Sunset & Sunrise Today in Hanford, California

In Hanford, California, the sun rises at 6:23 AM and sets at 7:38 PM today, Sunday, August 23, 2026, for a total of 13h 15m of daylight. The sun reaches its high point above Hanford at 1:01 PM.

Sitting at 36.33° latitude puts Hanford in 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 7 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Hanford move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Hanford's golden hour, about 7:04 PM to 7:55 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:55 PM to 8:05 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Hanford is at 7:37 PM and sunrise at 6:24 AM — about 2m 8s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Hanford drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Hanford right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Hanford ranges from as early as 4:43 PM (around November 28) to as late as 8:20 PM (around June 26). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 37m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 40m.