Sunset and sunrise times in Los Angeles, United States
In Los Angeles, United States the sun sets today, Friday 25 September, at 6:45 pm and rises at 6:43 am. Daylight lasts 12h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 6:12 pm to 7:00 pm.
Today, Friday 25 September
- First light
- 6:18 am
- Sunrise
- 6:43 am
- Solar noon
- 12:44 pm
- Sunset
- 6:45 pm
- Last light
- 7:10 pm
- Day length
- 12h 2m
18h 43m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:12 pm – 7:00 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:00 pm – 7:10 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 54.9°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:06 pm / 5:37 am
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September
Sunrise 6:43 am Sunset 6:43 pm Golden hour 6:10 pm – 6:59 pm Day length 12h 0m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere Los Angeles is
- Coordinates
- 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Current offset
- UTC-07:00
- Elevation
- 89 m
- Population
- 3,820,914
Sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:01 am | 6:26 am | 12:52 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 52m | −2:01 | 6:45 pm–7:34 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Wed 2 | 6:01 am | 6:27 am | 12:52 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 50m | −2:02 | 6:44 pm–7:32 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Thu 3 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 12:52 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 47m | −2:02 | 6:42 pm–7:31 pm | 🌖 56% |
| Fri 4 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 12:51 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 45m | −2:03 | 6:41 pm–7:30 pm | 🌗 44% |
| Sat 5 | 6:03 am | 6:29 am | 12:51 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 43m | −2:03 | 6:40 pm–7:28 pm | 🌘 33% |
| Sun 6 | 6:04 am | 6:30 am | 12:51 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 41m | −2:03 | 6:38 pm–7:27 pm | 🌘 22% |
| Mon 7 | 6:05 am | 6:30 am | 12:50 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 39m | −2:04 | 6:37 pm–7:25 pm | 🌘 13% |
| Tue 8 | 6:06 am | 6:31 am | 12:50 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 37m | −2:04 | 6:36 pm–7:24 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:06 am | 6:32 am | 12:50 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 35m | −2:04 | 6:34 pm–7:23 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:07 am | 6:32 am | 12:49 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 33m | −2:04 | 6:33 pm–7:21 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:08 am | 6:33 am | 12:49 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 31m | −2:05 | 6:31 pm–7:20 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:09 am | 6:34 am | 12:49 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 29m | −2:05 | 6:30 pm–7:18 pm | 🌒 4% |
| Sun 13 | 6:09 am | 6:34 am | 12:48 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 27m | −2:05 | 6:29 pm–7:17 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:10 am | 6:35 am | 12:48 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 25m | −2:05 | 6:27 pm–7:16 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Tue 15 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:48 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:24 pm | 12h 23m | −2:05 | 6:26 pm–7:14 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Wed 16 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:47 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 21m | −2:06 | 6:25 pm–7:13 pm | 🌒 31% |
| Thu 17 | 6:12 am | 6:37 am | 12:47 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:21 pm | 12h 18m | −2:06 | 6:23 pm–7:11 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Fri 18 | 6:13 am | 6:38 am | 12:47 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 16m | −2:06 | 6:22 pm–7:10 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Sat 19 | 6:14 am | 6:39 am | 12:46 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 14m | −2:06 | 6:20 pm–7:09 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sun 20 | 6:14 am | 6:39 am | 12:46 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 12m | −2:06 | 6:19 pm–7:07 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Mon 21 | 6:15 am | 6:40 am | 12:45 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 10m | −2:06 | 6:17 pm–7:06 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Tue 22 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:45 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 8m | −2:06 | 6:16 pm–7:04 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Wed 23 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:45 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 6m | −2:06 | 6:15 pm–7:03 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Thu 24 | 6:17 am | 6:42 am | 12:44 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:11 pm | 12h 4m | −2:06 | 6:13 pm–7:02 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Fri 25 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 12:44 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:10 pm | 12h 2m | −2:06 | 6:12 pm–7:00 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 12:44 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:08 pm | 12h 0m | −2:06 | 6:10 pm–6:59 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:19 am | 6:44 am | 12:43 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:07 pm | 11h 57m | −2:06 | 6:09 pm–6:57 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:20 am | 6:45 am | 12:43 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 55m | −2:06 | 6:08 pm–6:56 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Tue 29 | 6:21 am | 6:46 am | 12:43 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:04 pm | 11h 53m | −2:06 | 6:06 pm–6:55 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Wed 30 | 6:21 am | 6:46 am | 12:42 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 51m | −2:06 | 6:05 pm–6:53 pm | 🌖 81% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 4:59 am | 5:30 am | 6:26 am | 7:18 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:45 pm | 11h 8m | 64.0° | 280° W |
