Altadena, California Sunset Time Today
Altadena sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Altadena, CA · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 4:51 PM Sunrise 6:20 AM
10h 31m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Altadena · Wed, Nov 11
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 4:51 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset the same time as today
In Altadena, the sun rises at 6:21 AM tomorrow and sets at 4:51 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:20 AM – 6:57 AM
Blue hour5:55 AM – 6:20 AM
Evening
Golden hour4:17 PM – 4:51 PM
Blue hour4:51 PM – 5:19 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Altadena
The sun rises in Altadena at 6:20 AM today and at 6:21 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 5:55 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:20 AM to 6:57 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:20 AM | 4:51 PM | 10h 31m |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:21 AM | 4:51 PM | 10h 30m |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:22 AM | 4:50 PM | 10h 28m |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:23 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 26m |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:24 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 25m |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:25 AM | 4:48 PM | 10h 23m |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:26 AM | 4:47 PM | 10h 21m |
Altadena daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6:59 AM | 4:54 PM | 9h 55m |
| Feb | 6:51 AM | 5:23 PM | 10h 32m |
| Mar | 6:22 AM | 5:49 PM | 11h 27m |
| Apr | 6:40 AM | 7:14 PM | 12h 33m |
| May | 6:04 AM | 7:37 PM | 13h 33m |
| Jun | 5:43 AM | 8:00 PM | 14h 17m |
| Jul | 5:45 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 24m |
| Aug | 6:04 AM | 7:55 PM | 13h 51m |
| Sep | 6:27 AM | 7:20 PM | 12h 53m |
| Oct | 6:48 AM | 6:38 PM | 11h 50m |
| Nov | 6:13 AM | 5:01 PM | 10h 48m |
| Dec | 6:41 AM | 4:44 PM | 10h 3m |
Altadena’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 26m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 52m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 26m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 52m |
How fast Altadena gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 11s a day | +37m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 58s a day | +55m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 9s a day | +1h 6m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 2s a day | +1h |
| May | gaining 1m 29s a day | +44m |
| Jun | gaining 17s a day | +7m |
| Jul | losing 1m 3s a day | −33m |
| Aug | losing 1m 51s a day | −57m |
| Sep | losing 2m 6s a day | −1h 3m |
| Oct | losing 2m 3s a day | −1h 3m |
| Nov | losing 1m 34s a day | −45m |
| Dec | losing 20s a day | −8m |
Altadena golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:31–7:05 PM | 7:05–7:30 PM | 6:57–7:30 AM | 6:32–6:57 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:31–8:08 PM | 8:08–8:38 PM | 5:42–6:19 AM | 5:13–5:42 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:18–6:51 PM | 6:51–7:16 PM | 6:41–7:14 AM | 6:16–6:41 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:09–4:48 PM | 4:48–5:15 PM | 6:55–7:34 AM | 6:28–6:55 AM |
Daylight saving time in Altadena
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−7 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−8 |
Why sunset time shifts in Altadena
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Altadena, the longest day carries about 14h 26m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 52m — a swing of roughly 4h 34m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Altadena’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Altadena?
- Altadena's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:44 PM around December 5, 16 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:09 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Altadena get on the longest and shortest days?
- Altadena gets about 14h 26m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 52m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 34m.
- When is golden hour in Altadena?
- Near the June solstice, Altadena's evening golden hour runs 7:31–8:08 PM and the morning one 5:42–6:19 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:09–4:48 PM and 6:55–7:34 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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