Sunset & Sunrise Today in North Highlands, California

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the sun sets over North Highlands at 6:28 PM, having risen at 7:14 AM. That works out to 11h 13m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above North Highlands at 12:51 PM.

Sitting at 38.69° latitude puts North Highlands 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 26 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in North Highlands move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in North Highlands this evening is roughly 5:53 PM–6:45 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:45 PM to 6:55 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in North Highlands is at 6:26 PM and sunrise at 7:15 AM — about 2m 25s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in North Highlands drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in North Highlands, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in North Highlands ranges from as early as 4:43 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:34 PM (around June 26). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 52m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 27m.