Los Angeles sunrise and sunset times (34.05°N, 118.24°W)
LA's light is an offshore-flow inversion machine: the same 34°N geometry that gives Santa Monica long amber evenings also serves up the May Grey and June Gloom marine layer, which can swallow a calculated sunrise entirely. The tables below give the clear-sky baseline — what your watch and the ephemeris say — and the marine layer is a weather question no solar table can answer.
One nice quirk: because the coast faces south-west rather than due west, sunset over the Pacific in LA lands noticeably later in summer than winter relative to inland valleys. The calculator covers any specific beach or hillside if you need custom coordinates.
How to read these tables
- Sunrise / sunset are the moments the sun’s upper edge crosses a sea-level horizon (includes standard refraction, exactly like official almanacs).
- Golden hour = sun centre between −4° and +6° elevation; blue hour = −6° to −4°. These bands are conventions, not physical constants — definitions vary.
- Los Angeles observes PDT: clocks spring forward on the second Sunday of March (8 Mar 2026, 14 Mar 2027) and fall back on the first Sunday of November (1 Nov 2026, 7 Nov 2027). Tables below apply the correct offset for each date.
Computed by our NOAA-formula engine; spot-validated against the official 2026 almanac tables of the Hong Kong Observatory and Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (engine-level validation) — Last verified: 2026-11-16.
Rest of 2026 — quick reference
| Date | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Golden hour PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2026 | 06:27 | 11:38 | 16:49 | 16:12–17:05 |
| Nov 30, 2026 | 06:40 | 11:42 | 16:44 | 16:06–17:01 |
| Dec 15, 2026 | 06:51 | 11:48 | 16:45 | 16:07–17:02 |
| Dec 31, 2026 | 06:58 | 11:56 | 16:54 | 16:16–17:11 |
2027 month-by-month: sunrise, solar noon, sunset
| Month | Day | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 06:59 | 11:56 | 16:55 | 9h56m |
| 15 | 06:58 | 12:02 | 17:07 | 10h08m | |
| February | 1 | 06:50 | 12:06 | 17:23 | 10h33m |
| 15 | 06:38 | 12:07 | 17:37 | 10h59m | |
| March | 1 | 06:22 | 12:05 | 17:49 | 11h28m |
| 15 | 07:03 | 13:02 | 19:01 | 11h57m | |
| April | 1 | 06:40 | 12:57 | 19:14 | 12h33m |
| 15 | 06:22 | 12:53 | 19:24 | 13h02m | |
| May | 1 | 06:04 | 12:50 | 19:37 | 13h33m |
| 15 | 05:51 | 12:49 | 19:48 | 13h56m | |
| June | 1 | 05:43 | 12:51 | 19:59 | 14h17m |
| 15 | 05:41 | 12:53 | 20:06 | 14h25m | |
| July | 1 | 05:45 | 12:57 | 20:08 | 14h23m |
| 15 | 05:53 | 12:59 | 20:05 | 14h12m | |
| August | 1 | 06:04 | 12:59 | 19:54 | 13h50m |
| 15 | 06:14 | 12:58 | 19:40 | 13h25m | |
| September | 1 | 06:27 | 12:53 | 19:19 | 12h52m |
| 15 | 06:36 | 12:48 | 19:00 | 12h23m | |
| October | 1 | 06:47 | 12:43 | 18:37 | 11h50m |
| 15 | 06:58 | 12:39 | 18:19 | 11h21m | |
| November | 1 | 07:12 | 12:37 | 18:00 | 10h48m |
| 15 | 06:25 | 11:37 | 16:49 | 10h24m | |
| December | 1 | 06:40 | 11:42 | 16:44 | 10h03m |
| 15 | 06:51 | 11:48 | 16:45 | 9h54m |
2027 light windows: golden hour and blue hour
| Month | Blue hour AM | Golden hour AM | Civil dawn | Civil dusk | Golden hour PM | Blue hour PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:31–06:41 | 06:41–07:37 | 06:31–06:59 | 16:55–17:22 | 16:17–17:12 | 17:12–17:22 |
| February | 06:24–06:34 | 06:34–07:26 | 06:24–06:50 | 17:23–17:50 | 16:48–17:40 | 17:40–17:50 |
| March | 05:57–06:06 | 06:06–06:55 | 05:57–06:22 | 17:49–18:14 | 17:16–18:05 | 18:05–18:14 |
| April | 06:15–06:25 | 06:25–07:13 | 06:15–06:40 | 19:14–19:39 | 18:41–19:29 | 19:29–19:39 |
| May | 05:37–05:48 | 05:48–06:38 | 05:37–06:04 | 19:37–20:04 | 19:02–19:53 | 19:53–20:04 |
| June | 05:14–05:25 | 05:25–06:19 | 05:14–05:43 | 19:59–20:28 | 19:23–20:17 | 20:17–20:28 |
| July | 05:16–05:28 | 05:28–06:22 | 05:16–05:45 | 20:08–20:37 | 19:32–20:26 | 20:26–20:37 |
| August | 05:37–05:48 | 05:48–06:39 | 05:37–06:04 | 19:54–20:21 | 19:19–20:11 | 20:11–20:21 |
| September | 06:01–06:11 | 06:11–07:00 | 06:01–06:27 | 19:19–19:44 | 18:46–19:34 | 19:34–19:44 |
| October | 06:22–06:32 | 06:32–07:21 | 06:22–06:47 | 18:37–19:02 | 18:04–18:53 | 18:53–19:02 |
| November | 06:47–06:57 | 06:57–07:47 | 06:47–07:12 | 18:00–18:26 | 17:25–18:16 | 18:16–18:26 |
| December | 06:13–06:23 | 06:23–07:18 | 06:13–06:40 | 16:44–17:11 | 16:06–17:00 | 17:00–17:11 |
Extremes for Los Angeles (2027)
- Earliest sunrise: June 7 (05:41)
- Latest sunrise: November 6 (07:17)
- Longest day: June 19 (14h26m)
- Shortest day: December 18 (9h53m)
Accuracy note
The engine behind this page was validated against two official national sources — the Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2026 and Taiwan’s CWA 2026 Taipei table — with 43 published values checked, 36 matching to the minute and a worst deviation of 3 minutes. We do not reproduce official tables for Los Angeles page-by-page; these values are computed. Always confirm against a local official source if minutes are critical.
Los Angeles sun FAQ
What time is sunrise in Los Angeles at the summer solstice?
On 21 June 2027 the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:08 local time (UTC−8, summer offset applied), with solar noon at 12:55 and the sun reaching 79.4° above the horizon. Day length is 14h26m.
When are the earliest and latest sunrises in Los Angeles?
Scanning all of 2027 with our engine: the earliest sunrise is June 7 (05:41) and the latest is November 6 (07:17). The longest day of the year is June 19 (14h26m) and the shortest is December 18 (9h53m).
How long is golden hour in Los Angeles?
It depends on the season. Using the −4° to +6° elevation band, the evening golden hour lasts about 54 minutes around the June solstice and about 56 minutes around the December solstice — the shallower the sun's path, the longer the golden light. See golden hour explained for why.
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