Sunrise and sunset times in San Francisco, CA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in San Francisco, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 17, 2026. Current time: 7:18:52 pm
Night ends at 5:53 am5:52:44 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 6:54 am6:53:38 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: 7:20:09 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: 6:29:11 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 6:56 pm6:55:40 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:56 pm7:56:29 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 Francisco Tides
Low 11:54 pm 0.6 ftHigh 7:56 am 4.7 ftRincon Point, Pier 22 1/2
| High tide | 6:58 am | 4.6 ft | 1.39 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:31 am | 3.7 ft | 1.11 m |
| High tide | 4:33 pm | 5.2 ft | 1.59 m |
| Low tide | 11:54 pm | 0.6 ft | 0.18 m |
| High tide | 7:56 am | 4.7 ft | 1.43 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 12:49 pm | 3.5 ft | 1.06 m |
| High tide | 5:42 pm | 5.0 ft | 1.54 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9414317, Rincon Point, Pier 22 1/2 (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: -10.55° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 266.0° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 9 minutes
Sunset in San Francisco was 49 minutes ago
Moonrise: 2:04 pm
Moonset: 11:28 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (45%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 9:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 8 at 11:02 pmTomorrow
October 18, 2026
Night ends at 5:54 am5:53:38 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 6:55 am6:54:34 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: 7:21:07 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: 6:27:50 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 6:54 pm6:54:21 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:55 pm7:55:12 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 San Francisco
Moonrise: 2:40 pm Moonset: Oct 19, 12:29 amMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (56%)
- San Francisco, California
- Latitude: 37.774929 (North)
- Longitude: -122.419418 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in San Francisco, CA
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 4 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 32 minutes.Longest day in San Francisco, 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, 46 minutes.
October 2026 - San Francisco, 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 Francisco.
All times are in San Francisco's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 9 minutes over the course of October 2026 in San Francisco, CA - from 11 hours, 46 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 37 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). | 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). | 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.6:39:17 am | 7:05:27 am | 6:52:26 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:18:34 pm | 11h 46m 59s | -2m 24s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:59:14 pm | 48.79° | 6:08:51 am | 7:48:57 pm | 5:38:11 am | 8:19:32 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 13m 54s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:24 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:40:09 am | 7:06:20 am | 6:50:55 pm | 7:17:04 pm | 11h 44m 35s | -2m 24s | 12:58:55 pm | 48.40° | 6:09:44 am | 7:47:25 pm | 5:39:07 am | 8:17:59 pm | 12h 16m 19s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:05 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:41:02 am | 7:07:14 am | 6:49:24 pm | 7:15:34 pm | 11h 42m 10s | -2m 24s | 12:58:36 pm | 48.02° | 6:10:38 am | 7:45:55 pm | 5:40:02 am | 8:16:26 pm | 12h 18m 43s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:58:45 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:41:55 am | 7:08:07 am | 6:47:54 pm | 7:14:04 pm | 11h 39m 47s | -2m 24s | 12:58:18 pm | 47.63° | 6:11:31 am | 7:44:25 pm | 5:40:57 am | 8:14:54 pm | 12h 21m 7s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:27 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:42:48 