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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Vincent, California, giving 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight, 1 minute 59 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 24 | 11h 01m | −1m 59s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 59m | −1m 59s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 57m | −1m 58s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 55m | −1m 57s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 53m | −1m 57s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 52m | −1m 55s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 50m | −1m 55s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 13.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Vincent.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Vincent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | 5.0 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Palmdale | 5.5 mi N | same minute | ||
| Sun Village | 10.0 mi ENE | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Quartz Hill | 12 mi NNW | 35 seconds later | ||
| Lancaster | 14 mi N | same minute | ||
| Lake Los Angeles | 18 mi ENE | 1 minute 1 second earlier | ||
| La Crescenta-Montrose | 20 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| La Cañada Flintridge | 21 mi S | same minute | ||
| Altadena | 21 mi S | same minute | ||
| Sierra Madre | 24 mi S | 40 seconds earlier |
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 Vincent, California today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:06 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:07 PM.
Vincent gets 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight today, 1 minute 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Vincent runs from 5:32 PM to 6:23 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Vincent is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 51 minutes.
Vincent uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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