Sunset & Sunrise Today in Salinas, California

Salinas, California sees the sun come up at 7:13 AM and go down at 6:31 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — 11h 17m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Salinas falls at 12:52 PM.

Salinas lies at latitude 36.68°, 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 15 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Salinas keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Salinas's golden hour, about 5:57 PM to 6:47 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:47 PM to 6:57 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Salinas is at 6:29 PM and sunrise at 7:14 AM — about 2m 15s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Salinas drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Salinas, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Salinas ranges from as early as 4:50 PM (around November 29) to as late as 8:29 PM (around June 25). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 39m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 38m.