All cities › United States · Friday, 16 October 2026
San Diego
golden hour today
Golden hour in San Diego is the warm, low-sun window just after sunrise and just before sunset — the best light for portraits, landscapes and travel photography. Here are today's exact golden hour times, plus blue hour, sunrise and sunset.
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
11:20
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
06:53
Solar noon
12:34
Sunset
18:14
Day length
11:20
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
06:38 → 07:27
Golden hour · evening
17:41 → 18:29
Next 7 days · San Diego
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mon, 19 Oct | 06:56 | 18:11 | 17:37 → 18:26 | 18:26 → 18:35 | 11:15 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 06:56 | 18:09 | 17:36 → 18:25 | 18:25 → 18:34 | 11:13 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 06:57 | 18:08 | 17:35 → 18:24 | 18:24 → 18:33 | 11:11 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 06:58 | 18:07 | 17:34 → 18:23 | 18:23 → 18:32 | 11:09 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Thursday, 22 October
Longest evening golden window: 17:34 → 18:23. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Wed, 11 Nov | 06:15 | 05:59 → 06:50 | 11:32 | 16:14 → 17:05 | 16:49 | 10:34 |
| Thu, 12 Nov | 06:16 | 06:00 → 06:51 | 11:32 | 16:13 → 17:05 | 16:49 | 10:32 |
| Fri, 13 Nov | 06:17 | 06:01 → 06:52 | 11:32 | 16:13 → 17:04 | 16:48 | 10:31 |
| Sat, 14 Nov | 06:18 | 06:02 → 06:53 | 11:33 | 16:12 → 17:04 | 16:48 | 10:29 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in San Diego today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 17:41 and lasts until 18:29 local time. Morning golden hour is from 06:38 to 07:27.
- When does the sun rise and set in San Diego?
- Today the sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:14. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 12:34.
- What's the moon phase in San Diego tonight?
- 🌒 Waxing Crescent — 26% illuminated. Moonrise at 12:50, moonset at 22:30.
- 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.