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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in West Whittier-Los Nietos, California, giving 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 53 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 53m | −1m 53s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 51m | −1m 52s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 49m | −1m 52s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 47m | −1m 51s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 46m | −1m 49s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 44m | −1m 49s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 42m | −1m 47s |
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 West Whittier-Los Nietos.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs West Whittier-Los Nietos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pico Rivera | 1.7 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Whittier | 2.1 mi E | same minute | ||
| Santa Fe Springs | 2.2 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| South Whittier | 2.5 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Montebello | 3.1 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Downey | 4.4 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Bell Gardens | 4.8 mi W | same minute | ||
| Norwalk | 5.1 mi S | same minute | ||
| La Mirada | 5.2 mi SE | same minute | ||
| South San Gabriel | 5.3 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos, California today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:09 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:02 PM.
West Whittier-Los Nietos gets 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in West Whittier-Los Nietos runs from 5:28 PM to 6:18 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in West Whittier-Los Nietos is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 53 minutes.
West Whittier-Los Nietos uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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