| Wed 2 | 5:00 am | 5:31 am | 6:27 am | 7:17 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:43 pm | 11h 10m | 63.6° | 280° W |
| Thu 3 | 5:01 am | 5:32 am | 6:27 am | 7:15 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:42 pm | 11h 12m | 63.3° | 279° W |
| Fri 4 | 5:02 am | 5:33 am | 6:28 am | 7:14 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:40 pm | 11h 14m | 62.9° | 279° W |
| Sat 5 | 5:03 am | 5:34 am | 6:29 am | 7:13 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:39 pm | 11h 16m | 62.5° | 278° W |
| Sun 6 | 5:04 am | 5:34 am | 6:30 am | 7:11 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:37 pm | 11h 18m | 62.2° | 278° W |
| Mon 7 | 5:05 am | 5:35 am | 6:30 am | 7:10 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:35 pm | 11h 20m | 61.8° | 278° W |
| Tue 8 | 5:05 am | 5:36 am | 6:31 am | 7:09 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:34 pm | 11h 23m | 61.4° | 277° W |
| Wed 9 | 5:06 am | 5:37 am | 6:32 am | 7:07 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:32 pm | 11h 25m | 61.0° | 277° W |
| Thu 10 | 5:07 am | 5:37 am | 6:32 am | 7:06 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:31 pm | 11h 27m | 60.6° | 276° W |
| Fri 11 | 5:08 am | 5:38 am | 6:33 am | 7:04 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:29 pm | 11h 29m | 60.3° | 276° W |
| Sat 12 | 5:09 am | 5:39 am | 6:34 am | 7:03 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:28 pm | 11h 31m | 59.9° | 275° W |
| Sun 13 | 5:10 am | 5:40 am | 6:34 am | 7:02 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:26 pm | 11h 33m | 59.5° | 275° W |
| Mon 14 | 5:11 am | 5:40 am | 6:35 am | 7:00 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:25 pm | 11h 35m | 59.1° | 274° W |
| Tue 15 | 5:11 am | 5:41 am | 6:36 am | 6:59 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:23 pm | 11h 37m | 58.7° | 274° W |
| Wed 16 | 5:12 am | 5:42 am | 6:36 am | 6:57 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:22 pm | 11h 39m | 58.3° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 5:13 am | 5:43 am | 6:37 am | 6:56 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:20 pm | 11h 41m | 58.0° | 273° W |
| Fri 18 | 5:14 am | 5:43 am | 6:38 am | 6:55 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:19 pm | 11h 43m | 57.6° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 5:15 am | 5:44 am | 6:39 am | 6:53 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:17 pm | 11h 45m | 57.2° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 5:15 am | 5:45 am | 6:39 am | 6:52 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:16 pm | 11h 48m | 56.8° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 5:16 am | 5:46 am | 6:40 am | 6:50 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:14 pm | 11h 50m | 56.4° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 5:17 am | 5:46 am | 6:41 am | 6:49 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:13 pm | 11h 52m | 56.0° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 5:18 am | 5:47 am | 6:41 am | 6:48 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:11 pm | 11h 54m | 55.6° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 5:19 am | 5:48 am | 6:42 am | 6:46 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:10 pm | 11h 56m | 55.2° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 5:19 am | 5:49 am | 6:43 am | 6:45 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:08 pm | 11h 58m | 54.9° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 5:20 am | 5:49 am | 6:43 am | 6:43 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:07 pm | 12h 0m | 54.5° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 5:21 am | 5:50 am | 6:44 am | 6:42 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:05 pm | 12h 2m | 54.1° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 5:22 am | 5:51 am | 6:45 am | 6:41 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:04 pm | 12h 4m | 53.7° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 5:22 am | 5:52 am | 6:46 am | 6:39 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:02 pm | 12h 7m | 53.3° | 267° W |
| Wed 30 | 5:23 am | 5:52 am | 6:46 am | 6:38 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:01 pm | 12h 9m | 52.9° | 267° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:22 am | 6:47 am | 12:42 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:01 pm | 11h 49m | −2:06 | 6:03 pm–6:52 pm | 🌖 71% |
| Fri 2 | 6:23 am | 6:48 am | 12:42 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:00 pm | 11h 47m | −2:06 | 6:02 pm–6:50 pm | 🌖 60% |
| Sat 3 | 6:24 am | 6:49 am | 12:41 pm | 6:34 pm | 6:59 pm | 11h 45m | −2:06 | 6:01 pm–6:49 pm | 🌗 48% |
| Sun 4 | 6:24 am | 6:49 am | 12:41 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:57 pm | 11h 43m | −2:06 | 5:59 pm–6:48 pm | 🌘 36% |
| Mon 5 | 6:25 am | 6:50 am | 12:41 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:56 pm | 11h 41m | −2:05 | 5:58 pm–6:46 pm | 🌘 26% |
| Tue 6 | 6:26 am | 6:51 am | 12:41 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 11h 39m | −2:05 | 5:56 pm–6:45 pm | 🌘 16% |
