Sunset & Sunrise Today in National City, California

In National City, California, the sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 7:23 PM today, Sunday, August 23, 2026, for a total of 13h 06m of daylight. The sun reaches its high point above National City at 12:51 PM.

Sitting at 32.68° latitude puts National City in the lower mid-latitudes — daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 1 minute shorter and 51 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in National City move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in National City this evening is roughly 6:51 PM–7:39 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:39 PM to 7:49 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in National City is at 7:22 PM and sunrise at 6:18 AM — about 1m 51s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in National City drift across the whole year.

It's summer in National City right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in National City ranges from as early as 4:41 PM (around December 1) to as late as 8:00 PM (around June 28). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 17m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 59m.