Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Carlsbad, 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 Carlsbad, sunset ranges from 4:41 PM in December to 8:02 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Carlsbad's coordinates (33.1581, -117.3506) and shown in America/Los_Angeles.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:52 AM | 5:05 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:05 PM | 37 min | 10h 13m |
| February | 6:32 AM | 5:34 PM | 5:00 PM – 5:34 PM | 34 min | 11h 02m |
| March | 6:59 AM | 6:57 PM | 6:24 PM – 6:57 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:19 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:46 PM – 7:20 PM | 34 min | 13h 01m |
| May | 5:49 AM | 7:42 PM | 7:07 PM – 7:42 PM | 35 min | 13h 53m |
| June | 5:39 AM | 8:00 PM | 7:23 PM – 8:00 PM | 37 min | 14h 20m |
| July | 5:51 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:23 PM – 7:59 PM | 36 min | 14h 08m |
| August | 6:12 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:34 PM | 33 min | 13h 22m |
| September | 6:33 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:55 PM | 33 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 6:53 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:15 PM | 33 min | 11h 22m |
| November | 6:20 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:11 PM – 4:47 PM | 36 min | 10h 27m |
| December | 6:45 AM | 4:43 PM | 4:06 PM – 4:43 PM | 37 min | 9h 59m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Carlsbad. It is longest in January at about 37 minutes and shortest in March at about 33 minutes — a difference of 4 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Carlsbad gets 4h 21m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:43 PM in December to 8:00 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 8:28 PM, and in December until about 5:11 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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