Sunrise and sunset times in Salinas, CA
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Today
October 18, 2026. Current time: 4:19:23 pm
Night ends at 5:51 am5:50:43 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.·Dawn at 6:51 am6:50:45 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 7:16:55 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: 6:25:56 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).
Dusk at 6:52 pm6:52:04 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:52 pm7:52:03 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: 22.62° · Azimuth: 237.1° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 9 minutes
2 hours, 6 minutes left for today's sunset in Salinas
Moon rose on Oct 18 at 2:34 pm
Moon will set on Oct 19 at 12:29 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 5:52 am5:51:34 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.·Dawn at 6:52 am6:51:39 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 7:17:50 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: 6:24:39 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).
Dusk at 6:51 pm6:50:49 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:51 pm7:50:49 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, 6 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Salinas
Moon will set on Oct 19 at 12:29 am Moon will rise on Oct 19 at 3:06 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (65%)
- Salinas, California
- Latitude: 36.677738 (North)
- Longitude: -121.655502 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Salinas, 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, 39 minutes.Longest day in Salinas, 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, 40 minutes.
October 2026 - Salinas, 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 Salinas.
All times are in Salinas's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 6 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Salinas, CA - from 11 hours, 47 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 41 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.6:36:15 am | 7:02:03 am | +50s | 6:49:45 pm | -1m 29s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:15:31 pm | 11h 47m 42s | -2m 19s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:56:11 pm | 49.89° | 6:06:17 am | 7:45:26 pm | 5:36:05 am | 8:15:33 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 13m 8s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:21 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:37:05 am | 7:02:53 am | +50s | 6:48:17 pm | -1m 28s | 7:14:03 pm | 11h 45m 24s | -2m 19s | 12:55:52 pm | 49.50° | 6:07:07 am | 7:43:58 pm | 5:36:57 am | 8:14:03 pm | 12h 15m 27s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:02 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:37:55 am | 7:03:44 am | +51s | 6:46:49 pm | -1m 28s | 7:12:35 pm | 11h 43m 5s | -2m 18s | 12:55:33 pm | 49.12° | 6:07:57 am | 7:42:30 pm | 5:37:50 am | 8:12:34 pm | 12h 17m 46s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:55:42 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:38:45 am | 7:04:35 am | +51s | 6:45:21 pm | -1m 28s | 7:11:08 pm | 11h 40m 46s | -2m 18s | 12:55:15 pm | 48.73° | 6:08:48 am | 7:41:03 pm | 5:38:42 am | 8:11:05 pm | 12h 20m 4s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:25 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:39:35 am | 7:05:25 am | +50s | 6:43:54 pm | -1m 27s | 7:09:42 pm | 11h 38m 29s | -2m 18s | 12:54:56 pm | 48.35° | 6:09:38 am | 7:39:36 pm | 5:39:34 am | 8:09:37 pm | 12h 22m 23s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:05 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:40:25 am | 7:06:17 am | +52s | 6:42:27 pm | -1m 27s | 7:08:16 pm | 11h 36m 10s | -2m 18s | 12:54:39 pm | 47.96° | 6:10:28 am | 7:38:11 pm | 5:40:25 am | 8:08:10 pm | 12h 24m 41s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:48 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:41:16 am | 7:07:08 am | +51s | 6:41:01 pm | -1m 