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San Diego
blue hour today
Blue hour in San Diego is the short, cool-toned window when the sun sits just below the horizon and the sky glows deep blue — prized for cityscapes and waterfronts. Below are today's blue hour, golden hour and sunset times.
Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.
Today · America/Los_Angeles
Sky chart for San Diego
Day length
11:28
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
06:50
Solar noon
12:35
Sunset
18:19
Day length
11:28
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
06:35 → 07:23
Golden hour · evening
17:46 → 18:34
Next 7 days · San Diego
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 12 Oct | 06:50 | 18:19 | 17:46 → 18:34 | 18:34 → 18:44 | 11:28 |
| Tue, 13 Oct | 06:51 | 18:18 | 17:44 → 18:33 | 18:33 → 18:42 | 11:26 |
| Wed, 14 Oct | 06:52 | 18:16 | 17:43 → 18:32 | 18:32 → 18:41 | 11:24 |
| Thu, 15 Oct | 06:53 | 18:15 | 17:42 → 18:30 | 18:30 → 18:40 | 11:22 |
| Fri, 16 Oct | 06:53 | 18:14 | 17:41 → 18:29 | 18:29 → 18:39 | 11:20 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 06:54 | 18:13 | 17:39 → 18:28 | 18:28 → 18:38 | 11:18 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 06:55 | 18:12 | 17:38 → 18:27 | 18:27 → 18:37 | 11:16 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Sunday, 18 October
Longest evening golden window: 17:38 → 18:27. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 12 Oct | 06:50 | 06:35 → 07:23 | 12:35 | 17:46 → 18:34 | 18:19 | 11:28 |
| Tue, 13 Oct | 06:51 | 06:36 → 07:24 | 12:34 | 17:44 → 18:33 | 18:18 | 11:26 |
| Wed, 14 Oct | 06:52 | 06:37 → 07:25 | 12:34 | 17:43 → 18:32 | 18:16 | 11:24 |
| Thu, 15 Oct | 06:53 | 06:37 → 07:26 | 12:34 | 17:42 → 18:30 | 18:15 | 11:22 |
| Fri, 16 Oct | 06:53 | 06:38 → 07:27 | 12:34 | 17:41 → 18:29 | 18:14 | 11:20 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 06:54 | 06:39 → 07:27 | 12:33 | 17:39 → 18:28 | 18:13 | 11:18 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 06:55 | 06:39 → 07:28 | 12:33 | 17:38 → 18:27 | 18:12 | 11:16 |
| Mon, 19 Oct | 06:56 | 06:40 → 07:29 | 12:33 | 17:37 → 18:26 | 18:11 | 11:15 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 06:56 | 06:41 → 07:30 | 12:33 | 17:36 → 18:25 | 18:09 | 11:13 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 06:57 | 06:42 → 07:31 | 12:33 | 17:35 → 18:24 | 18:08 | 11:11 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 06:58 | 06:43 → 07:32 | 12:33 | 17:34 → 18:23 | 18:07 | 11:09 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 06:59 | 06:43 → 07:32 | 12:32 | 17:32 → 18:22 | 18:06 | 11:07 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 06:59 | 06:44 → 07:33 | 12:32 | 17:31 → 18:21 | 18:05 | 11:05 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 07:00 | 06:45 → 07:34 | 12:32 | 17:30 → 18:19 | 18:04 | 11:03 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 07:01 | 06:46 → 07:35 | 12:32 | 17:29 → 18:18 | 18:03 | 11:01 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 07:02 | 06:46 → 07:36 | 12:32 | 17:28 → 18:18 | 18:02 | 11:00 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 07:03 | 06:47 → 07:37 | 12:32 | 17:27 → 18:17 | 18:01 | 10:58 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 07:04 | 06:48 → 07:38 | 12:32 | 17:26 → 18:16 | 18:00 | 10:56 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 07:04 | 06:49 → 07:39 | 12:32 | 17:25 → 18:15 | 17:59 | 10:54 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 07:05 | 06:50 → 07:40 | 12:32 | 17:24 → 18:14 | 17:58 | 10:52 |
| Sun, 1 Nov | 06:06 | 05:50 → 06:41 | 11:32 | 16:23 → 17:13 | 16:57 | 10:51 |
| Mon, 2 Nov | 06:07 | 05:51 → 06:41 | 11:32 | 16:22 → 17:12 | 16:56 | 10:49 |
| Tue, 3 Nov | 06:08 | 05:52 → 06:42 | 11:32 | 16:21 → 17:11 | 16:55 | 10:47 |
| Wed, 4 Nov | 06:09 | 05:53 → 06:43 | 11:32 | 16:20 → 17:10 | 16:55 | 10:45 |
| Thu, 5 Nov | 06:10 | 05:54 → 06:44 | 11:32 | 16:19 → 17:10 | 16:54 | 10:44 |
| Fri, 6 Nov | 06:10 | 05:55 → 06:45 | 11:32 | 16:18 → 17:09 | 16:53 | 10:42 |
| Sat, 7 Nov | 06:11 | 05:56 → 06:46 | 11:32 | 16:17 → 17:08 | 16:52 | 10:40 |
| Sun, 8 Nov | 06:12 | 05:56 → 06:47 | 11:32 | 16:17 → 17:07 | 16:52 | 10:39 |
| Mon, 9 Nov | 06:13 | 05:57 → 06:48 | 11:32 | 16:16 → 17:07 | 16:51 | 10:37 |
| Tue, 10 Nov | 06:14 | 05:58 → 06:49 | 11:32 | 16:15 → 17:06 | 16:50 | 10:36 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in San Diego today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 17:46 and lasts until 18:34 local time. Morning golden hour is from 06:35 to 07:23.
- When does the sun rise and set in San Diego?
- Today the sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:19. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 12:35.
- What's the moon phase in San Diego tonight?
- 🌒 Waxing Crescent — 4% illuminated. Moonrise at 09:10, moonset at 19:30.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in San Diego?
- Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.