Sunset & Sunrise Today in Menlo Park, California

Menlo Park, California sees the sun come up at 7:16 AM and go down at 6:32 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — 11h 16m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Menlo Park falls at 12:54 PM.

Because Menlo Park is at 37.45° (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 19 seconds. This is autumn in Menlo Park, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Menlo Park's golden hour, about 5:58 PM to 6:49 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:49 PM to 6:59 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Menlo Park is at 6:31 PM and sunrise at 7:17 AM — about 2m 19s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Menlo Park drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Menlo Park, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Menlo Park ranges from as early as 4:50 PM (around November 30) to as late as 8:33 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 44m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 34m.