26s | 7:06:51 pm | 11h 33m 53s | -2m 18s | 12:54:21 pm | 47.58° | 6:11:19 am | 7:36:46 pm | 5:41:17 am | 8:06:44 pm | 12h 26m 59s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:30 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:42:07 am | 7:08:00 am | +52s | 6:39:35 pm | -1m 26s | 7:05:27 pm | 11h 31m 35s | -2m 17s | 12:54:04 pm | 47.20° | 6:12:09 am | 7:35:21 pm | 5:42:09 am | 8:05:19 pm | 12h 29m 17s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:13 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:42:57 am | 7:08:52 am | +52s | 6:38:10 pm | -1m 25s | 7:04:03 pm | 11h 29m 18s | -2m 17s | 12:53:47 pm | 46.82° | 6:13:00 am | 7:33:58 pm | 5:43:00 am | 8:03:54 pm | 12h 31m 34s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:55 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:43:48 am | 7:09:44 am | +52s | 6:36:46 pm | -1m 24s | 7:02:40 pm | 11h 27m 2s | -2m 17s | 12:53:31 pm | 46.44° | 6:13:51 am | 7:32:35 pm | 5:43:52 am | 8:02:31 pm | 12h 33m 51s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:53:39 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:44:40 am | 7:10:37 am | +53s | 6:35:22 pm | -1m 24s | 7:01:17 pm | 11h 24m 45s | -2m 16s | 12:53:16 pm | 46.07° | 6:14:41 am | 7:31:13 pm | 5:44:43 am | 8:01:09 pm | 12h 36m 8s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:24 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:45:31 am | 7:11:30 am | +53s | 6:33:59 pm | -1m 23s | 6:59:56 pm | 11h 22m 29s | -2m 16s | 12:53:01 pm | 45.69° | 6:15:32 am | 7:29:53 pm | 5:45:34 am | 7:59:47 pm | 12h 38m 24s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:09 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:46:23 am | 7:12:23 am | +53s | 6:32:37 pm | -1m 22s | 6:58:35 pm | 11h 20m 14s | -2m 16s | 12:52:46 pm | 45.32° | 6:16:23 am | 7:28:33 pm | 5:46:26 am | 7:58:27 pm | 12h 40m 40s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:53 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:47:15 am | 7:13:17 am | +54s | 6:31:15 pm | -1m 22s | 6:57:15 pm | 11h 17m 58s | -2m 15s | 12:52:32 pm | 44.95° | 6:17:14 am | 7:27:14 pm | 5:47:17 am | 7:57:08 pm | 12h 42m 56s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:39 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:48:07 am | 7:14:11 am | +54s | 6:29:54 pm | -1m 21s | 6:55:56 pm | 11h 15m 43s | -2m 15s | 12:52:18 pm | 44.58° | 6:18:06 am | 7:25:56 pm | 5:48:08 am | 7:55:50 pm | 12h 45m 11s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:25 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:49:00 am | 7:15:05 am | +54s | 6:28:34 pm | -1m 20s | 6:54:38 pm | 11h 13m 29s | -2m 14s | 12:52:05 pm | 44.21° | 6:18:57 am | 7:24:39 pm | 5:49:00 am | 7:54:33 pm | 12h 47m 26s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:11 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:49:52 am | 7:16:00 am | +55s | 6:27:14 pm | -1m 20s | 6:53:21 pm | 11h 11m 14s | -2m 14s | 12:51:53 pm | 43.84° | 6:19:48 am | 7:23:23 pm | 5:49:51 am | 7:53:17 pm | 12h 49m 41s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:59 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:50:45 am | 7:16:55 am | +55s | 6:25:56 pm | -1m 18s | 6:52:04 pm | 11h 9m 1s | -2m 13s | 12:51:41 pm | 43.48° | 6:20:40 am | 7:22:08 pm | 5:50:43 am | 7:52:03 pm | 12h 51m 54s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:51:47 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:51:39 am | 7:17:50 am | +55s | 6:24:39 pm | -1m 17s | 6:50:49 pm | 11h 6m 49s | -2m 13s | 12:51:30 pm | 43.12° | 6:21:32 am | 7:20:54 pm | 5:51:34 am | 7:50:49 pm | 12h 54m 7s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:36 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:52:32 am | 7:18:46 am | +56s | 6:23:22 pm | -1m 17s | 6:49:35 pm | 11h 4m 36s | -2m 12s | 12:51:19 pm | 42.76° | 6:22:24 am | 7:19:41 pm | 5:52:26 am | 7:49:37 pm | 12h 56m 20s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:24 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:53:26 am | 7:19:42 am | +56s | 6:22:06 