Sunset & Sunrise Today in Fresno, California

Fresno, California sees the sun come up at 6:11 AM and go down at 7:56 PM on Sunday, August 9, 2026 — 13h 44m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Fresno falls at 1:04 PM.

Because Fresno is at 36.75° (the mid-latitudes), daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 56 seconds. This is summer in Fresno, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

Golden hour in Fresno this evening is roughly 7:21 PM–8:14 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:14 PM to 8:25 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Fresno is at 7:55 PM and sunrise at 6:12 AM — about 1m 57s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Fresno drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Fresno right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Fresno ranges from as early as 4:42 PM (around November 30) to as late as 8:21 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 40m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 38m.