San Francisco Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in August 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 43 min on August 1 to 12 h 23 min on August 31. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:41 AM and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:04 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:20 PM | 6:43 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:36 PM | 12 h 43 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 8:33 PM | 8:03 AM | |
| Aug 2 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:20 PM | 6:42 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:36 PM | 12 h 43 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 9:10 PM | 8:52 AM |
| Aug 3 | 5:15 AM | 5:37 AM | 6:20 PM | 6:42 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:35 PM | 12 h 43 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 9:49 PM | 9:43 AM |
| Aug 4 | 5:15 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:42 PM | 5:50 PM | 7:35 PM | 12 h 41 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 63% | 10:31 PM | 10:36 AM |
| Aug 5 | 5:15 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:41 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:34 PM | 12 h 41 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 8:21 PM | 11:17 PM | 11:32 AM |
| Aug 6 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:41 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:33 PM | 12 h 40 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 41% | 12:32 PM | |
| Aug 7 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:40 PM | 5:49 PM | 7:33 PM | 12 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 31% | 12:09 AM | 1:36 PM |
| Aug 8 | 5:16 AM | 5:38 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:40 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:32 PM | 12 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 22% | 1:08 AM | 2:41 PM |
| Aug 9 | 5:16 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:39 PM | 5:48 PM | 7:32 PM | 12 h 38 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 2:13 AM | 3:45 PM |
| Aug 10 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:39 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:31 PM | 12 h 38 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 3:20 AM | 4:45 PM |
| Aug 11 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:38 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:31 PM | 12 h 37 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 4:26 AM | 5:38 PM |
| Aug 12 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:38 PM | 5:47 PM | 7:30 PM | 12 h 37 min | +0.0 min | New moon 11:37 AM | 5:29 AM | 6:26 PM |
| Aug 13 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:37 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:29 PM | 12 h 36 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 0% | 6:27 AM | 7:10 PM |
| Aug 14 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:37 PM | 5:46 PM | 7:29 PM | 12 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 7:23 AM | 7:50 PM |
| Aug 15 | 5:17 AM | 5:39 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:36 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:28 PM | 12 h 35 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 8:15 AM | 8:28 PM |
| Aug 16 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:36 PM | 5:45 PM | 7:27 PM | 12 h 34 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 9:06 AM | 9:06 PM |
| Aug 17 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:35 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:27 PM | 12 h 33 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 9:57 AM | 9:46 PM |
| Aug 18 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:34 PM | 5:44 PM | 7:26 PM | 12 h 32 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 30% | 10:48 AM | 10:27 PM |
| Aug 19 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:34 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:25 PM | 12 h 32 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 8:46 PM | 11:40 AM | 11:11 PM |
| Aug 20 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:33 PM | 5:43 PM | 7:24 PM | 12 h 31 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 50% | 12:33 PM | 11:58 PM |
| Aug 21 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:32 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:24 PM | 12 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 61% | 1:25 PM | |
| Aug 22 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:32 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:23 PM | 12 h 30 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 71% | 2:17 PM | 12:48 AM |
| Aug 23 | 5:19 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:22 PM | 12 h 29 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 80% | 3:07 PM | 1:40 AM |
| Aug 24 | 5:19 AM | 5:40 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:22 PM | 12 h 29 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 3:53 PM | 2:33 AM |
| Aug 25 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:21 PM | 12 h 27 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 4:37 PM | 3:26 AM |
| Aug 26 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:20 PM | 12 h 27 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 5:17 PM | 4:18 AM |
| Aug 27 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:19 PM | 12 h 26 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 10:18 PM | 5:56 PM | 5:09 AM |
| Aug 28 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:19 PM | 12 h 25 min | -1.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 6:33 PM | 5:59 AM |
| Aug 29 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:18 PM | 12 h 25 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 7:11 PM | 6:49 AM |
| Aug 30 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:17 PM | 12 h 24 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 7:49 PM | 7:39 AM |
| Aug 31 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:16 PM | 12 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 8:30 PM | 8:32 AM |
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Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.