Santa Rosa, California Sunset Time Today
Santa Rosa sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Santa Rosa, CA · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 5:01 PM Sunrise 6:47 AM
10h 14m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Santa Rosa · Wed, Nov 11
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:48 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 5:00 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Santa Rosa, the sun rises at 6:48 AM tomorrow and sets at 5:00 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:47 AM – 7:26 AM
Blue hour6:20 AM – 6:47 AM
Evening
Golden hour4:25 PM – 5:01 PM
Blue hour5:01 PM – 5:31 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Santa Rosa
The sun rises in Santa Rosa at 6:47 AM today and at 6:48 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 6:20 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:47 AM to 7:26 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:47 AM | 5:01 PM | 10h 14m |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:48 AM | 5:00 PM | 10h 12m |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:49 AM | 5:00 PM | 10h 11m |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:50 AM | 4:59 PM | 10h 9m |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:51 AM | 4:58 PM | 10h 7m |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:52 AM | 4:57 PM | 10h 5m |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:53 AM | 4:57 PM | 10h 4m |
Santa Rosa daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:29 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 32m |
| Feb | 7:17 AM | 5:33 PM | 10h 16m |
| Mar | 6:44 AM | 6:04 PM | 11h 21m |
| Apr | 6:56 AM | 7:34 PM | 12h 38m |
| May | 6:15 AM | 8:03 PM | 13h 48m |
| Jun | 5:50 AM | 8:30 PM | 14h 40m |
| Jul | 5:51 AM | 8:39 PM | 14h 48m |
| Aug | 6:14 AM | 8:22 PM | 14h 9m |
| Sep | 6:41 AM | 7:42 PM | 13h 1m |
| Oct | 7:07 AM | 6:55 PM | 11h 48m |
| Nov | 6:38 AM | 5:12 PM | 10h 34m |
| Dec | 7:10 AM | 4:52 PM | 9h 41m |
Santa Rosa’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 51m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 29m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 51m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 10m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 29m |
How fast Santa Rosa gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 24s a day | +44m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 19s a day | +1h 4m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 31s a day | +1h 17m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 22s a day | +1h 10m |
| May | gaining 1m 45s a day | +52m |
| Jun | gaining 20s a day | +8m |
| Jul | losing 1m 15s a day | −40m |
| Aug | losing 2m 10s a day | −1h 7m |
| Sep | losing 2m 28s a day | −1h 13m |
| Oct | losing 2m 24s a day | −1h 14m |
| Nov | losing 1m 50s a day | −53m |
| Dec | losing 24s a day | −9m |
Santa Rosa 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 | 6:48–7:23 PM | 7:23–7:49 PM | 7:15–7:50 AM | 6:49–7:15 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:59–8:39 PM | 8:39–9:11 PM | 5:48–6:28 AM | 5:16–5:48 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:34–7:09 PM | 7:09–7:36 PM | 6:59–7:34 AM | 6:33–6:59 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:12–4:54 PM | 4:54–5:24 PM | 7:25–8:07 AM | 6:56–7:25 AM |
Daylight saving time in Santa Rosa
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 Santa Rosa
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Santa Rosa, the longest day carries about 14h 51m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 29m — a swing of roughly 5h 22m 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 Santa Rosa’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Santa Rosa?
- Santa Rosa's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:51 PM around December 7, 14 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:40 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Santa Rosa get on the longest and shortest days?
- Santa Rosa gets about 14h 51m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 29m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 22m.
- When is golden hour in Santa Rosa?
- Near the June solstice, Santa Rosa's evening golden hour runs 7:59–8:39 PM and the morning one 5:48–6:28 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:12–4:54 PM and 7:25–8:07 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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