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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California, giving 10 hours, 42 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 12 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 29 | 10h 42m | −2m 11s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 39m | −2m 11s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 37m | −2m 09s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 35m | −2m 09s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 33m | −2m 07s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 31m | −2m 06s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 29m | −2m 05s |
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 |
83% illuminated · 18.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Tamalpais-Homestead Valley.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Tamalpais-Homestead Valley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamalpais Valley | 0.5 mi W | same minute | ||
| Strawberry | 2.0 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Mill Valley | 2.0 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Sausalito | 3.1 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Corte Madera | 3.3 mi N | same minute | ||
| Larkspur | 3.9 mi N | same minute | ||
| Tiburon | 4.4 mi E | same minute | ||
| Kentfield | 5.2 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| San Rafael | 6.6 mi N | same minute | ||
| San Anselmo | 6.8 mi NNW | 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 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:33 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:14 PM.
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley gets 10 hours, 42 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 12 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley runs from 5:38 PM to 6:31 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 48 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 32 minutes.
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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