San Luis Obispo
Sunrise and sunset in San Luis Obispo
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in San Luis Obispo, in local time. At 35.3° N, the day lasts from 9 h 47 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 32 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:15, sunset at 18:18.
Day length 11 h 03 min, 2 min 4 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:47, with the Sun 43° above the horizon.
Times are San Luis Obispo time (PDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:50 | 19:43 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:19 | 19:13 |
| Civil twilight | 06:49 | 18:44 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:15 | 18:18 |
| Golden hour | 07:15–07:49 | 17:43–18:18 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in San Luis Obispo
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 32 min, from sunrise at 05:48 to sunset at 20:20.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 47 min, from sunrise at 07:07 to sunset at 16:54.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:08 | 17:19 | 10 h 11 min |
| February 21 | 06:41 | 17:50 | 11 h 09 min |
| March 21 | 07:04 | 19:15 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:22 | 19:40 | 13 h 18 min |
| May 21 | 05:54 | 20:04 | 14 h 11 min |
| June 21 | 05:48 | 20:20 | 14 h 32 min |
| July 21 | 06:03 | 20:14 | 14 h 11 min |
| August 21 | 06:26 | 19:43 | 13 h 17 min |
| September 21 | 06:50 | 19:00 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:14 | 18:19 | 11 h 06 min |
| November 21 | 06:43 | 16:53 | 10 h 09 min |
| December 21 | 07:07 | 16:54 | 9 h 47 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 35.3° N, 120.7° 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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