Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Palmdale, 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.
Golden hour in Palmdale is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:41 PM in November to 8:09 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Palmdale's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Palmdale starts about 38 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:29 PM – 8:07 PM; in December it is 4:04 PM – 4:43 PM.
Sunset in Palmdale is earliest at 4:41 PM on November 30 and latest at 8:09 PM on June 24, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 38 minutes in midsummer and 39 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 39 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 33 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:58 AM | 5:05 PM | 4:27 PM – 5:05 PM | 38 min | 10h 06m |
| February | 6:37 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:01 PM – 5:35 PM | 34 min | 10h 58m |
| March | 7:02 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:27 PM – 7:00 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:20 AM | 7:24 PM | 6:50 PM – 7:24 PM | 34 min | 13h 04m |
| May | 5:49 AM | 7:48 PM | 7:12 PM – 7:48 PM | 36 min | 13h 59m |
| June | 5:39 AM | 8:07 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:07 PM | 38 min | 14h 28m |
| July | 5:51 AM | 8:05 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:05 PM | 36 min | 14h 15m |
| August | 6:13 AM | 7:39 PM | 7:05 PM – 7:39 PM | 34 min | 13h 27m |
| September | 6:35 AM | 6:58 PM | 6:25 PM – 6:58 PM | 33 min | 12h 23m |
| October | 6:58 AM | 6:17 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:17 PM | 34 min | 11h 19m |
| November | 6:26 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:11 PM – 4:47 PM | 36 min | 10h 21m |
| December | 6:52 AM | 4:43 PM | 4:04 PM – 4:43 PM | 39 min | 9h 51m |
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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