Merced
Sunrise and sunset in Merced
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Merced, in local time. At 37.3° N, the day lasts from 9 h 36 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 44 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:16, sunset at 18:15.
Day length 10 h 59 min, 2 min 14 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:46, with the Sun 41° above the horizon.
Times are Merced time (PDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:49 | 19:42 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:19 | 19:12 |
| Civil twilight | 06:50 | 18:41 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:16 | 18:15 |
| Golden hour | 07:16–07:52 | 17:39–18:15 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Merced
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 44 min, from sunrise at 05:41 to sunset at 20:25.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 36 min, from sunrise at 07:12 to sunset at 16:47.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:12 | 17:14 | 10 h 02 min |
| February 21 | 06:43 | 17:48 | 11 h 05 min |
| March 21 | 07:03 | 19:14 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:19 | 19:42 | 13 h 24 min |
| May 21 | 05:48 | 20:09 | 14 h 20 min |
| June 21 | 05:41 | 20:25 | 14 h 44 min |
| July 21 | 05:57 | 20:18 | 14 h 21 min |
| August 21 | 06:23 | 19:45 | 13 h 22 min |
| September 21 | 06:49 | 19:00 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:15 | 18:16 | 11 h 01 min |
| November 21 | 06:47 | 16:47 | 10 h 00 min |
| December 21 | 07:12 | 16:47 | 9 h 36 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 37.3° N, 120.5° 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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