pm | -1m 16s | 6:48:21 pm | 11h 2m 24s | -2m 12s | 12:51:09 pm | 42.41° | 6:23:16 am | 7:18:30 pm | 5:53:17 am | 7:48:26 pm | 12h 58m 33s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:14 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:54:20 am | 7:20:39 am | +57s | 6:20:52 pm | -1m 14s | 6:47:09 pm | 11h 0m 13s | -2m 11s | 12:51:00 pm | 42.05° | 6:24:08 am | 7:17:19 pm | 5:54:09 am | 7:47:16 pm | 13h 0m 44s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:04 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:55:14 am | 7:21:36 am | +57s | 6:19:38 pm | -1m 14s | 6:45:58 pm | 10h 58m 2s | -2m 10s | 12:50:52 pm | 41.70° | 6:25:01 am | 7:16:10 pm | 5:55:01 am | 7:46:08 pm | 13h 2m 55s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:56 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:56:09 am | 7:22:33 am | +57s | 6:18:25 pm | -1m 13s | 6:44:48 pm | 10h 55m 52s | -2m 10s | 12:50:44 pm | 41.36° | 6:25:54 am | 7:15:02 pm | 5:55:53 am | 7:45:01 pm | 13h 5m 6s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:48 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:57:04 am | 7:23:31 am | +58s | 6:17:14 pm | -1m 11s | 6:43:40 pm | 10h 53m 43s | -2m 9s | 12:50:37 pm | 41.01° | 6:26:47 am | 7:13:55 pm | 5:56:45 am | 7:43:56 pm | 13h 7m 14s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:50:40 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:57:59 am | 7:24:28 am | +57s | 6:16:04 pm | -1m 10s | 6:42:32 pm | 10h 51m 36s | -2m 8s | 12:50:31 pm | 40.67° | 6:27:40 am | 7:12:50 pm | 5:57:37 am | 7:42:51 pm | 13h 9m 23s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:34 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:58:55 am | 7:25:27 am | +59s | 6:14:55 pm | -1m 9s | 6:41:26 pm | 10h 49m 28s | -2m 7s | 12:50:25 pm | 40.33° | 6:28:33 am | 7:11:46 pm | 5:58:29 am | 7:41:48 pm | 13h 11m 30s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:28 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:59:50 am | 7:26:25 am | +58s | 6:13:47 pm | -1m 8s | 6:40:21 pm | 10h 47m 22s | -2m 7s | 12:50:20 pm | 40.00° | 6:29:26 am | 7:10:43 pm | 5:59:21 am | 7:40:47 pm | 13h 13m 37s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:22 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:00:46 am | 7:27:24 am | +59s | 6:12:40 pm | -1m 7s | 6:39:17 pm | 10h 45m 16s | -2m 6s | 12:50:16 pm | 39.67° | 6:30:20 am | 7:09:42 pm | 6:00:13 am | 7:39:47 pm | 13h 15m 43s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:18 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:01:43 am | 7:28:23 am | +59s | 6:11:34 pm | -1m 6s | 6:38:14 pm | 10h 43m 11s | -2m 5s | 12:50:13 pm | 39.34° | 6:31:14 am | 7:08:42 pm | 6:01:06 am | 7:38:49 pm | 13h 17m 49s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:15 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:02:39 am | 7:29:23 am | +1m 0s | 6:10:30 pm | -1m 4s | 6:37:13 pm | 10h 41m 7s | -2m 4s | 12:50:10 pm | 39.02° | 6:32:08 am | 7:07:44 pm | 6:01:58 am | 7:37:52 pm | 13h 19m 53s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:11 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Salinas, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Salinas, 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 Salinas, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Salinas, CA
In Salinas, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:29 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 4:50 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:29 pm.
Salinas, CA gets 5h 01m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 40m versus 9h 39m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Salinas, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Salinas. 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 Salinas.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 29.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 76.6° (around Jun 21) in Salinas. 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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