Sunrise and sunset times in Palo Alto, CA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Palo Alto, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 7, 2026. Current time: 6:53:00 pm
Night ends at 5:11 am5:10:34 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: 6:39:48 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: 5:04:13 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 5:32 pm5:31:37 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:33 pm6:33:24 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.
Palo Alto Tides
High 11:57 pm 6.3 ftLow 6:01 am 1.5 ftPalo Alto Yacht Harbor
| Low tide | 5:23 am | 1.2 ft | 0.37 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 10:37 am | 8.3 ft | 2.54 m |
| Low tide | 6:25 pm | -0.1 ft | -0.04 m |
| High tide | 11:57 pm | 6.3 ft | 1.93 m |
| Low tide | 6:01 am | 1.5 ft | 0.47 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 11:05 am | 8.4 ft | 2.55 m |
| Low tide | 7:02 pm | -0.3 ft | -0.09 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9414525, Palo Alto Yacht Harbor (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
Now · Sun altitude: -21.86° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 265.46° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 24 minutes
Sunset in Palo Alto was 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Moon rose on Nov 7 at 5:11 am
Moon set on Nov 7 at 3:56 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 5:11 am5:11:29 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 6:13 am6:13:23 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: 6:40:51 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: 5:03:18 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 5:31 pm5:30:46 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:33 pm6:32:38 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 Palo Alto
Moon will rise on Nov 8 at 6:15 am Moon will set on Nov 8 at 4:26 pmMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
- Palo Alto, California
- Latitude: 37.441883 (North)
- Longitude: -122.143021 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, 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.
November 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 November in Palo Alto.
All times are in Palo Alto'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 Palo Alto, CA - from 10 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 9 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. | 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.6:06:29 am | 6:33:33 am | +1m 1son the clock: -58m 59s | 5:10:10 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.5:37:14 pm | 10h 36m 37s | -2m 6s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:52:06 am | 37.93° | 5:35:37 am | 6:08:05 pm | 5:05:08 am | 6:38:33 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 24m 25s | 🌗 (45%) Last quarter at 12:28 pmLast quarter at 12:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 45% illuminated |
12:52:07 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:07:28 am | 6:34:35 am | +1m 2s | 5:09:07 pm | -1m 3s | 5:36:14 pm | 10h 34m 32s | -2m 5s | 11:52:05 am | 37.62° | 5:36:33 am | 6:07:08 pm | 5:06:02 am | 6:37:37 pm | 13h 26m 30s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:05 pm | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:08:26 am | 6:35:37 am | +1m 2s | 5:08:05 pm | -1m 2s | 5:35:15 pm | 10h 32m 28s | -2m 4s | 11:52:05 am | 37.31° | 5:37:29 am | 6:06:12 pm | 5:06:56 am | 6:36:43 pm | 13h 28m 35s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:06 pm | 15.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:09:26 am | 6:36:40 am | +1m 3s | 5:07:05 pm | -1m 0s | 5:34:18 pm | 10h 30m 25s | -2m 3s | 11:52:06 am | 37.00° | 5:38:25 am | 6:05:18 pm | 5:07:51 am | 6:35:51 pm | 13h 30m 37s | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:07 pm | 15.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:10:25 am | 6:37:42 am | +1m 2s | 5:06:06 pm | -59s | 5:33:23 pm | 10h 28m 24s | -2m 2s | 11:52:07 am | 36.69° | 5:39:21 am | 6:04:26 pm | 5:08:45 am | 6:35:00 pm | 13h 32m 39s | 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:09 pm | 15.