Sunset & Sunrise Today in Foster City, California

Foster City, California sees the sun come up at 7:16 AM and go down at 6:32 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — 11h 15m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Foster City at 12:55 PM.

Because Foster City is at 37.56° (the mid-latitudes), daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 20 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Foster City keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Foster City runs from about 5:58 PM to 6:49 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:49 PM to 6:59 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Foster City is at 6:31 PM and sunrise at 7:17 AM — about 2m 20s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Foster City drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Foster City, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Foster City ranges from as early as 4:50 PM (around November 30) to as late as 8:34 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 45m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 33m.