Daylight today
From sunrise to sunset, San Jose has 10 hours 55 minutes today. That's 2 min 10 sec shorter than yesterday's day, and 1 hour 20 minutes longer than the darkest day of the past winter, December 21, 2025 (9 h 35 min). The days keep shrinking until December: the shortest day of the year.
What sets San Jose apart
- San Jose sits at about the latitude of Seoul, so their shortest and longest days are close to the same length.
- Its longest day is 5 h 9 min longer than its shortest: 14 h 44 min on the longest day against 9 h 35 min on the shortest.
- On its shortest day, December 21, San Jose gets 9 h 35 min of daylight, 23rd shortest of the 51 cities on DaySight.
First light and last light
Sunrise isn't when the day starts here. First light is at 6:58 AM, 27 minutes earlier, and last light at 6:47 PM, 27 minutes after sunset: 11 hours 48 minutes of light in San Jose today, 10 h 55 min 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 7:32 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:11 PM. Mornings get lighter at once; evenings get dark an hour sooner.
The year in San Jose
In 2026 the days in San Jose bottom out at 9 h 35 min on December 21 and peak at 14 h 44 min on June 21. The darkest evenings come before the shortest day (the earliest sunset is on November 30) and the darkest mornings after it (the latest sunrise is on January 2, 2027).
San Jose's days run from 9 h 35 min to 14 h 44 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over San Jose.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:53 AM | 7:21 AMfirst light 6:53 | 5:14 PMlast light 5:42 | 5:42 PM | 9 h 53 min |
| February | 6:31 AM | 6:58 AMfirst light 6:31 | 5:48 PMlast light 6:14 | 6:14 PM | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 6:53 AM | 7:19 AMfirst light 6:53 | 7:15 PMlast light 7:41 | 7:41 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| April | 6:07 AM | 6:33 AMfirst light 6:07 | 7:43 PMlast light 8:10 | 8:10 PM | 13 h 9 min |
| May | 5:30 AM | 6:00 AMfirst light 5:30 | 8:10 PMlast light 8:39 | 8:39 PM | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 5:16 AM | 5:47 AMfirst light 5:16 | 8:31 PMlast light 9:02 | 9:02 PM | 14 h 43 min |
| July | 5:29 AM | 5:59 AMfirst light 5:29 | 8:29 PMlast light 8:59 | 8:59 PM | 14 h 29 min |
| August | 5:57 AM | 6:25 AMfirst light 5:57 | 8:01 PMlast light 8:29 | 8:29 PM | 13 h 36 min |
| September | 6:24 AM | 6:50 AMfirst light 6:24 | 7:17 PMlast light 7:43 | 7:43 PM | 12 h 26 min |
| October | 6:50 AM | 7:16 AMfirst light 6:50 | 6:32 PMlast light 6:58 | 6:58 PM | 11 h 16 min |
| November | 6:20 AM | 6:48 AMfirst light 6:20 | 4:58 PMlast light 5:26 | 5:26 PM | 10 h 11 min |
| December | 6:46 AM | 7:15 AMfirst light 6:46 | 4:52 PMlast light 5:21 | 5:21 PM | 9 h 36 min |
Nearby
- San Francisco, CA: 42 miles away, sunset today 6:22 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Sacramento: 89 miles away, sunset today 6:17 PM.
- Fresno, CA: 123 miles away, sunset today 6:12 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Bakersfield: 209 miles away, sunset today 6:11 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.