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:11:24 am | 6:38:45 am | +1m 3s | 5:05:08 pm | -58s | 5:32:29 pm | 10h 26m 23s | -2m 0s | 11:52:10 am | 36.40° | 5:40:18 am | 6:03:35 pm | 5:09:40 am | 6:34:11 pm | 13h 34m 40s | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:12 pm | 16.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:12:24 am | 6:39:48 am | +1m 3s | 5:04:13 pm | -55s | 5:31:37 pm | 10h 24m 25s | -1m 59s | 11:52:13 am | 36.10° | 5:41:14 am | 6:02:45 pm | 5:10:34 am | 6:33:24 pm | 13h 36m 38s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:15 pm | 16.5° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:13:23 am | 6:40:51 am | +1m 3s | 5:03:18 pm | -55s | 5:30:46 pm | 10h 22m 27s | -1m 57s | 11:52:17 am | 35.81° | 5:42:11 am | 6:01:57 pm | 5:11:29 am | 6:32:38 pm | 13h 38m 37s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 11:02 pmNew moon at 11:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
11:52:20 pm | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:14:23 am | 6:41:55 am | +1m 4s | 5:02:26 pm | -52s | 5:29:57 pm | 10h 20m 31s | -1m 56s | 11:52:23 am | 35.53° | 5:43:07 am | 6:01:11 pm | 5:12:24 am | 6:31:54 pm | 13h 40m 32s | 🌒 (1%)Waxing Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:26 pm | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:15:23 am | 6:42:58 am | +1m 3s | 5:01:34 pm | -52s | 5:29:09 pm | 10h 18m 36s | -1m 54s | 11:52:28 am | 35.25° | 5:44:04 am | 6:00:27 pm | 5:13:18 am | 6:31:12 pm | 13h 42m 27s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:32 pm | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:16:22 am | 6:44:01 am | +1m 3s | 5:00:45 pm | -49s | 5:28:23 pm | 10h 16m 44s | -1m 53s | 11:52:35 am | 34.97° | 5:45:01 am | 5:59:44 pm | 5:14:13 am | 6:30:31 pm | 13h 44m 20s | 🌒 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:39 pm | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:17:22 am | 6:45:05 am | +1m 4s | 4:59:57 pm | -48s | 5:27:39 pm | 10h 14m 52s | -1m 51s | 11:52:43 am | 34.70° | 5:45:58 am | 5:59:03 pm | 5:15:08 am | 6:29:53 pm | 13h 46m 11s | 🌒 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:47 pm | 17.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:18:22 am | 6:46:08 am | +1m 3s | 4:59:11 pm | -46s | 5:26:57 pm | 10h 13m 3s | -1m 50s | 11:52:51 am | 34.44° | 5:46:54 am | 5:58:24 pm | 5:16:02 am | 6:29:16 pm | 13h 48m 1s | 🌒 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:56 pm | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:19:22 am | 6:47:12 am | +1m 4s | 4:58:27 pm | -44s | 5:26:16 pm | 10h 11m 15s | -1m 48s | 11:53:01 am | 34.18° | 5:47:51 am | 5:57:47 pm | 5:16:57 am | 6:28:40 pm | 13h 49m 48s | 🌒 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:06 pm | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:20:22 am | 6:48:15 am | +1m 3s | 4:57:44 pm | -43s | 5:25:38 pm | 10h 9m 29s | -1m 46s | 11:53:11 am | 33.92° | 5:48:48 am | 5:57:11 pm | 5:17:51 am | 6:28:07 pm | 13h 51m 35s | 🌒 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:17 pm | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:21:22 am | 6:49:19 am | +1m 4s | 4:57:04 pm | -40s | 5:25:00 pm | 10h 7m 45s | -1m 44s | 11:53:22 am | 33.67° | 5:49:44 am | 5:56:37 pm | 5:18:45 am | 6:27:35 pm | 13h 53m 18s | 🌒 (49%)Waxing Crescent: 49% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:28 pm | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:22:21 am | 6:50:22 am | +1m 3s | 4:56:25 pm | -39s | 5:24:25 pm | 10h 6m 3s | -1m 42s | 11:53:34 am | 33.43° | 5:50:41 am | 5:56:05 pm | 5:19:40 am | 6:27:06 pm | 13h 55m 0s | 🌓 (58%) First quarter at 3:47 amFirst quarter at 3:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
