Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Bonita, California, giving 11 hours of daylight, 1 minute 49 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 27 | 11h 00m | −1m 49s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 58m | −1m 48s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 57m | −1m 48s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 55m | −1m 47s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 53m | −1m 46s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 51m | −1m 45s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 50m | −1m 44s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | PST |
96% illuminated · 16.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Bonita.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Bonita |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista | 3.4 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| La Presa | 4.0 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| National City | 4.3 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Lemon Grove | 5.9 mi N | same minute | ||
| Spring Valley | 6.3 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Imperial Beach | 7.0 mi SW | same minute | ||
| La Mesa | 7.6 mi N | same minute | ||
| Casa de Oro-Mount Helix | 8.2 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Rancho San Diego | 8.3 mi NE | same minute | ||
| San Diego | 8.8 mi WNW | 37 seconds later |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Bonita, California today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:02 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:02 PM.
Bonita gets 11 hours of daylight today, 1 minute 49 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Bonita runs from 5:28 PM to 6:17 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Bonita is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 18 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours.
Bonita uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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