Sunset & Sunrise Today in Richmond, California

Richmond, California sees the sun come up at 6:37 AM and go down at 7:42 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 — 13h 05m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Richmond at 1:10 PM.

Richmond lies at latitude 37.94°, in the mid-latitudes, where 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 19 seconds. This is summer in Richmond, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Richmond's golden hour, about 7:08 PM to 7:59 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:59 PM to 8:10 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Richmond is at 7:41 PM and sunrise at 6:38 AM — about 2m 19s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Richmond drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Richmond right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Richmond ranges from as early as 4:49 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:35 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 47m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 31m.