Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Vista, 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 Vista is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:41 PM in November to 8:02 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Vista's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Vista starts about 36 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:23 PM – 7:59 PM; in December it is 4:05 PM – 4:43 PM.
Sunset in Vista is earliest at 4:41 PM on November 28 and latest at 8:02 PM on June 25, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 36 minutes in midsummer and 38 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 38 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 33 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:52 AM | 5:04 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:04 PM | 36 min | 10h 13m |
| February | 6:32 AM | 5:34 PM | 4:59 PM – 5:34 PM | 35 min | 11h 02m |
| March | 6:59 AM | 6:57 PM | 6:24 PM – 6:57 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:18 AM | 7:19 PM | 6:46 PM – 7:19 PM | 33 min | 13h 01m |
| May | 5:49 AM | 7:42 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:42 PM | 36 min | 13h 53m |
| June | 5:39 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:23 PM – 7:59 PM | 36 min | 14h 20m |
| July | 5:50 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:23 PM – 7:58 PM | 35 min | 14h 08m |
| August | 6:11 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:00 PM – 7:34 PM | 34 min | 13h 22m |
| September | 6:32 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:55 PM | 33 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 6:53 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:41 PM – 6:15 PM | 34 min | 11h 22m |
| November | 6:20 AM | 4:46 PM | 4:10 PM – 4:46 PM | 36 min | 10h 27m |
| December | 6:45 AM | 4:43 PM | 4:05 PM – 4:43 PM | 38 min | 9h 58m |
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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