Sunrise and sunset times in Valley Center, CA
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Today
October 18, 2026. Current time: 4:20:57 pm
Night ends at 5:32 am5:32:24 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 6:30 am6:29:59 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: 6:55:03 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: 6:10:55 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 6:36 pm6:35:58 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:33 pm7:33:29 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.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 20.83° · Azimuth: 242.0° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 15 minutes
1 hour, 49 minutes left for today's sunset in Valley Center
Moonrise: 2:06 pm
Moonset: Oct 19, 12:19 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 5:33 am5:33:07 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 6:31 am6:30:44 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: 6:55:50 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: 6:09:46 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 6:35 pm6:34:50 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:32 pm7:32:24 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.
Day length: 11 hours, 13 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Valley Center
Moonset: 12:19 am Moonrise: 2:40 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (65%)
- Valley Center, California
- Latitude: 33.222969 (North)
- Longitude: -117.036293 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Valley Center, 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, 57 minutes.Longest day in Valley Center, 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, 21 minutes.
October 2026 - Valley Center, 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 Valley Center.
All times are in Valley Center's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 58 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Valley Center, CA - from 11 hours, 49 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 51 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.6:17:48 am | 6:42:32 am | +41s | 6:32:23 pm | -1m 21s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:57:05 pm | 11h 49m 51s | -2m 2s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:37:43 pm | 53.35° | 5:49:05 am | 7:25:46 pm | 5:20:13 am | 7:54:35 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 10m 51s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:53 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:18:30 am | 6:43:14 am | +42s | 6:31:03 pm | -1m 20s | 6:55:46 pm | 11h 47m 49s | -2m 2s | 12:37:24 pm | 52.96° | 5:49:47 am | 7:24:26 pm | 5:20:56 am | 7:53:13 pm | 12h 12m 53s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:34 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:19:11 am | 6:43:56 am | +42s | 6:29:43 pm | -1m 20s | 6:54:27 pm | 11h 45m 47s | -2m 2s | 12:37:05 pm | 52.58° | 5:50:28 am | 7:23:07 pm | 5:21:39 am | 7:51:53 pm | 12h 14m 55s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:37:15 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:19:53 am | 6:44:38 am | +42s | 6:28:24 pm | -1m 19s | 6:53:08 pm | 11h 43m 46s | -2m 2s | 12:36:46 pm | 52.19° | 5:51:10 am | 7:21:48 pm | 5:22:22 am | 7:50:33 pm | 12h 16m 57s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:55 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:20:35 am | 6:45:21 am | +43s | 6:27:05 pm | -1m 19s | 6:51:50 pm | 11h 41m 44s | -2m 1s | 12:36:28 pm | 51.81° | 5:51:52 am | 7:20:30 pm | 5:23:05 am | 7:49:14 pm | 12h 18m 59s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:37 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:21:17 am | 6:46:04 am | +43s | 6:25:47 pm | -1m 18s | 6:50:32 pm | 11h 39m 43s | -2m 1s | 12:36:10 pm | 51.42° | 5:52:34 am | 7:19:13 pm | 5:23:48 am | 7:47:56 pm | 12h 21m 0s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:19 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:21:59 am | 6:46:47 am | +43s | 6:24:29 pm | -1m 18s | 