Sunrise and sunset times in Palo Alto, CA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Palo Alto, CA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 8, 2026 . Current time: 5:33:37 am
First light at 6:18:44 am
Sunrise time: 6:43:48 am
Sunset time: 7:28:27 pm
Last light at 7:53:30 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 44 minutes
13 hours, 54 minutes left for today's sunset in Palo Alto
Moon rose on Sep 8 at 3:52 AM
Moon will set on Sep 8 at 6:14 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (9%)🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 8:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 9:50 AMTomorrow
September 9, 2026
First light at 6:19:36 am
Sunrise time: 6:44:37 am
Sunset time: 7:26:55 pm
Last light at 7:51:56 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 42 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Palo Alto
Moon will rise on Sep 9 at 5:05 AM Moon will set on Sep 9 at 6:43 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (1%)
- Palo Alto, California
- Latitude: 37.441883 (North)
- Longitude: -122.143021 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Time PDT
Shortest day in Palo Alto, CA
The shortest day of the year will be in 4 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 37 minutes.Longest day in Palo Alto, CA
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 18 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 47 minutes.
September 2026 - Palo Alto, 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 September in Palo Alto.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 8 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Palo Alto, CA - from 13 hours, 0 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 52 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:12:39 am | 6:38:00 am | 7:38:56 pm | 8:04:16 pm | 13h 0m 56s | 13h 0m 56s | 1:08:28 pm | 60.6° | 5:40:57 am | 8:35:58 pm | 5:08:08 am | 9:08:47 pm | 10h 59m 54s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:13:31 am | 6:38:50 am | 7:37:27 pm | 8:02:45 pm | 12h 58m 37s | -2m -19s | 1:08:08 pm | 60.2° | 5:41:54 am | 8:34:22 pm | 5:09:13 am | 9:07:04 pm | 11h 2m 12s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:14:24 am | 6:39:39 am | 7:35:58 pm | 8:01:13 pm | 12h 56m 19s | -2m -18s | 1:07:49 pm | 59.9° | 5:42:52 am | 8:32:46 pm | 5:10:17 am | 9:05:20 pm | 11h 4m 31s | 🌖 (62%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:15:16 am | 6:40:29 am | 7:34:28 pm | 7:59:41 pm | 12h 53m 59s | -2m -20s | 1:07:29 pm | 59.5° | 5:43:49 am | 8:31:09 pm | 5:11:21 am | 9:03:36 pm | 11h 6m 51s | 🌗 (51%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:16:09 am | 6:41:19 am | 7:32:59 pm | 7:58:09 pm | 12h 51m 40s | -2m -19s | 1:07:09 pm | 59.1° | 5:44:46 am | 8:29:32 pm | 5:12:25 am | 9:01:53 pm | 11h 9m 9s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:17:01 am | 6:42:08 am | 7:31:28 pm | 7:56:36 pm | 12h 49m 20s | -2m -20s | 1:06:48 pm | 58.8° | 5:45:42 am | 8:27:55 pm | 5:13:28 am | 9:00:09 pm | 11h 11m 30s | 🌘 (28%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:17:53 am | 6:42:58 am | 7:29:58 pm | 7:55:03 pm | 12h 47m 0s | -2m -20s | 1:06:28 pm | 58.4° | 5:46:38 am | 8:26:17 pm | 5:14:30 am | 8:58:25 pm | 11h 13m 50s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:18:44 am | 6:43:48 am | 7:28:27 pm | 7:53:30 pm | 12h 44m 39s | -2m -21s | 1:06:07 pm | 58° | 5:47:34 am | 8:24:40 pm | 5:15:33 am | 8:56:42 pm | 11h 16m 10s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:19:36 am | 6:44:37 am | 7:26:55 pm | 7:51:56 pm | 12h 42m 18s | -2m -21s | 1:05:46 pm | 57.6° | 5:48:30 am | 8:23:03 pm | 5:16:34 am | 8:54:58 pm | 11h 18m 32s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:20:28 am | 6:45:27 am | 7:25:24 pm | 7:50:23 pm | 12h 39m 57s | -2m -21s | 1:05:25 pm | 57.2° | 5:49:25 am | 8:21:25 pm | 5:17:35 am | 8:53:15 pm | 11h 20m 53s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:21:19 am | 6:46:17 am | 7:23:52 pm | 7:48:49 pm | 12h 37m 35s | -2m -22s | 1:05:04 pm | 56.9° | 5:50:21 am | 8:19:48 pm | 5:18:36 am | 8:51:32 pm | 11h 23m 14s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:22:11 am | 6:47:06 am | 7:22:20 pm | 7:47:15 pm | 12h 35m 14s | -2m -21s | 1:04:43 pm | 56.5° | 5:51:15 am | 8:18:10 pm | 5:19:37 am | 8:49:49 pm | 11h 25m 36s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:23:02 am | 6:47:56 am | 7:20:47 