Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Santa Monica

Sunrise in Santa Monica today is at 06:42:44 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:38:15 PM, giving Santa Monica 10h 55min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:17:53 AM and ends at 06:03:07 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Santa Monica or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Santa Monica. Get a full year of light data with the printable Santa Monica Photography Planner 2026.

Santa Monica sits in the subtropical zone, experiencing moderate seasonal daylight changes with mild, sun-rich winters. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Santa Monica receives 13.9 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:15 AM and sunset at 07:08 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 10.4 hours — a difference of 3.5 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around December 02 at 05:10, while the latest sunset falls around January 11 at 19:14. The evening golden hour in Santa Monica lasts about 51 minutes in summer and 50 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.