Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Bakersfield, CA. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
In Bakersfield, sunset ranges from 4:43 PM in November to 8:15 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Bakersfield's coordinates (35.3733, -119.0187) and shown in America/Los_Angeles.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:04 AM | 5:07 PM | 4:29 PM – 5:07 PM | 38 min | 10h 03m |
| February | 6:42 AM | 5:38 PM | 5:03 PM – 5:38 PM | 35 min | 10h 56m |
| March | 7:06 AM | 7:03 PM | 6:30 PM – 7:03 PM | 33 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:23 AM | 7:29 PM | 6:55 PM – 7:29 PM | 34 min | 13h 06m |
| May | 5:51 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:53 PM | 36 min | 14h 02m |
| June | 5:40 AM | 8:12 PM | 7:35 PM – 8:12 PM | 37 min | 14h 32m |
| July | 5:52 AM | 8:11 PM | 7:34 PM – 8:11 PM | 37 min | 14h 19m |
| August | 6:15 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:10 PM – 7:44 PM | 34 min | 13h 29m |
| September | 6:38 AM | 7:02 PM | 6:29 PM – 7:02 PM | 33 min | 12h 24m |
| October | 7:02 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:46 PM – 6:20 PM | 34 min | 11h 18m |
| November | 6:31 AM | 4:49 PM | 4:12 PM – 4:49 PM | 37 min | 10h 18m |
| December | 6:57 AM | 4:44 PM | 4:05 PM – 4:44 PM | 39 min | 9h 47m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Bakersfield. It is longest in December at about 39 minutes and shortest in March at about 33 minutes — a difference of 6 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Bakersfield gets 4h 45m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:44 PM in December to 8:12 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 8:42 PM, and in December until about 5:13 PM.
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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