Sunset & Sunrise Today in Irvine, California

Today, Saturday, August 29, sunset in Irvine is at 7:20 PM and sunrise was at 6:23 AM, giving Irvine 12h 56m between first and last light. The sun reaches its high point above Irvine at 12:52 PM.

Irvine lies at latitude 33.67°, in the lower mid-latitudes, where daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 58 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Irvine move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Irvine runs from about 6:47 PM to 7:36 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:36 PM to 7:46 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Irvine is at 7:18 PM and sunrise at 6:24 AM — about 1m 59s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Irvine drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Irvine right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Irvine ranges from as early as 4:42 PM (around November 28) to as late as 8:05 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 23m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 54m.