Today's Sunrise & Sunset in San Francisco

Sunrise in San Francisco today is at 06:05:57 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:37:01 PM, giving San Francisco 11h 31min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:43:08 AM and ends at 05:59:50 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for San Francisco or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in San Francisco. Get a full year of light data with the printable San Francisco Photography Planner 2026.

San Francisco 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), San Francisco receives 12.9 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:27 AM and sunset at 06:19 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 11.4 hours — a difference of 1.5 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around November 22 at 05:18, while the latest sunset falls around January 21 at 18:28. The evening golden hour in San Francisco lasts about 45 minutes in summer and 45 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.