Sunset & Sunrise Today in Oakland, California

In Oakland, California, the sun rises at 6:36 AM and sets at 7:42 PM today, Saturday, August 29, 2026, for a total of 13h 05m of daylight. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Oakland, is at 1:10 PM.

Because Oakland is at 37.80° (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 18 seconds. This is summer in Oakland, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Oakland runs from about 7:08 PM to 7:59 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:59 PM to 8:09 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Oakland is at 7:40 PM and sunrise at 6:37 AM — about 2m 19s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Oakland drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Oakland right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Oakland ranges from as early as 4:49 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:34 PM (around June 20). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 46m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 32m.