6:49:16 pm | 11h 37m 42s | -2m 1s | 12:35:53 pm | 51.04° | 5:53:16 am | 7:17:56 pm | 5:24:31 am | 7:46:38 pm | 12h 23m 1s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:02 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:22:41 am | 6:47:30 am | +43s | 6:23:12 pm | -1m 17s | 6:47:59 pm | 11h 35m 42s | -2m 1s | 12:35:36 pm | 50.66° | 5:53:58 am | 7:16:40 pm | 5:25:14 am | 7:45:22 pm | 12h 25m 2s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:45 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:23:24 am | 6:48:14 am | +44s | 6:21:55 pm | -1m 17s | 6:46:44 pm | 11h 33m 41s | -2m 0s | 12:35:19 pm | 50.28° | 5:54:41 am | 7:15:25 pm | 5:25:57 am | 7:44:06 pm | 12h 27m 3s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:27 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:24:07 am | 6:48:58 am | +44s | 6:20:39 pm | -1m 16s | 6:45:29 pm | 11h 31m 41s | -2m 0s | 12:35:03 pm | 49.90° | 5:55:23 am | 7:14:11 pm | 5:26:40 am | 7:42:51 pm | 12h 29m 3s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:35:11 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:24:50 am | 6:49:42 am | +44s | 6:19:24 pm | -1m 15s | 6:44:15 pm | 11h 29m 42s | -2m 0s | 12:34:47 pm | 49.52° | 5:56:05 am | 7:12:57 pm | 5:27:22 am | 7:41:38 pm | 12h 31m 3s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:55 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:25:33 am | 6:50:27 am | +45s | 6:18:09 pm | -1m 15s | 6:43:01 pm | 11h 27m 42s | -2m 0s | 12:34:32 pm | 49.15° | 5:56:48 am | 7:11:44 pm | 5:28:05 am | 7:40:25 pm | 12h 33m 3s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:40 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:26:17 am | 6:51:12 am | +45s | 6:16:54 pm | -1m 15s | 6:41:48 pm | 11h 25m 42s | -1m 59s | 12:34:17 pm | 48.78° | 5:57:31 am | 7:10:33 pm | 5:28:48 am | 7:39:13 pm | 12h 35m 3s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:24 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:27:01 am | 6:51:57 am | +45s | 6:15:41 pm | -1m 13s | 6:40:37 pm | 11h 23m 44s | -1m 59s | 12:34:03 pm | 48.41° | 5:58:14 am | 7:09:22 pm | 5:29:31 am | 7:38:02 pm | 12h 37m 2s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:10 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:27:45 am | 6:52:43 am | +46s | 6:14:28 pm | -1m 13s | 6:39:25 pm | 11h 21m 45s | -1m 58s | 12:33:50 pm | 48.04° | 5:58:57 am | 7:08:12 pm | 5:30:14 am | 7:36:52 pm | 12h 39m 1s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:57 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:28:29 am | 6:53:29 am | +46s | 6:13:16 pm | -1m 12s | 6:38:15 pm | 11h 19m 47s | -1m 58s | 12:33:37 pm | 47.67° | 5:59:40 am | 7:07:03 pm | 5:30:57 am | 7:35:43 pm | 12h 41m 0s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:44 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:29:14 am | 6:54:16 am | +47s | 6:12:05 pm | -1m 11s | 6:37:06 pm | 11h 17m 49s | -1m 58s | 12:33:24 pm | 47.30° | 6:00:24 am | 7:05:55 pm | 5:31:41 am | 7:34:36 pm | 12h 42m 58s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:30 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:29:59 am | 6:55:03 am | +47s | 6:10:55 pm | -1m 10s | 6:35:58 pm | 11h 15m 52s | -1m 57s | 12:33:13 pm | 46.94° | 6:01:08 am | 7:04:48 pm | 5:32:24 am | 7:33:29 pm | 12h 44m 55s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:33:19 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:30:44 am | 6:55:50 am | +47s | 6:09:46 pm | -1m 9s | 6:34:50 pm | 11h 13m 56s | -1m 57s | 12:33:01 pm | 46.58° | 6:01:51 am | 7:03:42 pm | 5:33:07 am | 7:32:24 pm | 12h 46m 52s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:06 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:31:30 am | 6:56:38 am | +48s | 6:08:37 pm | -1m 9s | 6:33:44 pm | 11h 11m 59s | -1m 56s | 12:32:51 pm | 46.22° | 6:02:36 am | 7:02:37 pm | 5:33:51 am | 7:31:20 pm | 12h 48m 49s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:56 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:32:16 am | 6:57:26 am | +48s | 6:07:30 pm | -1m 7s | 6:32:38 pm | 11h 10m 4s | -1m 56s | 12:32:41 pm | 45.87° | 