First light
06:34
Los Angeles, United States
2026-10-18 — Time zone: America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
18:16
Last light
18:41
Day length
11 h 16 min
Solar noon
12:38
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:00 | 18:16 | 11 h 16 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:01 | 18:15 | 11 h 14 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:01 | 18:13 | 11 h 12 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:02 | 18:12 | 11 h 10 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:03 | 18:11 | 11 h 08 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:04 | 18:10 | 11 h 06 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:05 | 18:09 | 11 h 04 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:58 | 17:06 | 10 h 08 min |
| February | 06:38 | 17:36 | 10 h 58 min |
| March | 07:03 | 19:00 | 11 h 56 min |
| April | 06:22 | 19:23 | 13 h 01 min |
| May | 05:51 | 19:46 | 13 h 55 min |
| June | 05:41 | 20:05 | 14 h 25 min |
| July | 05:52 | 20:05 | 14 h 13 min |
| August | 06:14 | 19:40 | 13 h 27 min |
| September | 06:35 | 19:00 | 12 h 25 min |
| October | 06:57 | 18:19 | 11 h 22 min |
| November | 06:25 | 16:49 | 10 h 25 min |
| December | 06:50 | 16:44 | 9 h 54 min |
Los Angeles in 2026: the sun's extremes #
| Longest day | 21 June - 14 h 25 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 53 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:41 (4 – 21 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:13 (8 March) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:43 (30 November – 11 December) |
| Latest sunset | 20:08 (24 June – 5 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:36 (1 November) to 13:03 (8 March) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 2 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 8 March, by 1 hour; sunset 17:53 the day before, 18:54 that day |
| Clocks go back | 1 November, by 1 hour; sunset 18:01 the day before, 17:00 that day |
| Same clock as San Francisco | 560 km to the north-west; the sun is 17 minutes earlier in Los Angeles |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q65
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
America/Los_Angeles - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — United States #
Currency
USD $
Plug type
A, B
Voltage
120 V / 60 Hz
Dialling code
+1
Emergency number
911
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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