Sunset & Sunrise Today in Palmdale, California

Palmdale, California sees the sun come up at 6:57 AM and go down at 6:18 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — 11h 21m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Palmdale at 12:38 PM.

Sitting at 34.58° latitude puts Palmdale in the lower mid-latitudes — daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 5 seconds. This is autumn in Palmdale, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

Golden hour in Palmdale this evening is roughly 5:45 PM–6:34 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:34 PM to 6:44 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Palmdale is at 6:17 PM and sunrise at 6:58 AM — about 2m 5s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Palmdale drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Palmdale, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Palmdale ranges from as early as 4:41 PM (around November 29) to as late as 8:09 PM (around June 26). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 28m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 49m.