Sunrise and sunset times in Waterford, CA
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Today
October 18, 2026. Current time: 4:04:38 pm
Night ends at 5:47 am5:47:01 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 6:48 am6:47:50 am
Dawn, 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: 7:14:20 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: 6:21:21 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 6:48 pm6:47:49 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:49 pm7:48:33 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: 23.93° · Azimuth: 234.6° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 7 minutes
2 hours, 16 minutes left for today's sunset in Waterford
Moonrise: 2:33 pm
Moonset: Oct 19, 12:23 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 5:48 am5:47:55 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 6:49 am6:48:45 am
Dawn, 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: 7:15:18 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: 6:20:01 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 6:47 pm6:46:32 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:47 pm7:47:18 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, 4 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Waterford
Moonset: 12:23 am Moonrise: 3:05 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (65%)
- Waterford, California
- Latitude: 37.641319 (North)
- Longitude: -120.760483 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7)
Shortest day in Waterford, 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, 33 minutes.Longest day in Waterford, 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 - Waterford, 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 Waterford.
All times are in Waterford's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 9 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Waterford, CA - from 11 hours, 47 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 38 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.6:32:39 am | 6:58:46 am | +52s | 6:45:51 pm | -1m 31s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:11:57 pm | 11h 47m 5s | -2m 24s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:52:36 pm | 48.93° | 6:02:16 am | 7:42:15 pm | 5:31:40 am | 8:12:47 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 13m 48s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:46 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:33:31 am | 6:59:39 am | +53s | 6:44:20 pm | -1m 31s | 7:10:26 pm | 11h 44m 41s | -2m 23s | 12:52:17 pm | 48.54° | 6:03:09 am | 7:40:44 pm | 5:32:35 am | 8:11:14 pm | 12h 16m 12s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:27 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:34:23 am | 7:00:32 am | +53s | 6:42:50 pm | -1m 30s | 7:08:56 pm | 11h 42m 18s | -2m 23s | 12:51:58 pm | 48.15° | 6:04:02 am | 7:39:14 pm | 5:33:30 am | 8:09:42 pm | 12h 18m 35s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 6:25 amLast quarter at 6:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
12:52:07 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:35:16 am | 7:01:25 am | +53s | 6:41:20 pm | -1m 30s | 7:07:27 pm | 11h 39m 55s | -2m 23s | 12:51:40 pm | 47.77° | 6:04:55 am | 7:37:44 pm | 5:34:25 am | 8:08:11 pm | 12h 20m 58s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:49 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:36:08 am | 7:02:18 am | +53s | 6:39:50 pm | -1m 30s | 7:05:58 pm | 11h 37m 32s | -2m 23s | 12:51:22 pm | 47.38° | 6:05:48 am | 7:36:15 pm | 5:35:19 am | 8:06:40 pm | 12h 23m 22s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:31 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:37:01 am | 7:03:12 am | +54s | 6:38:21 pm | -1m 29s | 7:04:30 pm | 11h 35m 9s | -2m 23s | 12:51:04 pm | 47.00° | 6:06:41 am | 7:34:47 pm | 5:36:14 am | 8:05:11 pm | 12h 25m 45s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:13 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:37:54 am | 7:04:06 am | +54s | 6:36:52 pm | -1m 29s | 7:03:03 pm | 11h 32m 46s | -2m 23s | 12:50:46 pm | 46.62° | 6:07:34 am | 7:33:20 pm | 