Sunset & Sunrise Today in Palm Desert, California

Palm Desert, California sees the sun come up at 6:49 AM and go down at 6:12 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — 11h 22m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Palm Desert, is at 12:31 PM.

Palm Desert lies at latitude 33.72°, in the lower mid-latitudes, where daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 2 seconds. This is autumn in Palm Desert, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Palm Desert's golden hour, about 5:39 PM to 6:28 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:28 PM to 6:37 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Palm Desert is at 6:11 PM and sunrise at 6:50 AM — about 2m 0s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Palm Desert drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Palm Desert, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Palm Desert ranges from as early as 4:36 PM (around November 29) to as late as 7:59 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 23m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 54m.