Ridgecrest
Sunrise and sunset in Ridgecrest
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Ridgecrest, in local time. At 35.6° N, the day lasts from 9 h 45 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 34 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:02, sunset at 18:07.
Day length 11 h 05 min, 2 min 7 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:35, with the Sun 43° above the horizon.
Times are Ridgecrest time (PDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:37 | 19:32 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:06 | 19:03 |
| Civil twilight | 06:36 | 18:33 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:02 | 18:07 |
| Golden hour | 07:02–07:37 | 17:32–18:07 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Ridgecrest
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 34 min, from sunrise at 05:35 to sunset at 20:09.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 45 min, from sunrise at 06:56 to sunset at 16:41.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:57 | 17:07 | 10 h 10 min |
| February 21 | 06:30 | 17:38 | 11 h 08 min |
| March 21 | 06:52 | 19:03 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:10 | 19:29 | 13 h 19 min |
| May 21 | 05:41 | 19:53 | 14 h 12 min |
| June 21 | 05:35 | 20:09 | 14 h 34 min |
| July 21 | 05:50 | 20:03 | 14 h 12 min |
| August 21 | 06:14 | 19:32 | 13 h 18 min |
| September 21 | 06:38 | 18:48 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:02 | 18:07 | 11 h 05 min |
| November 21 | 06:32 | 16:40 | 10 h 08 min |
| December 21 | 06:56 | 16:41 | 9 h 45 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 35.6° N, 117.7° 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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