11:53:41 pm | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:23:21 am | 6:51:25 am | +1m 3s | 4:55:48 pm | -37s | 5:23:52 pm | 10h 4m 23s | -1m 40s | 11:53:47 am | 33.19° | 5:51:37 am | 5:55:35 pm | 5:20:34 am | 6:26:38 pm | 13h 56m 40s | 🌔 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:54 pm | 19.4° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:24:20 am | 6:52:28 am | +1m 3s | 4:55:13 pm | -35s | 5:23:20 pm | 10h 2m 45s | -1m 38s | 11:54:00 am | 32.96° | 5:52:33 am | 5:55:06 pm | 5:21:27 am | 6:26:12 pm | 13h 58m 17s | 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:08 pm | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:25:19 am | 6:53:30 am | +1m 2s | 4:54:39 pm | -34s | 5:22:50 pm | 10h 1m 9s | -1m 36s | 11:54:15 am | 32.73° | 5:53:29 am | 5:54:40 pm | 5:22:21 am | 6:25:47 pm | 13h 59m 53s | 🌔 (86%)Waxing Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:23 pm | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:26:18 am | 6:54:32 am | +1m 2s | 4:54:08 pm | -31s | 5:22:23 pm | 9h 59m 36s | -1m 34s | 11:54:30 am | 32.51° | 5:54:25 am | 5:54:15 pm | 5:23:15 am | 6:25:25 pm | 14h 1m 26s | 🌔 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:38 pm | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:27:16 am | 6:55:34 am | +1m 2s | 4:53:39 pm | -29s | 5:21:57 pm | 9h 58m 5s | -1m 31s | 11:54:46 am | 32.30° | 5:55:20 am | 5:53:52 pm | 5:24:08 am | 6:25:04 pm | 14h 2m 57s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:55 pm | 20.3° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:28:14 am | 6:56:36 am | +1m 2s | 4:53:11 pm | -28s | 5:21:33 pm | 9h 56m 35s | -1m 29s | 11:55:03 am | 32.09° | 5:56:16 am | 5:53:31 pm | 5:25:01 am | 6:24:45 pm | 14h 4m 26s | 🌔 (99.6%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:12 pm | 20.5° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:29:12 am | 6:57:37 am | +1m 1s | 4:52:46 pm | -25s | 5:21:11 pm | 9h 55m 9s | -1m 27s | 11:55:20 am | 31.89° | 5:57:10 am | 5:53:12 pm | 5:25:53 am | 6:24:29 pm | 14h 5m 52s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:53 amFull moon at 6:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:55:30 pm | 20.7° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:30:09 am | 6:58:38 am | +1m 1s | 4:52:22 pm | -24s | 5:20:50 pm | 9h 53m 44s | -1m 24s | 11:55:39 am | 31.70° | 5:58:05 am | 5:52:55 pm | 5:26:46 am | 6:24:14 pm | 14h 7m 16s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:49 pm | 20.9° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:31:06 am | 6:59:38 am | +1m 0s | 4:52:01 pm | -21s | 5:20:32 pm | 9h 52m 23s | -1m 22s | 11:55:58 am | 31.51° | 5:58:59 am | 5:52:40 pm | 5:27:38 am | 6:24:00 pm | 14h 8m 36s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:08 pm | 21.1° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:32:03 am | 7:00:37 am | +59s | 4:51:41 pm | -20s | 5:20:16 pm | 9h 51m 4s | -1m 19s | 11:56:17 am | 31.33° | 5:59:52 am | 5:52:26 pm | 5:28:29 am | 6:23:49 pm | 14h 9m 55s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:28 pm | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:32:59 am | 7:01:36 am | +59s | 4:51:24 pm | -17s | 5:20:02 pm | 9h 49m 48s | -1m 16s | 11:56:38 am | 31.15° | 6:00:46 am | 5:52:15 pm | 5:29:20 am | 6:23:40 pm | 14h 11m 11s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:49 pm | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:33:54 am | 7:02:35 am | +59s | 4:51:09 pm | -15s | 5:19:49 pm | 9h 48m 34s | -1m 14s | 11:56:59 am | 30.98° | 6:01:38 am | 5:52:05 pm | 5:30:11 am | 6:23:32 pm | 14h 12m 23s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:10 pm | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:34:49 am | 7:03:32 am | +57s | 4:50:55 pm | -14s | 5:19:39 pm | 9h 47m 23s | -1m 11s | 11:57:21 am | 30.82° | 6:02:30 am | 5:51:57 pm | 5:31:01 am | 6:23:26 pm | 14h 13m 34s | 🌗 (49%) Last quarter at 10:08 pmLast quarter at 10:08 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 49% illuminated |
11:57:32 pm | 21.7° S |
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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.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Palo Alto, CA
In Palo Alto, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:32 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:50 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:33 pm.
Palo Alto, 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.
Palo Alto, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 29.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.8° (around Jun 18) in Palo Alto. 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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