am | 7:09:01 am | 6:46:24 pm | 7:12:35 pm | 11h 37m 23s | -2m 24s | 12:58:00 pm | 47.25° | 6:12:24 am | 7:42:55 pm | 5:41:52 am | 8:13:23 pm | 12h 23m 31s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:09 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:43:41 am | 7:09:55 am | 6:44:54 pm | 7:11:06 pm | 11h 34m 59s | -2m 23s | 12:57:42 pm | 46.87° | 6:13:17 am | 7:41:27 pm | 5:42:47 am | 8:11:53 pm | 12h 25m 55s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:51 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:44:34 am | 7:10:49 am | 6:43:25 pm | 7:09:38 pm | 11h 32m 36s | -2m 23s | 12:57:24 pm | 46.48° | 6:14:11 am | 7:39:59 pm | 5:43:41 am | 8:10:24 pm | 12h 28m 19s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:33 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:45:27 am | 7:11:44 am | 6:41:57 pm | 7:08:11 pm | 11h 30m 13s | -2m 23s | 12:57:07 pm | 46.10° | 6:15:04 am | 7:38:32 pm | 5:44:36 am | 8:08:56 pm | 12h 30m 41s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:15 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:46:21 am | 7:12:38 am | 6:40:29 pm | 7:06:44 pm | 11h 27m 51s | -2m 23s | 12:56:51 pm | 45.72° | 6:15:57 am | 7:37:06 pm | 5:45:30 am | 8:07:29 pm | 12h 33m 5s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:59 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:47:15 am | 7:13:34 am | 6:39:02 pm | 7:05:19 pm | 11h 25m 28s | -2m 22s | 12:56:35 pm | 45.34° | 6:16:51 am | 7:35:40 pm | 5:46:25 am | 8:06:03 pm | 12h 35m 27s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:56:43 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:48:09 am | 7:14:29 am | 6:37:35 pm | 7:03:54 pm | 11h 23m 6s | -2m 22s | 12:56:19 pm | 44.97° | 6:17:44 am | 7:34:16 pm | 5:47:19 am | 8:04:38 pm | 12h 37m 50s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:27 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:49:03 am | 7:15:25 am | 6:36:09 pm | 7:02:29 pm | 11h 20m 44s | -2m 22s | 12:56:04 pm | 44.59° | 6:18:38 am | 7:32:52 pm | 5:48:13 am | 8:03:13 pm | 12h 40m 12s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:12 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:49:58 am | 7:16:21 am | 6:34:44 pm | 7:01:06 pm | 11h 18m 23s | -2m 21s | 12:55:49 pm | 44.22° | 6:19:32 am | 7:31:29 pm | 5:49:07 am | 8:01:50 pm | 12h 42m 33s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:56 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:50:52 am | 7:17:17 am | 6:33:20 pm | 6:59:43 pm | 11h 16m 3s | -2m 21s | 12:55:35 pm | 43.85° | 6:20:25 am | 7:30:08 pm | 5:50:02 am | 8:00:28 pm | 12h 44m 54s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:42 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:51:47 am | 7:18:14 am | 6:31:56 pm | 6:58:21 pm | 11h 13m 42s | -2m 20s | 12:55:22 pm | 43.48° | 6:21:19 am | 7:28:47 pm | 5:50:56 am | 7:59:08 pm | 12h 47m 15s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:29 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:52:43 am | 7:19:11 am | 6:30:33 pm | 6:57:00 pm | 11h 11m 22s | -2m 20s | 12:55:09 pm | 43.11° | 6:22:13 am | 7:27:27 pm | 5:51:50 am | 7:57:48 pm | 12h 49m 36s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:16 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:53:38 am | 7:20:09 am | 6:29:11 pm | 6:55:40 pm | 11h 9m 2s | -2m 20s | 12:54:56 pm | 42.75° | 6:23:08 am | 7:26:09 pm | 5:52:44 am | 7:56:29 pm | 12h 51m 56s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:02 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:54:34 am | 7:21:07 am | 6:27:50 pm | 6:54:21 pm | 11h 6m 43s | -2m 19s | 12:54:44 pm | 42.38° | 6:24:02 am | 7:24:51 pm | 5:53:38 am | 7:55:12 pm | 12h 54m 15s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:54:50 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:55:30 am | 7:22:05 am | 6:26:30 pm | 6:53:03 pm | 11h 4m 25s | -2m 18s | 12:54:33 pm | 42.02° | 6:24:57 am | 7:23:35 pm | 5:54:33 am | 7:53:56 pm | 12h 56m 33s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:38 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:56:26 am | 7:23:03 am | 6:25:10 pm | 6:51:47 pm | 11h 2m 7s | -2m 18s | 12:54:23 pm | 41.66° | 6:25:51 am | 7:22:19 pm | 5:55:27 am | 7:52:41 