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Sunrise, sunset & golden hour in Los Angeles

On 24 July 2026, Los Angeles has sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 20:00, 14h 1m of daylight. The evening golden hour runs 19:24–20:17.

Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
20:00
Daylight
14h 1m
Light windows today
Golden hour, morning 05:41 – 06:34
Golden hour, evening 19:24 – 20:17
Blue hour, morning 05:30 – 05:41
Blue hour, evening 20:17 – 20:28

Computed with the NOAA solar model for 24 July 2026. Rebuild daily to keep current.

Golden hour, blue hour & daylight in Los Angeles

Golden hour is the soft, warm light while the sun sits between −4° and +6° of the horizon, a photographer's favourite window. Blue hour is the cooler stretch on the far side, the sun between −6° and −4°. The exact times shift a little every day, so the windows above are computed for today with the NOAA solar model.

Los Angeles sits at 34.0° N, in the temperate band. That means daylight swings from about 14h 25m at the June solstice down to 9h 53m around Christmas, a clear seasonal shift. The higher the latitude, the longer and more dramatic golden hour becomes.

Daylight through the year in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is in summer right now. Between the shortest and longest month the day length swings by 4.5 hours.

January 10.1 h
February 11 h
March 12 h
April 13 h
May 13.9 h
June 14.4 h
July 14.2 h
August 13.4 h
September 12.4 h
October 11.4 h
November 10.4 h
December 9.9 h

Hours from sunrise to sunset, sampled mid-month and computed from the NOAA solar algorithm. This is available daylight, not measured sunshine: cloud cover is weather, not astronomy.

FAQ

When is golden hour in Los Angeles today?

Evening golden hour is 19:24–20:17; morning is 05:41–06:34.

How many hours of daylight does Los Angeles get?

14h 1m on 24 July 2026.