Sunset & Sunrise Today in Downey, California

In Downey, California, the sun rises at 6:24 AM and sets at 7:21 PM today, Saturday, August 29, 2026, for a total of 12h 57m of daylight. The sun reaches its high point above Downey at 12:53 PM.

Sitting at 33.94° latitude puts Downey in the lower mid-latitudes — daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Downey move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Downey runs from about 6:49 PM to 7:37 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:37 PM to 7:47 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Downey is at 7:20 PM and sunrise at 6:25 AM — about 2m 0s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Downey drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Downey right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Downey ranges from as early as 4:42 PM (around December 4) to as late as 8:07 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 24m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 53m.