Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Pasadena

Sunrise in Pasadena today is at 05:37:02 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:57:21 PM, giving Pasadena 15h 20min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:57:56 AM and ends at 09:36:40 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Pasadena or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Pasadena. Get a full year of light data with the printable Pasadena Photography Planner 2026.

Pasadena is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Pasadena receives 16.2 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:16 AM and sunset at 09:28 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.2 hours — a difference of 8.0 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:15, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:28. The evening golden hour in Pasadena lasts about 76 minutes in summer and 78 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.