Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Stockton, 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 Stockton, sunset ranges from 4:45 PM in December to 8:31 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Stockton's coordinates (37.9577, -121.2908) and shown in America/Los_Angeles.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:19 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:09 PM | 39 min | 9h 50m |
| February | 6:54 AM | 5:44 PM | 5:07 PM – 5:44 PM | 37 min | 10h 49m |
| March | 7:16 AM | 7:12 PM | 6:37 PM – 7:12 PM | 35 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:29 AM | 7:41 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:41 PM | 35 min | 13h 12m |
| May | 5:54 AM | 8:08 PM | 7:31 PM – 8:08 PM | 37 min | 14h 14m |
| June | 5:42 AM | 8:29 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:29 PM | 39 min | 14h 47m |
| July | 5:54 AM | 8:27 PM | 7:48 PM – 8:27 PM | 39 min | 14h 32m |
| August | 6:20 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:22 PM – 7:58 PM | 36 min | 13h 37m |
| September | 6:47 AM | 7:12 PM | 6:38 PM – 7:12 PM | 34 min | 12h 26m |
| October | 7:13 AM | 6:27 PM | 5:51 PM – 6:27 PM | 36 min | 11h 13m |
| November | 6:46 AM | 4:53 PM | 4:14 PM – 4:53 PM | 39 min | 10h 07m |
| December | 7:13 AM | 4:46 PM | 4:05 PM – 4:46 PM | 41 min | 9h 33m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Stockton. It is longest in December at about 41 minutes and shortest in September at about 34 minutes — a difference of 7 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Stockton gets 5h 14m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:46 PM in December to 8:29 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 9:00 PM, and in December until about 5:16 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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