Sunset & Sunrise Today in Madera, California

Madera, California sees the sun come up at 7:07 AM and go down at 6:24 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — 11h 17m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Madera falls at 12:46 PM.

Sitting at 36.96° latitude puts Madera 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 17 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Madera keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Madera runs from about 5:50 PM to 6:41 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:41 PM to 6:51 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Madera is at 6:23 PM and sunrise at 7:08 AM — about 2m 17s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Madera drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Madera, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Madera ranges from as early as 4:43 PM (around November 29) to as late as 8:23 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 41m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 36m.