July 20, 2026 · Bakersfield, USA
Sunrise in Bakersfield today is at 05:56. Day length is 14h 13m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Bakersfield's coordinates and updated daily.
Bakersfield lies at 35°N. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Bakersfield.
The longest day in Bakersfield is around 14h 33m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 46m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:05 | 17:06 | 10h 1m |
| February | 06:45 | 17:38 | 10h 53m |
| March | 07:09 | 19:03 | 11h 54m |
| April | 06:26 | 19:28 | 13h 3m |
| May | 05:53 | 19:53 | 13h 60m |
| June | 05:41 | 20:13 | 14h 32m |
| July | 05:52 | 20:13 | 14h 20m |
| August | 06:16 | 19:48 | 13h 32m |
| September | 06:39 | 19:06 | 12h 27m |
| October | 07:02 | 18:23 | 11h 21m |
| November | 06:31 | 16:52 | 10h 20m |
| December | 06:58 | 16:45 | 9h 47m |