Chico
Sunrise and sunset in Chico
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Chico, in local time. At 39.7° N, the day lasts from 9 h 21 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 59 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:24, sunset at 18:19.
Day length 10 h 55 min, 2 min 27 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:51, with the Sun 39° above the horizon.
Times are Chico time (PDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:53 | 19:49 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:25 | 19:17 |
| Civil twilight | 06:56 | 18:46 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:24 | 18:19 |
| Golden hour | 07:24–08:01 | 17:42–18:19 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Chico
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 59 min, from sunrise at 05:39 to sunset at 20:38.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 21 min, from sunrise at 07:24 to sunset at 16:46.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:23 | 17:14 | 9 h 51 min |
| February 21 | 06:51 | 17:50 | 10 h 59 min |
| March 21 | 07:08 | 19:20 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 06:20 | 19:51 | 13 h 31 min |
| May 21 | 05:47 | 20:20 | 14 h 33 min |
| June 21 | 05:39 | 20:38 | 14 h 59 min |
| July 21 | 05:56 | 20:30 | 14 h 33 min |
| August 21 | 06:25 | 19:54 | 13 h 30 min |
| September 21 | 06:54 | 19:05 | 12 h 12 min |
| October 21 | 07:24 | 18:19 | 10 h 55 min |
| November 21 | 06:58 | 16:47 | 9 h 49 min |
| December 21 | 07:24 | 16:46 | 9 h 21 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 39.7° N, 121.8° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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