Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Los Angeles

Sunrise in Los Angeles today is at 07:51:07 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:41:37 PM, giving Los Angeles 9h 50min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 07:22:00 AM and ends at 06:10:45 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Los Angeles or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Los Angeles. Get a full year of light data with the printable Los Angeles Photography Planner 2026.

Los Angeles 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), Los Angeles receives 14.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 06:25 AM and sunset at 09:09 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 9.6 hours — a difference of 5.2 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around December 07 at 06:21, while the latest sunset falls around January 06 at 21:13. The evening golden hour in Los Angeles lasts about 59 minutes in summer and 58 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.