Sunrise and sunset times in Palmdale, CA
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Today
October 18, 2026. Current time: 4:19:23 pm
Night ends at 5:37 am5:36:42 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 6:35 am6:35:12 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: 7:00:40 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: 6:13:55 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 6:39 pm6:39:22 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:38 pm7:37:48 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: 21.25° · Azimuth: 240.5° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 13 minutes
1 hour, 54 minutes left for today's sunset in Palmdale
Moonrise: 2:14 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 5:37 am5:37:28 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 6:36 am6:36:00 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: 7:01:30 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: 6:12:42 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 6:38 pm6:38:11 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:37 pm7:36:40 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: 11 hours, 11 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Palmdale
Moonset: 12:20 am Moonrise: 2:47 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (65%)
- Palmdale, California
- Latitude: 34.579433 (North)
- Longitude: -118.116463 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Palmdale, 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, 50 minutes.Longest day in Palmdale, 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, 28 minutes.
October 2026 - Palmdale, 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 Palmdale.
All times are in Palmdale's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 1 minute over the course of October 2026 in Palmdale, CA - from 11 hours, 49 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 47 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.6:22:08 am | 6:47:16 am | +45s | 6:36:17 pm | -1m 23s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:01:23 pm | 11h 49m 1s | -2m 8s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:42:02 pm | 51.99° | 5:52:56 am | 7:30:31 pm | 5:23:35 am | 7:59:49 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 11m 43s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:12 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:22:52 am | 6:48:00 am | +44s | 6:34:54 pm | -1m 23s | 7:00:00 pm | 11h 46m 54s | -2m 8s | 12:41:43 pm | 51.60° | 5:53:41 am | 7:29:08 pm | 5:24:21 am | 7:58:24 pm | 12h 13m 52s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:53 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:23:37 am | 6:48:46 am | +46s | 6:33:31 pm | -1m 23s | 6:58:38 pm | 11h 44m 45s | -2m 8s | 12:41:24 pm | 51.22° | 5:54:26 am | 7:27:46 pm | 5:25:08 am | 7:57:00 pm | 12h 16m 0s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:41:34 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:24:22 am | 6:49:31 am | +45s | 6:32:08 pm | -1m 23s | 6:57:16 pm | 11h 42m 37s | -2m 8s | 12:41:05 pm | 50.83° | 5:55:11 am | 7:26:24 pm | 5:25:54 am | 7:55:37 pm | 12h 18m 9s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:14 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:25:07 am | 6:50:17 am | +46s | 6:30:46 pm | -1m 22s | 6:55:55 pm | 11h 40m 29s | -2m 8s | 12:40:47 pm | 50.45° | 5:55:56 am | 7:25:02 pm | 5:26:41 am | 7:54:15 pm | 12h 20m 17s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:56 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:25:52 am | 6:51:03 am | +46s | 6:29:25 pm | -1m 21s | 6:54:34 pm | 11h 38m 22s | -2m 8s | 12:40:29 pm | 50.07° | 5:56:42 am | 7:23:42 pm | 5:27:27 am | 7:52:53 pm | 12h 22m 24s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:38 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:26:37 am | 6:51:49 am | +46s | 6:28:04 pm | -1m 21s | 6:53:14 pm | 11h 36m 15s | -2m 7s | 12:40:12 pm | 49.68° | 5:57:27 am | 7:22:22 pm | 