Sunrise and sunset times in San Diego, CA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in San Diego, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 25, 2026. Current time: 2:51:03 am
Night ends at 5:38 am5:37:53 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 am6:35:25 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: 7:00:35 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: 6:04:16 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 6:29 pm6:29:25 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:27 pm7:26:55 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.
San Diego Tides
High 8:48 am 6.7 ftLow 3:31 pm -0.4 ftSan Diego (Broadway)
| Low tide | 2:34 am | 1.1 ft | 0.34 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 8:48 am | 6.7 ft | 2.04 m |
| Low tide | 3:31 pm | -0.4 ft | -0.11 m |
| High tide | 9:38 pm | 4.9 ft | 1.49 m |
| Low tide | 3:03 am | 1.4 ft | 0.43 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 9:18 am | 7.0 ft | 2.13 m |
| Low tide | 4:13 pm | -0.7 ft | -0.21 m |
| High tide | 10:25 pm | 4.6 ft | 1.40 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9410170, San Diego (Broadway) (harmonic station), 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: -52.29° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 65.1° (NE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 3 minutes
4 hours, 9 minutes left until today's sunrise in San Diego
Moon will set on Oct 25 at 6:29 am
Moon will rise on Oct 25 at 5:37 pmMoon phase: 🌕 Full Moon (99%)🌕 Full moon: today at 9:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 8 at 11:02 pmTomorrow
October 26, 2026
Night ends at 5:39 am5:38:36 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 am6:36:12 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: 7:01:24 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: 6:03:15 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 6:28 pm6:28:26 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:26 pm7:25:59 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, 1 minute
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in San Diego
Moon will set on Oct 26 at 7:39 am Moon will rise on Oct 26 at 6:16 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (98%)
- San Diego, California
- Latitude: 32.715736 (North)
- Longitude: -117.161087 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in San Diego, CA
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 26 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 59 minutes.Longest day in San Diego, 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, 18 minutes.
October 2026 - San Diego, 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 San Diego.
All times are in San Diego's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 58 minutes over the course of October 2026 in San Diego, CA - from 11 hours, 50 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 52 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.6:18:18 am | 6:42:54 am | +41s | 6:33:02 pm | -1m 20s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:57:36 pm | 11h 50m 8s | -2m 0s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:38:13 pm | 53.86° | 5:49:45 am | 7:26:07 pm | 5:21:03 am | 7:54:45 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 10m 32s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:23 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:18:58 am | 6:43:34 am | +40s | 6:31:43 pm | -1m 19s | 6:56:18 pm | 11h 48m 9s | -1m 59s | 12:37:54 pm | 53.47° | 5:50:25 am | 7:24:48 pm | 5:21:45 am | 7:53:25 pm | 12h 12m 32s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:04 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:19:39 am | 6:44:15 am | +41s | 6:30:25 pm | -1m 18s | 6:55:00 pm | 11h 46m 10s | -1m 59s | 12:37:35 pm | 53.08° | 5:51:06 am | 7:23:30 pm | 5:22:27 am | 7:52:06 pm | 12h 14m 31s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:37:45 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:20:19 am | 6:44:56 am | +41s | 6:29:07 pm | -1m 18s | 6:53:42 pm | 11h 44m 11s | -1m 59s | 12:37:16 pm | 52.70° | 5:51:46 am | 7:22:13 pm | 5:23:09 am | 7:50:47 pm | 12h 16m 31s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:25 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:21:00 am | 6:45:38 am | +42s | 6:27:49 pm | -1m 18s | 