Santa Barbara
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Barbara
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Santa Barbara, in local time. At 34.4° N, the day lasts from 9 h 51 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 28 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:09, sunset at 18:16.
Day length 11 h 07 min, 2 min 1 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:43, with the Sun 45° above the horizon.
Times are Santa Barbara time (PDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:45 | 19:40 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:14 | 19:11 |
| Civil twilight | 06:43 | 18:42 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:09 | 18:16 |
| Golden hour | 07:09–07:43 | 17:42–18:16 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Santa Barbara
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 28 min, from sunrise at 05:46 to sunset at 20:14.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 51 min, from sunrise at 07:01 to sunset at 16:52.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:02 | 17:17 | 10 h 15 min |
| February 21 | 06:37 | 17:47 | 11 h 11 min |
| March 21 | 07:00 | 19:11 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:19 | 19:35 | 13 h 16 min |
| May 21 | 05:52 | 19:58 | 14 h 07 min |
| June 21 | 05:46 | 20:14 | 14 h 28 min |
| July 21 | 06:01 | 20:08 | 14 h 07 min |
| August 21 | 06:24 | 19:38 | 13 h 15 min |
| September 21 | 06:46 | 18:56 | 12 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 07:09 | 18:16 | 11 h 07 min |
| November 21 | 06:37 | 16:51 | 10 h 13 min |
| December 21 | 07:01 | 16:52 | 9 h 51 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 34.4° N, 119.7° 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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