Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Santa Bárbara

Sunrise in Santa Bárbara today is at 05:26:24 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 06:12:28 PM, giving Santa Bárbara 12h 46min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:03:19 AM and ends at 06:35:35 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Santa Bárbara or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Santa Bárbara. Get a full year of light data with the printable Santa Bárbara Photography Planner 2026.

Santa Bárbara 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 (June 21), Santa Bárbara receives 13.0 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:24 AM and sunset at 06:25 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 11.2 hours — a difference of 1.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around May 31 at 05:22, while the latest sunset falls around July 10 at 18:26. The evening golden hour in Santa Bárbara lasts about 45 minutes in summer and 45 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.