6:52:25 pm | 11h 42m 11s | -1m 59s | 12:36:58 pm | 52.31° | 5:52:27 am | 7:20:56 pm | 5:23:51 am | 7:49:29 pm | 12h 18m 30s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:07 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:21:41 am | 6:46:19 am | +41s | 6:26:32 pm | -1m 17s | 6:51:09 pm | 11h 40m 13s | -1m 59s | 12:36:40 pm | 51.93° | 5:53:08 am | 7:19:39 pm | 5:24:32 am | 7:48:12 pm | 12h 20m 29s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:49 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:22:22 am | 6:47:01 am | +42s | 6:25:15 pm | -1m 17s | 6:49:53 pm | 11h 38m 14s | -1m 59s | 12:36:23 pm | 51.55° | 5:53:49 am | 7:18:24 pm | 5:25:14 am | 7:46:56 pm | 12h 22m 28s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:32 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:23:03 am | 6:47:43 am | +42s | 6:23:59 pm | -1m 16s | 6:48:38 pm | 11h 36m 16s | -1m 58s | 12:36:06 pm | 51.17° | 5:54:30 am | 7:17:09 pm | 5:25:56 am | 7:45:41 pm | 12h 24m 27s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:15 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:23:44 am | 6:48:26 am | +43s | 6:22:44 pm | -1m 15s | 6:47:24 pm | 11h 34m 18s | -1m 58s | 12:35:49 pm | 50.79° | 5:55:11 am | 7:15:55 pm | 5:26:37 am | 7:44:26 pm | 12h 26m 25s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:57 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:24:26 am | 6:49:09 am | +43s | 6:21:29 pm | -1m 15s | 6:46:10 pm | 11h 32m 20s | -1m 58s | 12:35:33 pm | 50.41° | 5:55:52 am | 7:14:42 pm | 5:27:19 am | 7:43:13 pm | 12h 28m 23s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:35:41 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:25:08 am | 6:49:52 am | +43s | 6:20:14 pm | -1m 15s | 6:44:57 pm | 11h 30m 22s | -1m 58s | 12:35:17 pm | 50.03° | 5:56:33 am | 7:13:30 pm | 5:28:00 am | 7:42:00 pm | 12h 30m 21s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:25 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:25:50 am | 6:50:35 am | +43s | 6:19:01 pm | -1m 13s | 6:43:45 pm | 11h 28m 26s | -1m 57s | 12:35:02 pm | 49.66° | 5:57:15 am | 7:12:18 pm | 5:28:42 am | 7:40:49 pm | 12h 32m 18s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:10 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:26:33 am | 6:51:19 am | +44s | 6:17:48 pm | -1m 13s | 6:42:33 pm | 11h 26m 29s | -1m 57s | 12:34:47 pm | 49.28° | 5:57:57 am | 7:11:07 pm | 5:29:24 am | 7:39:38 pm | 12h 34m 16s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:54 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:27:15 am | 6:52:04 am | +45s | 6:16:35 pm | -1m 13s | 6:41:22 pm | 11h 24m 31s | -1m 57s | 12:34:33 pm | 48.91° | 5:58:38 am | 7:09:58 pm | 5:30:06 am | 7:38:28 pm | 12h 36m 13s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:40 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:27:58 am | 6:52:48 am | +44s | 6:15:24 pm | -1m 11s | 6:40:12 pm | 11h 22m 36s | -1m 56s | 12:34:20 pm | 48.54° | 5:59:20 am | 7:08:49 pm | 5:30:48 am | 7:37:19 pm | 12h 38m 9s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:27 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:28:42 am | 6:53:33 am | +45s | 6:14:13 pm | -1m 11s | 6:39:03 pm | 11h 20m 40s | -1m 56s | 12:34:07 pm | 48.18° | 6:00:03 am | 7:07:41 pm | 5:31:30 am | 7:36:12 pm | 12h 40m 5s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:14 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:29:25 am | 6:54:18 am | +45s | 6:13:03 pm | -1m 10s | 6:37:55 pm | 11h 18m 45s | -1m 55s | 12:33:54 pm | 47.81° | 6:00:45 am | 7:06:34 pm | 5:32:12 am | 7:35:05 pm | 12h 42m 1s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:00 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:30:09 am | 6:55:04 am | +46s | 6:11:54 pm | -1m 9s | 6:36:48 pm | 11h 16m 50s | -1m 55s | 12:33:43 pm | 47.45° | 6:01:28 am | 7:05:28 pm | 5:32:54 am | 7:34:00 pm | 12h 43m 56s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:33:49 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:30:53 am | 6:55:50 am | +46s | 6:10:46 pm | -1m 8s | 6:35:41 pm | 11h 14m 56s | -1m 54s | 12:33:31 pm | 47.09° | 6:02:10 am | 7:04:23 pm | 5:33:36 am | 7:32:56 pm | 12h 45m 51s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:36 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:31:38 am | 6:56:37 am | +47s | 6:09:38 pm | -1m 8s | 6:34:36 pm | 11h 13m 1s | -1m 