pm | 12h 58m 52s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:28 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:57:22 am | 7:24:02 am | 6:23:52 pm | 6:50:31 pm | 10h 59m 50s | -2m 17s | 12:54:13 pm | 41.31° | 6:26:46 am | 7:21:05 pm | 5:56:21 am | 7:51:27 pm | 13h 1m 10s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:18 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:58:19 am | 7:25:02 am | 6:22:35 pm | 6:49:16 pm | 10h 57m 33s | -2m 17s | 12:54:04 pm | 40.95° | 6:27:41 am | 7:19:52 pm | 5:57:16 am | 7:50:15 pm | 13h 3m 26s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:09 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:59:16 am | 7:26:01 am | 6:21:18 pm | 6:48:02 pm | 10h 55m 17s | -2m 16s | 12:53:55 pm | 40.60° | 6:28:36 am | 7:18:40 pm | 5:58:10 am | 7:49:04 pm | 13h 5m 43s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:59 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:00:13 am | 7:27:01 am | 6:20:03 pm | 6:46:50 pm | 10h 53m 2s | -2m 15s | 12:53:47 pm | 40.26° | 6:29:31 am | 7:17:30 pm | 5:59:04 am | 7:47:55 pm | 13h 7m 58s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:51 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:01:11 am | 7:28:01 am | 6:18:49 pm | 6:45:38 pm | 10h 50m 48s | -2m 14s | 12:53:40 pm | 39.91° | 6:30:27 am | 7:16:21 pm | 5:59:59 am | 7:46:47 pm | 13h 10m 13s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:53:43 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:02:08 am | 7:29:02 am | 6:17:36 pm | 6:44:28 pm | 10h 48m 34s | -2m 14s | 12:53:34 pm | 39.57° | 6:31:22 am | 7:15:13 pm | 6:00:53 am | 7:45:40 pm | 13h 12m 27s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:37 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:03:06 am | 7:30:03 am | 6:16:24 pm | 6:43:19 pm | 10h 46m 21s | -2m 13s | 12:53:28 pm | 39.24° | 6:32:18 am | 7:14:06 pm | 6:01:48 am | 7:44:34 pm | 13h 14m 40s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:31 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04:05 am | 7:31:04 am | 6:15:13 pm | 6:42:12 pm | 10h 44m 9s | -2m 12s | 12:53:23 pm | 38.90° | 6:33:14 am | 7:13:01 pm | 6:02:43 am | 7:43:31 pm | 13h 16m 53s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:25 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05:03 am | 7:32:06 am | 6:14:04 pm | 6:41:06 pm | 10h 41m 58s | -2m 11s | 12:53:19 pm | 38.57° | 6:34:10 am | 7:11:57 pm | 6:03:38 am | 7:42:28 pm | 13h 19m 4s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:21 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:06:02 am | 7:33:08 am | 6:12:56 pm | 6:40:01 pm | 10h 39m 48s | -2m 10s | 12:53:16 pm | 38.24° | 6:35:06 am | 7:10:55 pm | 6:04:32 am | 7:41:27 pm | 13h 21m 14s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:17 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:07:01 am | 7:34:10 am | 6:11:49 pm | 6:38:57 pm | 10h 37m 39s | -2m 9s | 12:53:14 pm | 37.92° | 6:36:03 am | 7:09:54 pm | 6:05:27 am | 7:40:28 pm | 13h 23m 23s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:15 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in San Francisco, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in San Francisco, 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 Francisco, 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 Francisco, CA
In San Francisco, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:34 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:50 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:35 pm.
San Francisco, CA gets 5h 14m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 46m versus 9h 32m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
San Francisco, 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 Francisco. 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 Francisco.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 28.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.4° (around Jun 18) in San Francisco. 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.
Places near San Francisco, CA
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as San Francisco, CA — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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