Sunset in San Francisco today
September 12, 2026 · San Francisco, USA
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Sunset in San Francisco today is at 19:24. Day length is 12h 34m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for San Francisco's coordinates and updated daily.
San Francisco lies at 38°N. In San Francisco, day length ranges from 9h 33m in winter to 14h 47m in summer — a swing of about 5h 14m.
The sun goes down towards the west in San Francisco today, at a bearing of 276°. Civil twilight then lasts another 26 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 19 minutes later in San Francisco than in Los Angeles, 559 km to the southeast. In San Francisco, Twin Peaks and Ocean Beach is a natural place to watch the sun go down.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for San Francisco.
The longest day in San Francisco is around 14h 47m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 33m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Sunset in San Francisco by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:14 | 07:25 | 9h 49m |
| February | 17:48 | 07:01 | 10h 47m |
| March | 19:16 | 07:23 | 11h 53m |
| April | 19:45 | 06:36 | 13h 8m |
| May | 20:12 | 06:02 | 14h 11m |
| June | 20:34 | 05:48 | 14h 46m |
| July | 20:33 | 06:00 | 14h 33m |
| August | 20:05 | 06:25 | 13h 40m |
| September | 19:21 | 06:52 | 12h 29m |
| October | 18:35 | 07:18 | 11h 17m |
| November | 17:00 | 06:50 | 10h 11m |
| December | 16:52 | 07:18 | 9h 34m |