pm | 7:45:41 pm | 12h 32m 51s | -2m -23s | 1:04:22 pm | 56.1° | 5:52:10 am | 8:16:33 pm | 5:20:37 am | 8:48:07 pm | 11h 27m 58s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:23:53 am | 6:48:45 am | 7:19:15 pm | 7:44:07 pm | 12h 30m 30s | -2m -21s | 1:04:00 pm | 55.7° | 5:53:05 am | 8:14:56 pm | 5:21:36 am | 8:46:24 pm | 11h 30m 20s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:24:44 am | 6:49:35 am | 7:17:42 pm | 7:42:33 pm | 12h 28m 7s | -2m -23s | 1:03:39 pm | 55.3° | 5:53:59 am | 8:13:19 pm | 5:22:35 am | 8:44:42 pm | 11h 32m 43s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:25:36 am | 6:50:25 am | 7:16:10 pm | 7:40:59 pm | 12h 25m 45s | -2m -22s | 1:03:17 pm | 55° | 5:54:53 am | 8:11:42 pm | 5:23:34 am | 8:43:01 pm | 11h 35m 5s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:26:27 am | 6:51:15 am | 7:14:37 pm | 7:39:25 pm | 12h 23m 22s | -2m -23s | 1:02:56 pm | 54.6° | 5:55:47 am | 8:10:05 pm | 5:24:32 am | 8:41:19 pm | 11h 37m 28s | 🌒 (35%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:27:18 am | 6:52:05 am | 7:13:04 pm | 7:37:51 pm | 12h 20m 59s | -2m -23s | 1:02:34 pm | 54.2° | 5:56:41 am | 8:08:28 pm | 5:25:30 am | 8:39:39 pm | 11h 39m 51s | 🌓 (45%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:28:09 am | 6:52:55 am | 7:11:32 pm | 7:36:17 pm | 12h 18m 37s | -2m -22s | 1:02:13 pm | 53.8° | 5:57:34 am | 8:06:52 pm | 5:26:28 am | 8:37:58 pm | 11h 42m 13s | 🌓 (54%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:29:00 am | 6:53:45 am | 7:09:59 pm | 7:34:44 pm | 12h 16m 14s | -2m -23s | 1:01:52 pm | 53.4° | 5:58:27 am | 8:05:16 pm | 5:27:25 am | 8:36:18 pm | 11h 44m 36s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:29:51 am | 6:54:35 am | 7:08:26 pm | 7:33:10 pm | 12h 13m 51s | -2m -23s | 1:01:30 pm | 53° | 5:59:21 am | 8:03:40 pm | 5:28:23 am | 8:34:38 pm | 11h 46m 59s | 🌔 (72%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:30:42 am | 6:55:25 am | 7:06:53 pm | 7:31:37 pm | 12h 11m 28s | -2m -23s | 1:01:09 pm | 52.6° | 6:00:14 am | 8:02:05 pm | 5:29:19 am | 8:32:59 pm | 11h 49m 23s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:31:33 am | 6:56:16 am | 7:05:21 pm | 7:30:04 pm | 12h 9m 5s | -2m -23s | 1:00:48 pm | 52.2° | 6:01:07 am | 8:00:30 pm | 5:30:16 am | 8:31:21 pm | 11h 51m 45s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:32:24 am | 6:57:06 am | 7:03:48 pm | 7:28:31 pm | 12h 6m 42s | -2m -23s | 1:00:27 pm | 51.8° | 6:02:00 am | 7:58:55 pm | 5:31:12 am | 8:29:43 pm | 11h 54m 9s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:33:15 am | 6:57:57 am | 7:02:16 pm | 7:26:58 pm | 12h 4m 19s | -2m -23s | 1:00:07 pm | 51.5° | 6:02:52 am | 7:57:21 pm | 5:32:08 am | 8:28:05 pm | 11h 56m 32s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:34:06 am | 6:58:48 am | 7:00:44 pm | 7:25:26 pm | 12h 1m 56s | -2m -23s | 12:59:46 pm | 51.1° | 6:03:45 am | 7:55:47 pm | 5:33:03 am | 8:26:29 pm | 11h 58m 55s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:34:57 am | 6:59:39 am | 6:59:12 pm | 7:23:54 pm | 11h 59m 33s | -2m -23s | 12:59:26 pm | 50.7° | 6:04:38 am | 7:54:14 pm | 5:33:59 am | 8:24:52 pm | 12h 1m 18s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:35:49 am | 7:00:30 am | 6:57:40 pm | 7:22:22 pm | 11h 57m 10s | -2m -23s | 12:59:05 pm | 50.3° | 6:05:30 am | 7:52:41 pm | 5:34:54 am | 8:23:17 pm | 12h 3m 42s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:36:40 am | 7:01:22 am | 6:56:09 pm | 7:20:51 pm | 11h 54m 47s | -2m -23s | 12:58:45 pm | 49.9° | 6:06:23 am | 7:51:08 pm | 5:35:49 am | 8:21:42 pm | 12h 6m 5s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:37:32 am | 7:02:14 am | 6:54:38 pm | 7:19:20 pm | 11h 52m 24s | -2m -23s | 12:58:26 pm | 49.5° | 6:07:15 am | 7:49:37 pm | 5:36:44 am | 8:20:08 pm | 12h 8m 28s | 🌖 (84%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Palo Alto, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, CA.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Palo Alto, CA
In Palo Alto, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:45 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:31 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:51 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:35 pm.
Palo Alto, CA gets 5h 10m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 47m versus 9h 37m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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