Santa Barbara, California · 34.42°N 119.70°W · 92 mi NW of El Segundo

Sunrise time in Santa Barbara today

Sunrise in Santa Barbara on Thursday, October 8, 2026 is at 6:59 AM Pacific time.

6:59 AM

Pacific time

for Thursday, October 8, 2026

Sunrise
6:59 AM
Solar noon
12:46 PM
Sunset
6:33 PM
Daylight
11h 34m
Change vs yesterday
−2m 07s
Moon
🌘 waning crescent
Sun right now
up

What it's like here

The coast runs east–west here. The sun sets over the ocean to the west-southwest, and the islands sit on the horizon.

The next two weeks

Date Sunrise Sunset Daylight Change
Thu Oct 8 6:59 AM 6:33 PM 11h 34m −2m 07s
Fri Oct 9 6:59 AM 6:32 PM 11h 32m −2m 06s
Sat Oct 10 7:00 AM 6:30 PM 11h 30m −2m 06s
Sun Oct 11 7:01 AM 6:29 PM 11h 28m −2m 06s
Mon Oct 12 7:02 AM 6:28 PM 11h 26m −2m 05s
Tue Oct 13 7:02 AM 6:26 PM 11h 24m −2m 05s
Wed Oct 14 7:03 AM 6:25 PM 11h 22m −2m 05s
Thu Oct 15 7:04 AM 6:24 PM 11h 20m −2m 04s
Fri Oct 16 7:05 AM 6:23 PM 11h 18m −2m 04s
Sat Oct 17 7:06 AM 6:21 PM 11h 16m −2m 03s
Sun Oct 18 7:07 AM 6:20 PM 11h 14m −2m 03s
Mon Oct 19 7:07 AM 6:19 PM 11h 12m −2m 02s
Tue Oct 20 7:08 AM 6:18 PM 11h 10m −2m 02s
Wed Oct 21 7:09 AM 6:17 PM 11h 08m −2m 01s

Santa Barbara through 2026

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight
Jan 1 7:05 AM 4:59 PM 9h 54m
Feb 1 6:56 AM 5:28 PM 10h 32m
Mar 1 6:27 AM 5:54 PM 11h 28m
Apr 1 6:45 AM 7:19 PM 12h 34m
May 1 6:08 AM 7:43 PM 13h 35m
Jun 1 5:47 AM 8:06 PM 14h 19m
Jul 1 5:50 AM 8:15 PM 14h 25m
Aug 1 6:09 AM 8:00 PM 13h 51m
Sep 1 6:32 AM 7:25 PM 12h 53m
Oct 1 6:53 AM 6:42 PM 11h 49m
Nov 1 6:19 AM 5:05 PM 10h 46m
Dec 1 6:47 AM 4:48 PM 10h 01m

Turning points in 2026

Longest daySunday, June 21, 202614h 27m
Shortest dayMonday, December 21, 20269h 51m
Latest sunsetThursday, June 25, 20268:15 PM
Earliest sunsetSunday, November 29, 20264:48 PM
Earliest sunriseTuesday, June 9, 20265:45 AM
Latest sunriseSunday, March 8, 20267:18 AM

Questions

What time is sunrise in Santa Barbara today?
Sunrise in Santa Barbara on Thursday, October 8, 2026 is at 6:59 AM Pacific time.
When is the earliest sunrise of the year in Santa Barbara?
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 5:45 AM.
When is the latest sunrise in Santa Barbara?
Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 7:18 AM — the clock jump at the start of daylight saving puts the latest sunrise in March, not midwinter.
What time zone are these times in?
Pacific time — PDT in summer, PST in winter. Santa Barbara observes daylight saving, so the clock times here already account for the shift.
How accurate are these times?
Within about a minute. They come from the NOAA solar position formulas computed for 34.42°N, 119.70°W, and they assume a flat horizon — hills, buildings, or marine layer will move what you actually see.

Sun and moon are computed from the NOAA solar formulas and the standard synodic model — no forecast, no API, nothing to go stale. Tide is never computed here; it comes from NOAA or it is absent. Machine-readable version.