Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Sacramento

Sunrise in Sacramento today is at 06:34:33 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:38:34 PM, giving Sacramento 11h 4min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:10:34 AM and ends at 06:02:33 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Sacramento or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Sacramento. Get a full year of light data with the printable Sacramento Photography Planner 2026.

Sacramento lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Sacramento receives 13.3 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:28 AM and sunset at 06:47 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 10.9 hours — a difference of 2.4 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around November 27 at 05:21, while the latest sunset falls around January 16 at 18:54. The evening golden hour in Sacramento lasts about 47 minutes in summer and 47 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.