Sun position in San Francisco

Name: San Francisco
Address: San Francisco, United States

Where the sun stands over San Francisco, United States (37.7749°, -122.4194°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in San Francisco on 23 September 2026

Local time in San Francisco, UTC-7 (daylight saving time). On 1 November 2026 the clocks go back one hour, so sunrise moves from 07:35 to 06:36.
Sunrise	07:00	rises toward E (90°)
Solar noon	13:03	sun 52.1° above the horizon
Sunset	19:07	sets toward W (271°)
Day length	12 h 08 min
Civil dawn	06:33	first usable light
Civil dusk	19:33	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	07:00–07:34	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	18:33–19:07	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.78 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for 37.7749°, -122.4194° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for San Francisco.

The sun through the year in San Francisco

Sunrise, sunset, day length and noon altitude on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude
January	07:25	17:15	9 h 50 min	31.1°
February	07:01	17:50	10 h 49 min	39.6°
March	07:22	19:18	11 h 56 min	50.2°
April	06:36	19:46	13 h 10 min	62.1°
May	06:01	20:14	14 h 12 min	71.1°
June	05:49	20:34	14 h 46 min	75.5°
July	06:01	20:33	14 h 32 min	73.7°
August	06:27	20:05	13 h 38 min	66.2°
September	06:53	19:20	12 h 27 min	55.2°
October	07:19	18:34	11 h 15 min	43.6°
November	06:51	17:00	10 h 09 min	33.7°
December	07:19	16:53	9 h 34 min	29.0°

At the June solstice the midday sun reaches 75.7° above the horizon in San Francisco and the day lasts 14 h 47 min. At the December solstice the sun climbs only to 28.8° and the day shrinks to 9 h 33 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter.

Planning around the sun in San Francisco

Solar panels

At this latitude a fixed array facing the equator collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 32°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates 37.7749°, -122.4194° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

In December the noon sun in San Francisco sits 28.8° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 1.8 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the south before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 December.

Photography

Golden hour runs 07:00–07:34 in the morning and 18:33–19:07 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward sets toward W (271°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map's alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

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