5:37:08 am | 8:03:42 pm | 12h 28m 8s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:55 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:38:47 am | 7:05:00 am | +54s | 6:35:24 pm | -1m 28s | 7:01:36 pm | 11h 30m 24s | -2m 22s | 12:50:29 pm | 46.24° | 6:08:27 am | 7:31:53 pm | 5:38:02 am | 8:02:14 pm | 12h 30m 31s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:37 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:39:40 am | 7:05:55 am | +55s | 6:33:57 pm | -1m 27s | 7:00:09 pm | 11h 28m 2s | -2m 22s | 12:50:13 pm | 45.86° | 6:09:20 am | 7:30:27 pm | 5:38:56 am | 8:00:47 pm | 12h 32m 53s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:21 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:40:34 am | 7:06:50 am | +55s | 6:32:30 pm | -1m 27s | 6:58:44 pm | 11h 25m 40s | -2m 22s | 12:49:57 pm | 45.48° | 6:10:13 am | 7:29:02 pm | 5:39:50 am | 7:59:21 pm | 12h 35m 15s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 8:50 amNew moon at 8:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:50:05 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:41:27 am | 7:07:45 am | +55s | 6:31:04 pm | -1m 26s | 6:57:19 pm | 11h 23m 19s | -2m 21s | 12:49:41 pm | 45.10° | 6:11:06 am | 7:27:38 pm | 5:40:44 am | 7:57:57 pm | 12h 37m 36s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:49 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:42:21 am | 7:08:40 am | +55s | 6:29:38 pm | -1m 26s | 6:55:55 pm | 11h 20m 58s | -2m 21s | 12:49:26 pm | 44.73° | 6:11:59 am | 7:26:15 pm | 5:41:38 am | 7:56:33 pm | 12h 39m 58s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:34 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:43:15 am | 7:09:36 am | +56s | 6:28:13 pm | -1m 25s | 6:54:32 pm | 11h 18m 37s | -2m 21s | 12:49:11 pm | 44.35° | 6:12:53 am | 7:24:52 pm | 5:42:32 am | 7:55:10 pm | 12h 42m 19s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:18 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:44:10 am | 7:10:32 am | +56s | 6:26:49 pm | -1m 24s | 6:53:10 pm | 11h 16m 17s | -2m 20s | 12:48:57 pm | 43.98° | 6:13:46 am | 7:23:31 pm | 5:43:26 am | 7:53:48 pm | 12h 44m 39s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:04 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:45:04 am | 7:11:28 am | +56s | 6:25:26 pm | -1m 23s | 6:51:48 pm | 11h 13m 58s | -2m 20s | 12:48:43 pm | 43.61° | 6:14:40 am | 7:22:11 pm | 5:44:20 am | 7:52:28 pm | 12h 46m 59s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:50 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:45:59 am | 7:12:25 am | +57s | 6:24:03 pm | -1m 23s | 6:50:28 pm | 11h 11m 38s | -2m 19s | 12:48:30 pm | 43.25° | 6:15:34 am | 7:20:51 pm | 5:45:13 am | 7:51:08 pm | 12h 49m 19s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:36 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:46:54 am | 7:13:22 am | +57s | 6:22:41 pm | -1m 22s | 6:49:08 pm | 11h 9m 19s | -2m 19s | 12:48:18 pm | 42.88° | 6:16:27 am | 7:19:33 pm | 5:46:07 am | 7:49:50 pm | 12h 51m 39s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:24 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:47:50 am | 7:14:20 am | +58s | 6:21:21 pm | -1m 20s | 6:47:49 pm | 11h 7m 1s | -2m 18s | 12:48:06 pm | 42.52° | 6:17:21 am | 7:18:16 pm | 5:47:01 am | 7:48:33 pm | 12h 53m 57s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 9:12 amFirst quarter at 9:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:48:12 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:48:45 am | 7:15:18 am | +58s | 6:20:01 pm | -1m 20s | 6:46:32 pm | 11h 4m 43s | -2m 18s | 12:47:55 pm | 42.16° | 6:18:16 am | 7:16:59 pm | 5:47:55 am | 7:47:18 pm | 12h 56m 15s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:00 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:49:41 am | 7:16:16 am | +58s | 6:18:42 pm | -1m 19s | 6:45:15 pm | 11h 2m 26s | -2m 17s | 12:47:45 pm | 41.80° | 6:19:10 am | 7:15:44 pm | 5:48:49 am | 7:46:03 pm | 12h 58m 32s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:50 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:50:37 am | 7:17:14 am | +58s | 6:17:24 pm | -1m 18s | 6:43:59 pm | 11h 0m 10s | -2m 17s | 12:47:35 