Sunset & Sunrise Today in Fountain Valley, California

In Fountain Valley, California, the sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 7:28 PM today, Sunday, August 23, 2026, for a total of 13h 08m of daylight. Local solar noon in Fountain Valley falls at 12:54 PM.

Fountain Valley lies at latitude 33.71°, in the lower mid-latitudes, where daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 55 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Fountain Valley keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Fountain Valley runs from about 6:55 PM to 7:44 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:44 PM to 7:54 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Fountain Valley is at 7:27 PM and sunrise at 6:20 AM — about 1m 56s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Fountain Valley drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Fountain Valley right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Fountain Valley ranges from as early as 4:42 PM (around December 1) to as late as 8:06 PM (around June 26). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 23m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 54m.