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Sunrise, sunset & golden hour in San Francisco

On 24 July 2026, San Francisco has sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 20:25, 14h 19m of daylight. The evening golden hour runs 19:48–20:43.

Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
20:25
Daylight
14h 19m
Light windows today
Golden hour, morning 05:48 – 06:44
Golden hour, evening 19:48 – 20:43
Blue hour, morning 05:37 – 05:48
Blue hour, evening 20:43 – 20:55

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

Golden hour, blue hour & daylight in San Francisco

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.

San Francisco sits at 37.8° N, in the temperate band. That means daylight swings from about 14h 47m at the June solstice down to 9h 33m around Christmas, a clear seasonal shift. The higher the latitude, the longer and more dramatic golden hour becomes.

Daylight through the year in San Francisco

San Francisco is in summer right now. Between the shortest and longest month the day length swings by 5.2 hours.

January 9.8 h
February 10.8 h
March 11.9 h
April 13.2 h
May 14.2 h
June 14.8 h
July 14.5 h
August 13.6 h
September 12.4 h
October 11.2 h
November 10.1 h
December 9.6 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 San Francisco today?

Evening golden hour is 19:48–20:43; morning is 05:48–06:44.

How many hours of daylight does San Francisco get?

14h 19m on 24 July 2026.