Sunrise and sunset in California

California Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in September 2026

Local time (CDT)

Day length goes from 13 h 00 min on September 1 to 11 h 49 min on September 30. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 7:05 AM and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:54 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.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
Sep 16:12 AM6:40 AM7:40 PM8:07 PM7:05 PM9:13 PM13 h 00 minWaning gibbous, 78%9:46 PM11:28 AM
Sep 26:13 AM6:40 AM7:39 PM8:06 PM7:03 PM9:11 PM12 h 59 min-1.0 minWaning gibbous, 68%10:23 PM12:41 PM
Sep 36:14 AM6:41 AM7:37 PM8:04 PM7:02 PM9:09 PM12 h 56 min-3.0 minLast quarter, 58%11:10 PM1:54 PM
Sep 46:15 AM6:42 AM7:36 PM8:03 PM7:00 PM9:08 PM12 h 54 min-2.0 minLast quarter 2:51 AM3:04 PM
Sep 56:16 AM6:43 AM7:34 PM8:01 PM6:59 PM9:06 PM12 h 51 min-3.0 minWaning crescent, 37%12:07 AM4:06 PM
Sep 66:17 AM6:44 AM7:32 PM7:59 PM6:57 PM9:04 PM12 h 48 min-3.0 minWaning crescent, 27%1:14 AM4:58 PM
Sep 76:18 AM6:45 AM7:31 PM7:58 PM6:56 PM9:02 PM12 h 46 min-2.0 minWaning crescent, 18%2:28 AM5:41 PM
Sep 86:19 AM6:46 AM7:29 PM7:56 PM6:54 PM9:00 PM12 h 43 min-3.0 minWaning crescent, 11%3:44 AM6:15 PM
Sep 96:20 AM6:47 AM7:28 PM7:55 PM6:53 PM8:59 PM12 h 41 min-2.0 minWaning crescent, 5%4:59 AM6:44 PM
Sep 106:21 AM6:48 AM7:26 PM7:53 PM6:51 PM8:57 PM12 h 38 min-3.0 minNew moon 10:27 PM6:10 AM7:10 PM
Sep 116:22 AM6:48 AM7:25 PM7:51 PM6:50 PM8:55 PM12 h 37 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%7:19 AM7:35 PM
Sep 126:23 AM6:49 AM7:23 PM7:50 PM6:48 PM8:53 PM12 h 34 min-3.0 minNew moon, 1%8:27 AM7:59 PM
Sep 136:23 AM6:50 AM7:21 PM7:48 PM6:46 PM8:52 PM12 h 31 min-3.0 minWaxing crescent, 4%9:33 AM8:24 PM
Sep 146:24 AM6:51 AM7:20 PM7:46 PM6:45 PM8:50 PM12 h 29 min-2.0 minWaxing crescent, 9%10:38 AM8:52 PM
Sep 156:25 AM6:52 AM7:18 PM7:45 PM6:43 PM8:48 PM12 h 26 min-3.0 minWaxing crescent, 16%11:43 AM9:24 PM
Sep 166:26 AM6:53 AM7:17 PM7:43 PM6:42 PM8:46 PM12 h 24 min-2.0 minWaxing crescent, 24%12:46 PM10:01 PM
Sep 176:27 AM6:54 AM7:15 PM7:42 PM6:40 PM8:45 PM12 h 21 min-3.0 minWaxing crescent, 34%1:46 PM10:46 PM
Sep 186:28 AM6:55 AM7:13 PM7:40 PM6:39 PM8:43 PM12 h 18 min-3.0 minFirst quarter 3:43 PM2:41 PM11:36 PM
Sep 196:29 AM6:55 AM7:12 PM7:38 PM6:37 PM8:41 PM12 h 17 min-1.0 minFirst quarter, 55%3:29 PM
Sep 206:30 AM6:56 AM7:10 PM7:37 PM6:35 PM8:39 PM12 h 14 min-3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 65%4:10 PM12:33 AM
Sep 216:31 AM6:57 AM7:09 PM7:35 PM6:34 PM8:38 PM12 h 12 min-2.0 minWaxing gibbous, 75%4:44 PM1:34 AM
Sep 226:32 AM6:58 AM7:07 PM7:34 PM6:32 PM8:36 PM12 h 09 min-3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 84%5:14 PM2:37 AM
Sep 236:32 AM6:59 AM7:06 PM7:32 PM6:31 PM8:34 PM12 h 07 min-2.0 minWaxing gibbous, 91%5:40 PM3:41 AM
Sep 246:33 AM7:00 AM7:04 PM7:30 PM6:29 PM8:33 PM12 h 04 min-3.0 minWaxing gibbous, 96%6:04 PM4:45 AM
Sep 256:34 AM7:01 AM7:02 PM7:29 PM6:27 PM8:31 PM12 h 01 min-3.0 minFull moon, 99%6:27 PM5:50 AM
Sep 266:35 AM7:02 AM7:01 PM7:27 PM6:26 PM8:29 PM11 h 59 min-2.0 minFull moon 11:49 AM6:51 PM6:56 AM
Sep 276:36 AM7:03 AM6:59 PM7:26 PM6:24 PM8:28 PM11 h 56 min-3.0 minWaning gibbous, 99%7:18 PM8:04 AM
Sep 286:37 AM7:04 AM6:58 PM7:24 PM6:22 PM8:26 PM11 h 54 min-2.0 minWaning gibbous, 95%7:48 PM9:16 AM
Sep 296:38 AM7:04 AM6:56 PM7:22 PM6:21 PM8:24 PM11 h 52 min-2.0 minWaning gibbous, 90%8:23 PM10:29 AM
Sep 306:39 AM7:05 AM6:54 PM7:21 PM6:19 PM8:23 PM11 h 49 min-3.0 minWaning gibbous, 82%9:08 PM11:44 AM

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Sources

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.