Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Catalina

Sunrise in Catalina today is at 07:09:11 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 04:52:47 PM, giving Catalina 9h 43min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:40:09 AM and ends at 05:21:50 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Catalina or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Catalina. Get a full year of light data with the printable Catalina Photography Planner 2026.

Catalina is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Catalina receives 14.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:39 AM and sunset at 08:14 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 9.7 hours — a difference of 4.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around October 03 at 05:33, while the latest sunset falls around January 06 at 20:18. The evening golden hour in Catalina lasts about 57 minutes in summer and 56 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.