34:01 am | 6:00:32 pm | 5:03:22 am | 6:31:09 pm | 13h 31m 19s | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:47:32 pm | 15.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:06:06 am | 6:33:28 am | +1m 3s | 5:01:10 pm | -59s | 5:28:31 pm | 10h 27m 42s | -2m 2s | 11:47:32 am | 36.50° | 5:34:57 am | 5:59:39 pm | 5:04:17 am | 6:30:18 pm | 13h 33m 21s | 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:47:34 pm | 15.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:07:06 am | 6:34:31 am | +1m 3s | 5:00:12 pm | -58s | 5:27:37 pm | 10h 25m 41s | -2m 1s | 11:47:35 am | 36.20° | 5:35:54 am | 5:58:48 pm | 5:05:12 am | 6:29:29 pm | 13h 35m 23s | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:47:37 pm | 16.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:08:06 am | 6:35:35 am | +1m 4s | 4:59:16 pm | -56s | 5:26:44 pm | 10h 23m 41s | -2m 0s | 11:47:38 am | 35.90° | 5:36:51 am | 5:57:58 pm | 5:06:07 am | 6:28:41 pm | 13h 37m 22s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:47:40 pm | 16.5° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:09:06 am | 6:36:38 am | +1m 3s | 4:58:21 pm | -55s | 5:25:53 pm | 10h 21m 43s | -1m 58s | 11:47:42 am | 35.62° | 5:37:48 am | 5:57:10 pm | 5:07:02 am | 6:27:55 pm | 13h 39m 21s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 11:02 pmNew moon at 11:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
11:47:45 pm | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:10:06 am | 6:37:42 am | +1m 4s | 4:57:28 pm | -53s | 5:25:04 pm | 10h 19m 46s | -1m 57s | 11:47:47 am | 35.33° | 5:38:45 am | 5:56:23 pm | 5:07:57 am | 6:27:11 pm | 13h 41m 18s | 🌒 (1%)Waxing Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:47:50 pm | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:11:06 am | 6:38:46 am | +1m 4s | 4:56:36 pm | -52s | 5:24:16 pm | 10h 17m 50s | -1m 55s | 11:47:53 am | 35.05° | 5:39:42 am | 5:55:39 pm | 5:08:52 am | 6:26:28 pm | 13h 43m 14s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:47:57 pm | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:12:06 am | 6:39:50 am | +1m 4s | 4:55:46 pm | -50s | 5:23:30 pm | 10h 15m 56s | -1m 54s | 11:48:00 am | 34.77° | 5:40:39 am | 5:54:55 pm | 5:09:47 am | 6:25:47 pm | 13h 45m 8s | 🌒 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:48:04 pm | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:13:06 am | 6:40:54 am | +1m 4s | 4:54:58 pm | -48s | 5:22:45 pm | 10h 14m 4s | -1m 52s | 11:48:08 am | 34.50° | 5:41:37 am | 5:54:14 pm | 5:10:42 am | 6:25:08 pm | 13h 47m 0s | 🌒 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:48:12 pm | 17.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:14:07 am | 6:41:58 am | +1m 4s | 4:54:12 pm | -46s | 5:22:02 pm | 10h 12m 14s | -1m 50s | 11:48:16 am | 34.24° | 5:42:34 am | 5:53:35 pm | 5:11:37 am | 6:24:31 pm | 13h 48m 50s | 🌒 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:48:21 pm | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:15:07 am | 6:43:02 am | +1m 4s | 4:53:27 pm | -45s | 5:21:21 pm | 10h 10m 25s | -1m 49s | 11:48:26 am | 33.98° | 5:43:31 am | 5:52:57 pm | 5:12:31 am | 6:23:55 pm | 13h 50m 38s | 🌒 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:48:31 pm | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:16:07 am | 6:44:05 am | +1m 3s | 4:52:44 pm | -43s | 5:20:42 pm | 10h 8m 39s | -1m 47s | 11:48:36 am | 33.72° | 5:44:28 am | 5:52:21 pm | 5:13:26 am | 6:23:21 pm | 13h 52m 25s | 🌒 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:48:42 pm | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:17:07 am | 6:45:09 am | +1m 4s | 4:52:03 pm | -41s | 5:20:05 pm | 10h 6m 54s | -1m 45s | 11:48:47 am | 33.48° | 5:45:25 am | 5:51:46 pm | 5:14:21 am | 6:22:50 pm | 13h 54m 10s | 🌒 (49%)Waxing Crescent: 49% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:48:53 pm | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:18:07 am | 6:46:13 am | +1m 4s | 4:51:24 pm | -39s | 5:19:29 pm | 10h 5m 11s | -1m 43s | 11:48:59 am | 33.23° | 5:46:21 am | 5:51:14 pm | 5:15:15 am | 6:22:19 pm | 13h 55m 52s | 🌓 (58%) First quarter at 3:47 amFirst quarter at 3:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
