Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Riverside

Sunrise in Riverside today is at 07:17:14 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 04:58:57 PM, giving Riverside 9h 41min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:46:35 AM and ends at 05:29:35 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Riverside or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Riverside. Get a full year of light data with the printable Riverside Photography Planner 2026.

Riverside 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), Riverside receives 15.2 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:34 AM and sunset at 08:44 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 9.2 hours — a difference of 6.0 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around December 07 at 05:32, while the latest sunset falls around January 01 at 20:48. The evening golden hour in Riverside lasts about 63 minutes in summer and 62 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.