First light
06:54
San Francisco, United States
2026-10-18 — Time zone: America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:20
Sunset
18:29
Last light
18:55
Day length
11 h 09 min
Solar noon
12:54
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:20 | 18:29 | 11 h 09 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:21 | 18:27 | 11 h 06 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:22 | 18:26 | 11 h 04 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:23 | 18:25 | 11 h 02 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:24 | 18:23 | 10 h 60 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:25 | 18:22 | 10 h 57 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:26 | 18:21 | 10 h 55 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:24 | 17:13 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 06:59 | 17:47 | 10 h 48 min |
| March | 07:21 | 19:16 | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 06:35 | 19:44 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 06:00 | 20:11 | 14 h 12 min |
| June | 05:47 | 20:32 | 14 h 46 min |
| July | 05:59 | 20:31 | 14 h 32 min |
| August | 06:24 | 20:03 | 13 h 39 min |
| September | 06:51 | 19:18 | 12 h 28 min |
| October | 07:17 | 18:33 | 11 h 16 min |
| November | 06:49 | 16:58 | 10 h 09 min |
| December | 07:17 | 16:51 | 9 h 34 min |
San Francisco in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Because of summer time, the darkest morning of 2026 is not in midwinter: the latest sunrise, 07:33, comes on 31 October, just before the clocks go back on 1 November. On the shortest day, 22 December, the sun rises at 07:21.
| Longest day | 21 June - 14 h 47 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 33 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:47 (7 – 21 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:33 (31 October) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:50 (2 – 12 December) |
| Latest sunset | 20:35 (22 June – 5 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:53 (1 November) to 13:20 (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 18:08 the day before, 19:09 that day |
| Clocks go back | 1 November, by 1 hour; sunset 18:12 the day before, 17:11 that day |
| Same clock as Los Angeles | 560 km to the south-east; the sun is 17 minutes later in San Francisco |
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 Q62
- 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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