Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Modesto, 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 Modesto, sunset ranges from 4:45 PM in November to 8:29 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Modesto's coordinates (37.6391, -120.9969) and shown in America/Los_Angeles.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:17 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:29 PM – 5:09 PM | 40 min | 9h 52m |
| February | 6:53 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:07 PM – 5:43 PM | 36 min | 10h 50m |
| March | 7:14 AM | 7:11 PM | 6:36 PM – 7:11 PM | 35 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:28 AM | 7:39 PM | 7:04 PM – 7:39 PM | 35 min | 13h 11m |
| May | 5:54 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:06 PM | 37 min | 14h 13m |
| June | 5:41 AM | 8:27 PM | 7:48 PM – 8:27 PM | 39 min | 14h 45m |
| July | 5:54 AM | 8:25 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:25 PM | 39 min | 14h 30m |
| August | 6:19 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:20 PM – 7:56 PM | 36 min | 13h 36m |
| September | 6:46 AM | 7:11 PM | 6:36 PM – 7:11 PM | 35 min | 12h 25m |
| October | 7:12 AM | 6:26 PM | 5:50 PM – 6:26 PM | 36 min | 11h 14m |
| November | 6:44 AM | 4:52 PM | 4:14 PM – 4:52 PM | 38 min | 10h 09m |
| December | 7:11 AM | 4:46 PM | 4:05 PM – 4:46 PM | 41 min | 9h 35m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Modesto. It is longest in December at about 41 minutes and shortest in March at about 35 minutes — a difference of 6 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Modesto gets 5h 10m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:46 PM in December to 8:27 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 8:58 PM, and in December until about 5:15 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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