| Wed 7 | 6:26 am | 6:51 am | 12:40 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:53 pm | 11h 36m | −2:05 | 5:55 pm–6:44 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Thu 8 | 6:27 am | 6:52 am | 12:40 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:52 pm | 11h 34m | −2:05 | 5:54 pm–6:42 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:28 am | 6:53 am | 12:40 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:51 pm | 11h 32m | −2:05 | 5:52 pm–6:41 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:29 am | 6:54 am | 12:39 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:50 pm | 11h 30m | −2:04 | 5:51 pm–6:40 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:29 am | 6:55 am | 12:39 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:48 pm | 11h 28m | −2:04 | 5:50 pm–6:39 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:30 am | 6:55 am | 12:39 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:47 pm | 11h 26m | −2:04 | 5:48 pm–6:37 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:31 am | 6:56 am | 12:39 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:46 pm | 11h 24m | −2:03 | 5:47 pm–6:36 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:32 am | 6:57 am | 12:38 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:45 pm | 11h 22m | −2:03 | 5:46 pm–6:35 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Thu 15 | 6:32 am | 6:58 am | 12:38 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:43 pm | 11h 20m | −2:03 | 5:44 pm–6:34 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Fri 16 | 6:33 am | 6:59 am | 12:38 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:42 pm | 11h 18m | −2:02 | 5:43 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 33% |
| Sat 17 | 6:34 am | 6:59 am | 12:38 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:41 pm | 11h 16m | −2:02 | 5:42 pm–6:31 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Sun 18 | 6:35 am | 7:00 am | 12:38 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 14m | −2:01 | 5:41 pm–6:30 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Mon 19 | 6:36 am | 7:01 am | 12:37 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:39 pm | 11h 12m | −2:01 | 5:39 pm–6:29 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Tue 20 | 6:36 am | 7:02 am | 12:37 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 10m | −2:00 | 5:38 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Wed 21 | 6:37 am | 7:03 am | 12:37 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:36 pm | 11h 8m | −2:00 | 5:37 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Thu 22 | 6:38 am | 7:03 am | 12:37 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 6m | −1:59 | 5:36 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:39 am | 7:04 am | 12:37 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 4m | −1:58 | 5:34 pm–6:24 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Sat 24 | 6:40 am | 7:05 am | 12:37 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 2m | −1:58 | 5:33 pm–6:23 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 6:40 am | 7:06 am | 12:36 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 0m | −1:57 | 5:32 pm–6:22 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Mon 26 | 6:41 am | 7:07 am | 12:36 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:31 pm | 10h 58m | −1:56 | 5:31 pm–6:21 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 6:42 am | 7:08 am | 12:36 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:30 pm | 10h 56m | −1:56 | 5:30 pm–6:20 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 6:43 am | 7:09 am | 12:36 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:29 pm | 10h 54m | −1:55 | 5:29 pm–6:19 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 6:44 am | 7:10 am | 12:36 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:28 pm | 10h 52m | −1:54 | 5:28 pm–6:18 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Fri 30 | 6:45 am | 7:10 am | 12:36 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:27 pm | 10h 50m | −1:53 | 5:26 pm–6:17 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Sat 31 | 6:45 am | 7:11 am | 12:36 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:26 pm | 10h 49m | −1:52 | 5:25 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 64% |
Longest and shortest day in Los Angeles
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 25m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 52m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 32m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:43 pm on 4 December; the latest is 8:08 pm on 29 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:41 am on 12 June to 6:12 am on 1 November.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Los Angeles different
Sunset here is followed by about 25 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.
The shallow approach angle at 34.1° stretches this evening's golden hour to 48 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 57° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Across September the sunset moves 40 minutes earlier, averaging about 83 seconds a day.
On 1 November 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 4:59 pm instead of 6:00 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Los Angeles
Arrive by 5:57 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:12 pm and the sun is down by 6:45 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 7:00 pm and runs to 7:10 pm, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Los Angeles today?
The sun sets in Los Angeles at 6:45 pm today, Friday 25 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Los Angeles?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 7:10 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Los Angeles?
Evening golden hour runs 6:12 pm to 7:00 pm today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Los Angeles covers the morning window and the coming week.