Daylight & clock · America/Los_Angeles
Daylight and clock changes in Los Angeles
In short
In Los Angeles the longest day of the next 12 months has 14 hours 25 minutes of daylight (21 June 2027) and the shortest 9 hours 53 minutes (21 December 2026).
On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:49 local time (PST).
Clocks change on 1 November 2026 and 14 March 2027.
Computed with the NOAA solar equations and IANA tzdb 2026e.
Data updated
Longest day
14 h 25 min
21 Jun
Shortest day
9 h 53 min
21 Dec
Earliest sunrise
05:41
6 Jun
Latest sunset
20:08
23 Jun
Daylight through the year
Sunrise, sunset and day length by month
On the 15th of each month, in local clock time (PST UTC−08:00 / PDT UTC−07:00).
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026PST | 05:59 | 06:25 | 11:37 | 16:49 | 17:16 | 10 h 24 min |
| December 2026PST | 06:23 | 06:51 | 11:48 | 16:45 | 17:13 | 9 h 54 min |
| January 2027PST | 06:31 | 06:58 | 12:02 | 17:07 | 17:34 | 10 h 09 min |
| February 2027PST | 06:12 | 06:37 | 12:07 | 17:37 | 18:02 | 10 h 59 min |
| March 2027PDT | 06:38 | 07:03 | 13:02 | 19:00 | 19:25 | 11 h 57 min |
| April 2027PDT | 05:56 | 06:22 | 12:53 | 19:24 | 19:50 | 13 h 02 min |
| May 2027PDT | 05:24 | 05:51 | 12:49 | 19:47 | 20:15 | 13 h 56 min |
| June 2027PDT | 05:12 | 05:41 | 12:53 | 20:06 | 20:35 | 14 h 25 min |
| July 2027PDT | 05:24 | 05:53 | 12:59 | 20:05 | 20:33 | 14 h 12 min |
| August 2027PDT | 05:48 | 06:14 | 12:57 | 19:40 | 20:06 | 13 h 25 min |
| September 2027PDT | 06:11 | 06:36 | 12:48 | 18:59 | 19:24 | 12 h 23 min |
| October 2027PDT | 06:33 | 06:58 | 12:38 | 18:19 | 18:44 | 11 h 21 min |
First and last light are civil twilight (sun 6° below the horizon), when outdoor activities are possible without lights.
Golden hour and blue hour by month
The soft light photographers and sightseers plan around, on the 15th of each month in local clock time.
| Month | Golden hourmorning / evening | Blue hourmorning / evening |
|---|---|---|
| November | Morning 06:09–07:02Evening 16:13–17:05 | Morning 05:59–06:09Evening 17:05–17:16 |
| December | Morning 06:34–07:29Evening 16:07–17:02 | Morning 06:23–06:34Evening 17:02–17:13 |
| January | Morning 06:41–07:35Evening 16:29–17:23 | Morning 06:31–06:41Evening 17:23–17:34 |
| February | Morning 06:22–07:12Evening 17:02–17:52 | Morning 06:12–06:22Evening 17:52–18:02 |
| March | Morning 06:48–07:36Evening 18:27–19:16 | Morning 06:38–06:48Evening 19:16–19:25 |
| April | Morning 06:06–06:55Evening 18:51–19:40 | Morning 05:56–06:06Evening 19:40–19:50 |
| May | Morning 05:35–06:27Evening 19:12–20:04 | Morning 05:24–05:35Evening 20:04–20:15 |
| June | Morning 05:23–06:18Evening 19:29–20:23 | Morning 05:12–05:23Evening 20:23–20:35 |
| July | Morning 05:35–06:29Evening 19:28–20:22 | Morning 05:24–05:35Evening 20:22–20:33 |
| August | Morning 05:58–06:49Evening 19:05–19:56 | Morning 05:48–05:58Evening 19:56–20:06 |
| September | Morning 06:21–07:09Evening 18:26–19:15 | Morning 06:11–06:21Evening 19:15–19:24 |
| October | Morning 06:42–07:32Evening 17:45–18:34 | Morning 06:33–06:42Evening 18:34–18:44 |
Golden hour: the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon; blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. Definitions vary between sources by a few minutes; clouds and terrain are not modelled.
Clock changes
Los Angeles
America/Los_Angeles
Sun, 1 November 2026
At 02:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 01:00 (PST, UTC−08:00)
Sun, 14 March 2027
At 02:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (PDT, UTC−07:00)
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What the data shows
Day length in Los Angeles ranges from 9 hours 53 minutes on 21 December 2026 to 14 hours 25 minutes on 21 June 2027 — a swing of 4 hours 32 minutes.
How we calculated this: Longest and shortest sunrise-to-sunset span over every day of the period.
Clocks in Los Angeles run 1 hour 2 minutes ahead of the sun at the extreme: on 14 March 2027 the sun is highest at 13:02, so mornings stay dark later and evenings light longer than the clock suggests.
How we calculated this: Largest gap between 12:00 local clock time and solar noon over the period.
The earliest sunrise is at 05:41 (6 June 2027) and the latest sunset at 20:08 (23 June 2027), local clock time.
How we calculated this: Earliest sunrise and latest sunset (local clock) over every day of the period.
Clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00 on 1 November 2026 and go forward 1 hour at 02:00 on 14 March 2027, shifting sunrise and sunset by the same amount overnight.
How we calculated this: UTC-offset changes of America/Los_Angeles in tzdb 2026e during the period.
Nearby places with the same clock and almost identical sun times: Irvine, Long Beach, Riverside, Pasadena, California.
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