54s | 12:33:21 pm | 46.73° | 6:02:53 am | 7:03:19 pm | 5:34:18 am | 7:31:52 pm | 12h 47m 46s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:26 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:32:23 am | 6:57:24 am | +47s | 6:08:32 pm | -1m 6s | 6:33:32 pm | 11h 11m 8s | -1m 53s | 12:33:11 pm | 46.37° | 6:03:37 am | 7:02:17 pm | 5:35:01 am | 7:30:51 pm | 12h 49m 39s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:16 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:33:08 am | 6:58:11 am | +47s | 6:07:26 pm | -1m 6s | 6:32:29 pm | 11h 9m 15s | -1m 53s | 12:33:02 pm | 46.02° | 6:04:20 am | 7:01:15 pm | 5:35:44 am | 7:29:50 pm | 12h 51m 33s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:07 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:33:53 am | 6:58:59 am | +48s | 6:06:22 pm | -1m 4s | 6:31:26 pm | 11h 7m 23s | -1m 52s | 12:32:53 pm | 45.67° | 6:05:04 am | 7:00:15 pm | 5:36:27 am | 7:28:50 pm | 12h 53m 25s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:57 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:34:39 am | 6:59:47 am | +48s | 6:05:18 pm | -1m 4s | 6:30:25 pm | 11h 5m 31s | -1m 52s | 12:32:45 pm | 45.32° | 6:05:48 am | 6:59:15 pm | 5:37:10 am | 7:27:52 pm | 12h 55m 17s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:49 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:35:25 am | 7:00:35 am | +48s | 6:04:16 pm | -1m 2s | 6:29:25 pm | 11h 3m 41s | -1m 51s | 12:32:38 pm | 44.98° | 6:06:32 am | 6:58:17 pm | 5:37:53 am | 7:26:55 pm | 12h 57m 8s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:32:41 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:36:12 am | 7:01:24 am | +49s | 6:03:15 pm | -1m 1s | 6:28:26 pm | 11h 1m 51s | -1m 50s | 12:32:32 pm | 44.64° | 6:07:17 am | 6:57:20 pm | 5:38:36 am | 7:25:59 pm | 12h 58m 58s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:35 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:36:59 am | 7:02:13 am | +49s | 6:02:14 pm | -1m 1s | 6:27:29 pm | 11h 0m 1s | -1m 49s | 12:32:26 pm | 44.30° | 6:08:01 am | 6:56:25 pm | 5:39:20 am | 7:25:05 pm | 13h 0m 49s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:28 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:37:46 am | 7:03:03 am | +50s | 6:01:15 pm | -59s | 6:26:32 pm | 10h 58m 12s | -1m 49s | 12:32:22 pm | 43.96° | 6:08:46 am | 6:55:30 pm | 5:40:03 am | 7:24:12 pm | 13h 2m 38s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:25 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:38:33 am | 7:03:53 am | +50s | 6:00:18 pm | -57s | 6:25:37 pm | 10h 56m 25s | -1m 48s | 12:32:17 pm | 43.63° | 6:09:32 am | 6:54:37 pm | 5:40:47 am | 7:23:21 pm | 13h 4m 25s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:19 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:39:21 am | 7:04:43 am | +50s | 5:59:21 pm | -57s | 6:24:43 pm | 10h 54m 38s | -1m 47s | 12:32:14 pm | 43.31° | 6:10:17 am | 6:53:46 pm | 5:41:31 am | 7:22:30 pm | 13h 6m 13s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:15 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:40:09 am | 7:05:34 am | +51s | 5:58:26 pm | -55s | 6:23:50 pm | 10h 52m 52s | -1m 46s | 12:32:12 pm | 42.98° | 6:11:03 am | 6:52:55 pm | 5:42:16 am | 7:21:42 pm | 13h 7m 59s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:13 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in San Diego, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in San Diego, 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 San Diego, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in San Diego, CA
In San Diego, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 11 at 5:40 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:07 am. The earliest sunset is on December 3 at 4:42 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:00 pm.
San Diego, CA gets 4h 18m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 18m versus 9h 59m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
San Diego, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in San Diego. 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 San Diego.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 33.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 80.5° (around Jun 21) in San Diego. 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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