Santa Maria, California
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Maria, California, United States
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Santa Maria, California, in local time. At 35° N, the day lasts from 9 h 48 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 31 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22 in Santa Maria, California, United States: sunrise at 07:13, sunset at 18:18.
Day length 11 h 04 min, 2 min 3 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:46, with the Sun 44° above the horizon.
Times are Santa Maria, California time (PDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:49 | 19:42 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:18 | 19:13 |
| Civil twilight | 06:48 | 18:43 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:13 | 18:18 |
| Golden hour | 07:13–07:48 | 17:43–18:18 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Santa Maria, California
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 31 min, from sunrise at 05:48 to sunset at 20:18.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 48 min, from sunrise at 07:05 to sunset at 16:54.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:06 | 17:19 | 10 h 13 min |
| February 21 | 06:40 | 17:50 | 11 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 07:03 | 19:14 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:22 | 19:39 | 13 h 17 min |
| May 21 | 05:54 | 20:03 | 14 h 09 min |
| June 21 | 05:48 | 20:18 | 14 h 31 min |
| July 21 | 06:03 | 20:12 | 14 h 09 min |
| August 21 | 06:26 | 19:42 | 13 h 16 min |
| September 21 | 06:49 | 18:59 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:12 | 18:19 | 11 h 06 min |
| November 21 | 06:42 | 16:52 | 10 h 11 min |
| December 21 | 07:05 | 16:54 | 9 h 48 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° N, 120.4° 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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