11:49:06 pm | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:19:07 am | 6:47:16 am | +1m 3s | 4:50:46 pm | -38s | 5:18:55 pm | 10h 3m 30s | -1m 41s | 11:49:12 am | 32.99° | 5:47:18 am | 5:50:43 pm | 5:16:10 am | 6:21:51 pm | 13h 57m 33s | 🌔 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:49:19 pm | 19.4° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:20:06 am | 6:48:19 am | +1m 3s | 4:50:11 pm | -35s | 5:18:23 pm | 10h 1m 52s | -1m 39s | 11:49:25 am | 32.76° | 5:48:15 am | 5:50:15 pm | 5:17:04 am | 6:21:25 pm | 13h 59m 11s | 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:49:33 pm | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:21:06 am | 6:49:22 am | +1m 3s | 4:49:37 pm | -34s | 5:17:53 pm | 10h 0m 15s | -1m 37s | 11:49:40 am | 32.54° | 5:49:11 am | 5:49:48 pm | 5:17:58 am | 6:21:00 pm | 14h 0m 48s | 🌔 (86%)Waxing Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:49:48 pm | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:22:05 am | 6:50:25 am | +1m 3s | 4:49:05 pm | -32s | 5:17:25 pm | 9h 58m 40s | -1m 34s | 11:49:55 am | 32.32° | 5:50:07 am | 5:49:23 pm | 5:18:52 am | 6:20:37 pm | 14h 2m 22s | 🌔 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:50:03 pm | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:23:04 am | 6:51:27 am | +1m 2s | 4:48:36 pm | -29s | 5:16:59 pm | 9h 57m 9s | -1m 32s | 11:50:11 am | 32.10° | 5:51:03 am | 5:48:59 pm | 5:19:45 am | 6:20:16 pm | 14h 3m 53s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:50:20 pm | 20.3° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:24:02 am | 6:52:29 am | +1m 2s | 4:48:08 pm | -28s | 5:16:34 pm | 9h 55m 39s | -1m 30s | 11:50:28 am | 31.90° | 5:51:58 am | 5:48:38 pm | 5:20:39 am | 6:19:57 pm | 14h 5m 23s | 🌔 (99.6%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:50:37 pm | 20.5° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:25:00 am | 6:53:31 am | +1m 2s | 4:47:42 pm | -26s | 5:16:12 pm | 9h 54m 11s | -1m 27s | 11:50:45 am | 31.69° | 5:52:53 am | 5:48:19 pm | 5:21:32 am | 6:19:40 pm | 14h 6m 50s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:53 amFull moon at 6:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:50:54 pm | 20.7° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:25:58 am | 6:54:32 am | +1m 1s | 4:47:18 pm | -24s | 5:15:52 pm | 9h 52m 46s | -1m 25s | 11:51:03 am | 31.50° | 5:53:48 am | 5:48:01 pm | 5:22:24 am | 6:19:25 pm | 14h 8m 14s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:13 pm | 20.9° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:26:55 am | 6:55:32 am | +1m 0s | 4:46:56 pm | -22s | 5:15:33 pm | 9h 51m 24s | -1m 22s | 11:51:23 am | 31.31° | 5:54:42 am | 5:47:46 pm | 5:23:16 am | 6:19:11 pm | 14h 9m 36s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:33 pm | 21.1° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:27:52 am | 6:56:32 am | +1m 0s | 4:46:37 pm | -19s | 5:15:16 pm | 9h 50m 5s | -1m 20s | 11:51:42 am | 31.13° | 5:55:36 am | 5:47:32 pm | 5:24:08 am | 6:19:00 pm | 14h 10m 54s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:53 pm | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:28:48 am | 6:57:31 am | +59s | 4:46:19 pm | -18s | 5:15:02 pm | 9h 48m 48s | -1m 17s | 11:52:03 am | 30.95° | 5:56:30 am | 5:47:20 pm | 5:24:59 am | 6:18:50 pm | 14h 12m 11s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:14 pm | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:29:44 am | 6:58:30 am | +59s | 4:46:03 pm | -16s | 5:14:49 pm | 9h 47m 33s | -1m 14s | 11:52:24 am | 30.78° | 5:57:22 am | 5:47:10 pm | 5:25:50 am | 6:18:42 pm | 14h 13m 25s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:35 pm | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:30:39 am | 6:59:28 am | +58s | 4:45:50 pm | -13s | 5:14:39 pm | 9h 46m 22s | -1m 11s | 11:52:46 am | 30.62° | 5:58:15 am | 5:47:02 pm | 5:26:41 am | 6:18:36 pm | 14h 14m 35s | 🌗 (49%) Last quarter at 10:08 pmLast quarter at 10:08 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 49% illuminated |
11:52:57 pm | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Modesto, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Modesto, 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 Modesto, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Modesto, CA
In Modesto, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:41 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:28 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:45 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:29 pm.
Modesto, CA gets 5h 12m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 46m versus 9h 33m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Modesto, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Modesto. 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 Modesto.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 28.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.7° (around Jun 21) in Modesto. 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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