pm | 41.44° | 6:20:04 am | 7:14:31 pm | 5:49:43 am | 7:44:50 pm | 13h 0m 49s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:40 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:51:34 am | 7:18:13 am | +59s | 6:16:07 pm | -1m 17s | 6:42:45 pm | 10h 57m 54s | -2m 16s | 12:47:25 pm | 41.09° | 6:20:59 am | 7:13:18 pm | 5:50:37 am | 7:43:38 pm | 13h 3m 6s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:29 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:52:30 am | 7:19:13 am | +1m 0s | 6:14:51 pm | -1m 16s | 6:41:32 pm | 10h 55m 38s | -2m 15s | 12:47:17 pm | 40.74° | 6:21:54 am | 7:12:07 pm | 5:51:31 am | 7:42:27 pm | 13h 5m 21s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:21 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:53:27 am | 7:20:12 am | +59s | 6:13:36 pm | -1m 15s | 6:40:19 pm | 10h 53m 24s | -2m 15s | 12:47:09 pm | 40.39° | 6:22:49 am | 7:10:56 pm | 5:52:25 am | 7:41:18 pm | 13h 7m 36s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:13 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:54:25 am | 7:21:12 am | +1m 0s | 6:12:22 pm | -1m 14s | 6:39:08 pm | 10h 51m 10s | -2m 14s | 12:47:02 pm | 40.05° | 6:23:44 am | 7:09:47 pm | 5:53:19 am | 7:40:10 pm | 13h 9m 50s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 9:11 pmFull moon at 9:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:47:05 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:55:22 am | 7:22:12 am | +1m 0s | 6:11:09 pm | -1m 13s | 6:37:59 pm | 10h 48m 57s | -2m 13s | 12:46:56 pm | 39.71° | 6:24:39 am | 7:08:40 pm | 5:54:14 am | 7:39:04 pm | 13h 12m 4s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:59 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:56:20 am | 7:23:13 am | +1m 1s | 6:09:58 pm | -1m 11s | 6:36:50 pm | 10h 46m 45s | -2m 12s | 12:46:50 pm | 39.37° | 6:25:35 am | 7:07:34 pm | 5:55:08 am | 7:37:59 pm | 13h 14m 16s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:53 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:57:18 am | 7:24:14 am | +1m 1s | 6:08:47 pm | -1m 11s | 6:35:43 pm | 10h 44m 33s | -2m 11s | 12:46:45 pm | 39.04° | 6:26:30 am | 7:06:29 pm | 5:56:02 am | 7:36:55 pm | 13h 16m 28s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:47 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:58:16 am | 7:25:15 am | +1m 1s | 6:07:38 pm | -1m 9s | 6:34:37 pm | 10h 42m 23s | -2m 10s | 12:46:41 pm | 38.71° | 6:27:26 am | 7:05:25 pm | 5:56:57 am | 7:35:53 pm | 13h 18m 39s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:43 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:59:14 am | 7:26:17 am | +1m 2s | 6:06:31 pm | -1m 7s | 6:33:32 pm | 10h 40m 14s | -2m 9s | 12:46:38 pm | 38.38° | 6:28:22 am | 7:04:23 pm | 5:57:51 am | 7:34:52 pm | 13h 20m 48s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:39 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:00:13 am | 7:27:19 am | +1m 2s | 6:05:24 pm | -1m 7s | 6:32:29 pm | 10h 38m 5s | -2m 8s | 12:46:36 pm | 38.05° | 6:29:18 am | 7:03:23 pm | 5:58:46 am | 7:33:53 pm | 13h 22m 57s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:37 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Waterford, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Waterford, 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 Waterford, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Waterford, CA
In Waterford, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:40 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:27 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:44 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:28 pm.
Waterford, CA gets 5h 12m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 46m versus 9h 33m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Waterford, CA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Waterford. 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 Waterford.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 28.9° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.8° (around Jun 21) in Waterford. 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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