Oceanside, California Sunset Time Today
Oceanside sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Oceanside, CA · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:47 PM Sunrise 6:36 AM
12h 11m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Oceanside · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:37 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:45 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Oceanside, the sun rises at 6:37 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:45 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:36 AM – 7:10 AM
Blue hour6:13 AM – 6:36 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:16 PM – 6:47 PM
Blue hour6:47 PM – 7:14 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Oceanside
The sun rises in Oceanside at 6:36 AM today and at 6:37 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:13 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:36 AM to 7:10 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:36 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 11m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:37 AM | 6:45 PM | 12h 8m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:38 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 6m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:38 AM | 6:43 PM | 12h 5m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:39 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 2m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:40 AM | 6:40 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:40 AM | 6:38 PM | 11h 58m |
Oceanside daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6:54 AM | 4:53 PM | 10h 0m |
| Feb | 6:46 AM | 5:21 PM | 10h 36m |
| Mar | 6:18 AM | 5:47 PM | 11h 28m |
| Apr | 6:38 AM | 7:10 PM | 12h 32m |
| May | 6:02 AM | 7:32 PM | 13h 30m |
| Jun | 5:42 AM | 7:54 PM | 14h 12m |
| Jul | 5:44 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 19m |
| Aug | 6:03 AM | 7:50 PM | 13h 47m |
| Sep | 6:24 AM | 7:16 PM | 12h 52m |
| Oct | 6:44 AM | 6:35 PM | 11h 51m |
| Nov | 6:08 AM | 4:59 PM | 10h 50m |
| Dec | 6:36 AM | 4:43 PM | 10h 7m |
Oceanside’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 21m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 57m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 21m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 7m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 9m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 57m |
How fast Oceanside gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 8s a day | +36m |
| Feb | gaining 1m 54s a day | +53m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 4s a day | +1h 4m |
| Apr | gaining 1m 57s a day | +58m |
| May | gaining 1m 26s a day | +42m |
| Jun | gaining 16s a day | +7m |
| Jul | losing 1m 1s a day | −32m |
| Aug | losing 1m 47s a day | −55m |
| Sep | losing 2m 2s a day | −1h 1m |
| Oct | losing 1m 59s a day | −1h 1m |
| Nov | losing 1m 30s a day | −43m |
| Dec | losing 19s a day | −7m |
Oceanside golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:29–7:01 PM | 7:01–7:26 PM | 6:54–7:26 AM | 6:29–6:54 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:26–8:02 PM | 8:02–8:31 PM | 5:41–6:18 AM | 5:12–5:41 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:15–6:47 PM | 6:47–7:12 PM | 6:38–7:11 AM | 6:13–6:38 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:09–4:47 PM | 4:47–5:14 PM | 6:50–7:28 AM | 6:22–6:50 AM |
Daylight saving time in Oceanside
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−7 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−8 |
Why sunset time shifts in Oceanside
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Oceanside, the longest day carries about 14h 21m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 57m — a swing of roughly 4h 24m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Oceanside’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Oceanside?
- Oceanside's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:43 PM around December 4, 17 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:03 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Oceanside get on the longest and shortest days?
- Oceanside gets about 14h 21m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 57m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 24m.
- When is golden hour in Oceanside?
- Near the June solstice, Oceanside's evening golden hour runs 7:26–8:02 PM and the morning one 5:41–6:18 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:09–4:47 PM and 6:50–7:28 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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