Santa Clarita, California Sunset Time Today

Santa Clarita sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Santa Clarita, CA · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 6:51 PM Sunrise 6:41 AM

12h 10m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Santa Clarita · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:42 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:50 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today

In Santa Clarita, the sun rises at 6:42 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:50 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:41 AM7:15 AM

Blue hour6:17 AM6:41 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:21 PM6:51 PM

Blue hour6:51 PM7:19 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Santa Clarita

The sun rises in Santa Clarita at 6:41 AM today and at 6:42 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 6:17 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:41 AM to 7:15 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:41 AM6:51 PM12h 10m
Tue, Sep 226:42 AM6:50 PM12h 8m
Wed, Sep 236:42 AM6:49 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:43 AM6:47 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:44 AM6:46 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 266:45 AM6:44 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 276:45 AM6:43 PM11h 58m

Santa Clarita daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:01 AM4:55 PM9h 54m
Feb6:53 AM5:24 PM10h 32m
Mar6:24 AM5:51 PM11h 27m
Apr6:42 AM7:15 PM12h 33m
May6:05 AM7:39 PM13h 34m
Jun5:44 AM8:02 PM14h 18m
Jul5:46 AM8:11 PM14h 25m
Aug6:05 AM7:57 PM13h 51m
Sep6:28 AM7:22 PM12h 54m
Oct6:49 AM6:39 PM11h 50m
Nov6:15 AM5:02 PM10h 47m
Dec6:43 AM4:45 PM10h 2m

Santa Clarita’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 27m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 51m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 27m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 9m
Shortest dayDec 219h 51m

How fast Santa Clarita gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 11s a day+38m
Febgaining 1m 59s a day+55m
Margaining 2m 10s a day+1h 7m
Aprgaining 2m 3s a day+1h
Maygaining 1m 30s a day+44m
Jungaining 17s a day+7m
Jullosing 1m 4s a day−34m
Auglosing 1m 52s a day−58m
Seplosing 2m 7s a day−1h 3m
Octlosing 2m 4s a day−1h 3m
Novlosing 1m 34s a day−45m
Declosing 20s a day−8m

Santa Clarita golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox6:33–7:06 PM7:06–7:31 PM6:58–7:32 AM6:33–6:58 AM
Summer solstice7:33–8:10 PM8:10–8:40 PM5:43–6:20 AM5:13–5:43 AM
Fall equinox6:19–6:52 PM6:52–7:17 PM6:43–7:16 AM6:18–6:43 AM
Winter solstice4:10–4:48 PM4:48–5:16 PM6:57–7:36 AM6:29–6:57 AM

Daylight saving time in Santa Clarita

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−7
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−8

Why sunset time shifts in Santa Clarita

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Santa Clarita, the longest day carries about 14h 27m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 51m — a swing of roughly 4h 37m 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 Santa Clarita’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Santa Clarita?
Santa Clarita's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:45 PM around December 5, 16 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:11 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Santa Clarita get on the longest and shortest days?
Santa Clarita gets about 14h 27m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 51m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 37m.
When is golden hour in Santa Clarita?
Near the June solstice, Santa Clarita's evening golden hour runs 7:33–8:10 PM and the morning one 5:43–6:20 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:10–4:48 PM and 6:57–7:36 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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