Sunset & Sunrise Today in Gilroy, California

Today, Sunday, August 23, sunset in Gilroy is at 7:46 PM and sunrise was at 6:30 AM, giving Gilroy 13h 16m between first and last light. The sun reaches its high point above Gilroy at 1:09 PM.

Because Gilroy is at 37.01° (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 10 seconds. This is summer in Gilroy, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Gilroy runs from about 7:12 PM to 8:04 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:04 PM to 8:14 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Gilroy is at 7:45 PM and sunrise at 6:30 AM — about 2m 11s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Gilroy drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Gilroy right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Gilroy ranges from as early as 4:48 PM (around December 4) to as late as 8:29 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 41m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 36m.