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, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Newark, California, giving 10 hours, 51 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 14 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 25 | 10h 51m | −2m 14s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 49m | −2m 12s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 47m | −2m 11s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 45m | −2m 11s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 43m | −2m 10s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 41m | −2m 09s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 38m | −2m 07s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Newark.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Newark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | 3.1 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Union City | 4.7 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| East Palo Alto | 6.9 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Palo Alto | 8.3 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Menlo Park | 9.4 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Atherton | 9.8 mi WSW | 32 seconds later | ||
| Hayward | 9.9 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Stanford | 10 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Milpitas | 10 mi SE | 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Mountain View | 10 mi SSW | same minute |
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 Newark, California today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:26 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:18 PM.
Newark gets 10 hours, 51 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 14 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Newark runs from 5:41 PM to 6:34 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Newark is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 45 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 34 minutes.
Newark uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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