Lancaster, California Sunset Time Today

Lancaster sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Lancaster, CA · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:50 PM Sunrise 6:40 AM

12h 10m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Lancaster · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:40 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:49 PM

Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today

In Lancaster, the sun rises at 6:40 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:49 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:40 AM7:14 AM

Blue hour6:16 AM6:40 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:19 PM6:50 PM

Blue hour6:50 PM7:18 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Lancaster

The sun rises in Lancaster at 6:40 AM today and at 6:40 AM tomorrow (the same time as today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:16 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:40 AM to 7:14 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:40 AM6:50 PM12h 10m
Tue, Sep 226:40 AM6:49 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 236:41 AM6:47 PM12h 6m
Thu, Sep 246:42 AM6:46 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:43 AM6:44 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 266:43 AM6:43 PM12h 0m
Sun, Sep 276:44 AM6:42 PM11h 58m

Lancaster daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:01 AM4:53 PM9h 53m
Feb6:52 AM5:22 PM10h 31m
Mar6:23 AM5:49 PM11h 26m
Apr6:40 AM7:14 PM12h 34m
May6:03 AM7:38 PM13h 35m
Jun5:42 AM8:01 PM14h 20m
Jul5:44 AM8:11 PM14h 27m
Aug6:03 AM7:56 PM13h 53m
Sep6:27 AM7:21 PM12h 54m
Oct6:48 AM6:38 PM11h 50m
Nov6:14 AM5:00 PM10h 46m
Dec6:43 AM4:43 PM10h 0m

Lancaster’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 29m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 50m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 29m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 9m
Shortest dayDec 219h 50m

How fast Lancaster gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 12s a day+38m
Febgaining 2m 1s a day+56m
Margaining 2m 11s a day+1h 7m
Aprgaining 2m 4s a day+1h 1m
Maygaining 1m 31s a day+45m
Jungaining 17s a day+7m
Jullosing 1m 4s a day−34m
Auglosing 1m 53s a day−58m
Seplosing 2m 9s a day−1h 4m
Octlosing 2m 6s a day−1h 4m
Novlosing 1m 35s a day−46m
Declosing 21s a day−8m

Lancaster golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox6:31–7:05 PM7:05–7:30 PM6:57–7:30 AM6:32–6:57 AM
Summer solstice7:32–8:10 PM8:10–8:39 PM5:41–6:18 AM5:11–5:41 AM
Fall equinox6:18–6:51 PM6:51–7:16 PM6:41–7:15 AM6:16–6:41 AM
Winter solstice4:08–4:46 PM4:46–5:14 PM6:57–7:36 AM6:29–6:57 AM

Daylight saving time in Lancaster

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−7
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−8

Why sunset time shifts in Lancaster

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Lancaster, the longest day carries about 14h 29m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 50m — a swing of roughly 4h 40m 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 Lancaster’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Lancaster?
Lancaster's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:43 PM around December 5, 16 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:11 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Lancaster get on the longest and shortest days?
Lancaster gets about 14h 29m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 50m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 40m.
When is golden hour in Lancaster?
Near the June solstice, Lancaster's evening golden hour runs 7:32–8:10 PM and the morning one 5:41–6:18 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:08–4:46 PM and 6:57–7:36 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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