Daylight today
From sunrise to sunset, Bakersfield has 11 hours today. That's 2 min shorter than yesterday's day, and 1 hour 14 minutes longer than the darkest day of the past winter, December 21, 2025 (9 h 46 min). The days keep shrinking until December: the shortest day of the year.
What sets Bakersfield apart
- Bakersfield sits at about the latitude of Tokyo, so their shortest and longest days are close to the same length.
- Its longest day is 4 h 47 min longer than its shortest: 14 h 33 min on the longest day against 9 h 46 min on the shortest.
- On its shortest day, December 21, Bakersfield gets 9 h 46 min of daylight, 31st shortest of the 51 cities on DaySight.
First light and last light
Sunrise isn't when the day starts here. First light is at 6:45 AM, 26 minutes earlier, and last light at 6:37 PM, 26 minutes after sunset: 11 hours 52 minutes of light in Bakersfield today, 11 h of it with the sun up. The sun is 6° below the horizon at each; how DaySight calculates these times.
Clock changes
Clocks go back an hour on Sunday, November 1. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:02 PM. Mornings get lighter at once; evenings get dark an hour sooner.
The year in Bakersfield
Bakersfield swings from 9 h 46 min of daylight on December 21 to 14 h 33 min on June 21. Its earliest sunset, though, is on December 3, and its latest sunrise on December 31: the shortest day sits between the two.
Bakersfield's days run from 9 h 46 min to 14 h 33 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over Bakersfield.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:37 AM | 7:05 AMfirst light 6:37 | 5:07 PMlast light 5:35 | 5:35 PM | 10 h 2 min |
| February | 6:17 AM | 6:43 AMfirst light 6:17 | 5:39 PMlast light 6:05 | 6:05 PM | 10 h 55 min |
| March | 6:42 AM | 7:08 AMfirst light 6:42 | 7:04 PMlast light 7:29 | 7:29 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| April | 5:58 AM | 6:24 AMfirst light 5:58 | 7:29 PMlast light 7:55 | 7:55 PM | 13 h 5 min |
| May | 5:24 AM | 5:53 AMfirst light 5:24 | 7:54 PMlast light 8:22 | 8:22 PM | 14 h 2 min |
| June | 5:12 AM | 5:41 AMfirst light 5:12 | 8:13 PMlast light 8:43 | 8:43 PM | 14 h 32 min |
| July | 5:24 AM | 5:53 AMfirst light 5:24 | 8:12 PMlast light 8:41 | 8:41 PM | 14 h 19 min |
| August | 5:49 AM | 6:16 AMfirst light 5:49 | 7:47 PMlast light 8:13 | 8:13 PM | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 6:14 AM | 6:40 AMfirst light 6:14 | 7:05 PMlast light 7:30 | 7:30 PM | 12 h 25 min |
| October | 6:37 AM | 7:03 AMfirst light 6:37 | 6:22 PMlast light 6:48 | 6:48 PM | 11 h 19 min |
| November | 6:05 AM | 6:32 AMfirst light 6:05 | 4:51 PMlast light 5:18 | 5:18 PM | 10 h 19 min |
| December | 6:30 AM | 6:59 AMfirst light 6:30 | 4:46 PMlast light 5:14 | 5:14 PM | 9 h 47 min |
Nearby
- Los Angeles, CA: 101 miles away, sunset today 6:09 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Fresno: 104 miles away, sunset today 6:12 PM.
- San Jose, CA: 209 miles away, sunset today 6:20 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in San Diego: 212 miles away, sunset today 6:07 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.