6:03:20 am | 7:01:33 pm | 5:34:35 am | 7:30:16 pm | 12h 50m 44s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:46 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:33:02 am | 6:58:14 am | +48s | 6:06:23 pm | -1m 7s | 6:31:34 pm | 11h 8m 9s | -1m 55s | 12:32:32 pm | 45.51° | 6:04:05 am | 7:00:30 pm | 5:35:18 am | 7:29:15 pm | 12h 52m 40s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:37 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:33:49 am | 6:59:03 am | +49s | 6:05:17 pm | -1m 6s | 6:30:31 pm | 11h 6m 14s | -1m 54s | 12:32:23 pm | 45.16° | 6:04:49 am | 6:59:29 pm | 5:36:02 am | 7:28:14 pm | 12h 54m 35s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:27 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:34:36 am | 6:59:52 am | +49s | 6:04:13 pm | -1m 4s | 6:29:28 pm | 11h 4m 21s | -1m 54s | 12:32:15 pm | 44.81° | 6:05:34 am | 6:58:28 pm | 5:36:46 am | 7:27:15 pm | 12h 56m 29s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:19 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:35:23 am | 7:00:42 am | +50s | 6:03:09 pm | -1m 4s | 6:28:27 pm | 11h 2m 27s | -1m 53s | 12:32:08 pm | 44.47° | 6:06:20 am | 6:57:29 pm | 5:37:31 am | 7:26:17 pm | 12h 58m 23s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:32:11 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:36:10 am | 7:01:32 am | +50s | 6:02:07 pm | -1m 2s | 6:27:27 pm | 11h 0m 35s | -1m 52s | 12:32:02 pm | 44.13° | 6:07:05 am | 6:56:31 pm | 5:38:15 am | 7:25:20 pm | 13h 0m 15s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:05 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:36:58 am | 7:02:22 am | +50s | 6:01:06 pm | -1m 1s | 6:26:29 pm | 10h 58m 44s | -1m 52s | 12:31:56 pm | 43.79° | 6:07:51 am | 6:55:35 pm | 5:39:00 am | 7:24:25 pm | 13h 2m 7s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:58 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:37:46 am | 7:03:13 am | +51s | 6:00:05 pm | -1m 1s | 6:25:31 pm | 10h 56m 52s | -1m 51s | 12:31:52 pm | 43.46° | 6:08:37 am | 6:54:39 pm | 5:39:44 am | 7:23:31 pm | 13h 3m 59s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:54 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:38:35 am | 7:04:04 am | +51s | 5:59:06 pm | -59s | 6:24:35 pm | 10h 55m 2s | -1m 50s | 12:31:48 pm | 43.13° | 6:09:23 am | 6:53:45 pm | 5:40:29 am | 7:22:38 pm | 13h 5m 49s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:50 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:39:24 am | 7:04:55 am | +51s | 5:58:09 pm | -57s | 6:23:40 pm | 10h 53m 14s | -1m 49s | 12:31:44 pm | 42.80° | 6:10:10 am | 6:52:52 pm | 5:41:14 am | 7:21:47 pm | 13h 7m 38s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:45 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:40:13 am | 7:05:47 am | +52s | 5:57:12 pm | -57s | 6:22:46 pm | 10h 51m 25s | -1m 48s | 12:31:42 pm | 42.48° | 6:10:57 am | 6:52:01 pm | 5:42:00 am | 7:20:57 pm | 13h 9m 27s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:43 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Valley Center, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Valley Center, 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 Valley Center, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Valley Center, CA
In Valley Center, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 11 at 5:38 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:07 am. The earliest sunset is on December 3 at 4:40 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:01 pm.
Valley Center, CA gets 4h 23m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 21m versus 9h 57m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Valley Center, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Valley Center. 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 Valley Center.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 33.2° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 80° (around Jun 21) in Valley Center. 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 Valley Center, CA
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