5:28:13 am | 7:51:32 pm | 12h 24m 32s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:21 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:27:23 am | 6:52:36 am | +47s | 6:26:43 pm | -1m 21s | 6:51:55 pm | 11h 34m 7s | -2m 7s | 12:39:55 pm | 49.30° | 5:58:12 am | 7:21:03 pm | 5:28:59 am | 7:50:13 pm | 12h 26m 40s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:04 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:28:09 am | 6:53:23 am | +47s | 6:25:23 pm | -1m 20s | 6:50:36 pm | 11h 32m 0s | -2m 7s | 12:39:38 pm | 48.92° | 5:58:58 am | 7:19:44 pm | 5:29:46 am | 7:48:54 pm | 12h 28m 47s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:46 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:28:55 am | 6:54:10 am | +47s | 6:24:04 pm | -1m 19s | 6:49:18 pm | 11h 29m 54s | -2m 7s | 12:39:22 pm | 48.54° | 5:59:43 am | 7:18:27 pm | 5:30:32 am | 7:47:36 pm | 12h 30m 53s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:39:30 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:29:41 am | 6:54:57 am | +47s | 6:22:45 pm | -1m 19s | 6:48:00 pm | 11h 27m 48s | -2m 6s | 12:39:06 pm | 48.17° | 6:00:29 am | 7:17:10 pm | 5:31:18 am | 7:46:19 pm | 12h 33m 0s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:14 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:30:27 am | 6:55:45 am | +48s | 6:21:27 pm | -1m 18s | 6:46:44 pm | 11h 25m 42s | -2m 6s | 12:38:51 pm | 47.79° | 6:01:15 am | 7:15:54 pm | 5:32:04 am | 7:45:02 pm | 12h 35m 6s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:58 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:31:14 am | 6:56:33 am | +48s | 6:20:10 pm | -1m 17s | 6:45:28 pm | 11h 23m 37s | -2m 6s | 12:38:37 pm | 47.42° | 6:02:01 am | 7:14:39 pm | 5:32:50 am | 7:43:47 pm | 12h 37m 12s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:44 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:32:01 am | 6:57:22 am | +49s | 6:18:53 pm | -1m 17s | 6:44:13 pm | 11h 21m 31s | -2m 5s | 12:38:23 pm | 47.05° | 6:02:47 am | 7:13:25 pm | 5:33:36 am | 7:42:33 pm | 12h 39m 18s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:30 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:32:48 am | 6:58:11 am | +49s | 6:17:38 pm | -1m 15s | 6:42:59 pm | 11h 19m 27s | -2m 5s | 12:38:09 pm | 46.68° | 6:03:33 am | 7:12:12 pm | 5:34:23 am | 7:41:20 pm | 12h 41m 22s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:16 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:33:36 am | 6:59:00 am | +49s | 6:16:23 pm | -1m 15s | 6:41:46 pm | 11h 17m 23s | -2m 4s | 12:37:56 pm | 46.31° | 6:04:19 am | 7:11:00 pm | 5:35:09 am | 7:40:08 pm | 12h 43m 27s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:02 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:34:24 am | 6:59:50 am | +50s | 6:15:08 pm | -1m 15s | 6:40:33 pm | 11h 15m 18s | -2m 4s | 12:37:44 pm | 45.95° | 6:05:06 am | 7:09:49 pm | 5:35:55 am | 7:38:58 pm | 12h 45m 32s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:50 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:35:12 am | 7:00:40 am | +50s | 6:13:55 pm | -1m 13s | 6:39:22 pm | 11h 13m 15s | -2m 3s | 12:37:32 pm | 45.58° | 6:05:53 am | 7:08:39 pm | 5:36:42 am | 7:37:48 pm | 12h 47m 35s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:37:38 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:36:00 am | 7:01:30 am | +50s | 6:12:42 pm | -1m 13s | 6:38:11 pm | 11h 11m 12s | -2m 3s | 12:37:21 pm | 45.22° | 6:06:40 am | 7:07:30 pm | 5:37:28 am | 7:36:40 pm | 12h 49m 39s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:27 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:36:49 am | 7:02:21 am | +51s | 6:11:31 pm | -1m 11s | 6:37:02 pm | 11h 9m 10s | -2m 2s | 12:37:10 pm | 44.86° | 6:07:27 am | 7:06:22 pm | 5:38:15 am | 7:35:32 pm | 12h 51m 41s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:15 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:37:38 am | 7:03:12 am | +51s | 6:10:20 pm | -1m 11s | 6:35:54 pm | 11h 7m 8s | -2m 2s | 12:37:00 pm | 44.51° | 6:08:14 am | 7:05:16 pm | 5:39:02 am | 7:34:26 pm | 12h 53m 44s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:05 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:38:27 am | 7:04:04 am | +52s | 6:09:10 pm | -1m 10s | 6:34:46 pm | 11h 5m 6s | -2m 1s | 12:36:51 pm | 44.15° | 6:09:02 am | 7:04:10 pm | 5:39:48 am | 7:33:21 pm | 12h 55m 45s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:56 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:39:16 am | 7:04:55 am | +51s | 6:08:02 pm | -1m 8s | 6:33:40 pm | 11h 3m 7s | -2m 1s | 12:36:42 pm | 43.80° | 6:09:49 am | 7:03:05 pm | 5:40:35 am | 7:32:18 pm | 12h 57m 46s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:46 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:40:06 am | 7:05:48 am | +53s | 6:06:54 pm | -1m 8s | 6:32:35 pm | 11h 1m 6s | -2m 0s | 12:36:35 pm | 43.46° | 6:10:37 am | 7:02:02 pm | 5:41:22 am | 7:31:16 pm | 12h 59m 46s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:39 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:40:56 am | 7:06:40 am | +52s | 6:05:48 pm | -1m 6s | 6:31:31 pm | 10h 59m 8s | -1m 59s | 12:36:28 pm | 43.11° | 6:11:26 am | 7:01:00 pm | 5:42:10 am | 7:30:15 pm | 13h 1m 45s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:36:32 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:41:47 am | 7:07:33 am | +53s | 6:04:42 pm | -1m 6s | 6:30:28 pm | 10h 57m 9s | -1m 58s | 12:36:21 pm | 42.77° | 6:12:14 am | 6:59:59 pm | 5:42:57 am | 7:29:15 pm | 13h 3m 45s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:24 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:42:38 am | 7:08:27 am | +54s | 6:03:38 pm | -1m 4s | 6:29:26 pm | 10h 55m 11s | -1m 58s | 12:36:16 pm | 42.43° | 6:13:03 am | 6:59:00 pm | 5:43:44 am | 7:28:17 pm | 13h 5m 42s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:19 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:43:29 am | 7:09:20 am | +53s | 6:02:35 pm | -1m 3s | 6:28:26 pm | 10h 53m 15s | -1m 57s | 12:36:11 pm | 42.10° | 6:13:52 am | 6:58:02 pm | 5:44:32 am | 7:27:20 pm | 13h 7m 39s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:13 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:44:20 am | 7:10:14 am | +54s | 6:01:33 pm | -1m 2s | 6:27:27 pm | 10h 51m 19s | -1m 56s | 12:36:07 pm | 41.77° | 6:14:41 am | 6:57:05 pm | 5:45:20 am | 7:26:25 pm | 13h 9m 36s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:09 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:45:12 am | 7:11:09 am | +55s | 6:00:32 pm | -1m 1s | 6:26:29 pm | 10h 49m 23s | -1m 55s | 12:36:04 pm | 41.44° | 6:15:30 am | 6:56:09 pm | 5:46:08 am | 7:25:31 pm | 13h 11m 32s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:06 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:46:03 am | 7:12:04 am | +55s | 5:59:33 pm | -59s | 6:25:32 pm | 10h 47m 29s | -1m 54s | 12:36:01 pm | 41.12° | 6:16:20 am | 6:55:15 pm | 5:46:56 am | 7:24:38 pm | 13h 13m 26s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:02 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Palmdale, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Palmdale, 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 Palmdale, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Palmdale, CA
In Palmdale, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:39 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:12 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 4:41 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:09 pm.
Palmdale, CA gets 4h 38m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 28m versus 9h 50m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Palmdale, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Palmdale. 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 Palmdale.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 31.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 78.8° (around Jun 21) in Palmdale. 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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