Sun times for Los Angeles
California, United States · 34.05°N 118.24°W — the largest residential solar market in the United States.
- Latitude
- 34.0522°
- Longitude
- -118.2437°
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Sunrise
06:23 AM
Sunset
07:23 PM
Solar noon
12:54 PM
Sun at 65.4° above horizon
Day length
13h 00m
−1m 59s vs yesterday
Photography light
- Blue hour (morning)
- 05:58 AM – 06:08 AM
- Golden hour (morning)
- 06:23 AM – 06:57 AM
- Golden hour (evening)
- 06:50 PM – 07:23 PM
- Blue hour (evening)
- 07:39 PM – 07:49 PM
Twilight
- Astronomical dawn
- 04:56 AM
- Nautical dawn
- 05:27 AM
- Civil dawn
- 05:58 AM
- Civil dusk
- 07:49 PM
- Nautical dusk
- 08:19 PM
- Astronomical dusk
- 08:51 PM
Sun at solar noon: 65.4° elevation, bearing 180° (S). Times assume a flat horizon at sea level.
The year in Los Angeles
- Longest day
- 14h 25m
- Shortest day
- 9h 53m
- Sun's highest point
- 79.4°
- Sun's lowest noon
- 32.5°
Los Angeles sunrise and sunset by month
Times for the 15th of each month, local time, adjusted for daylight saving where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:58 | 17:06 | 10h 09m |
| February | 06:37 | 17:37 | 11h 00m |
| March | 07:03 | 19:00 | 11h 58m |
| April | 06:21 | 19:24 | 13h 03m |
| May | 05:51 | 19:47 | 13h 57m |
| June | 05:41 | 20:05 | 14h 25m |
| July | 05:52 | 20:04 | 14h 12m |
| August | 06:14 | 19:39 | 13h 25m |
| September | 06:36 | 18:59 | 12h 23m |
| October | 06:58 | 18:18 | 11h 20m |
| November | 06:25 | 16:49 | 10h 23m |
| December | 06:51 | 16:45 | 9h 54m |
Solar potential in Los Angeles
Los Angeles receives 5.646 kWh/m² per day on a horizontal surface, averaged over 30 years. Tilting panels to 29° raises annual output by 11%.
A typical home system is 5–10 kW. Roughly 15 panels for 6 kW.
S (180°) — ideal for the northern hemisphere
Estimated annual production
10,664 kWh
1,777 kWh per kW installed · 889 kWh a month on average
Monthly production
Best month 1,063 kWh · worst month 652 kWh · 1.6× swing
- Optimal tilt
- 29°
- Summer tilt
- 1°
- Winter tilt
- 57°
- Gain vs flat
- +11%
Based on NASA POWER 30-year climate averages for Los Angeles and a 78% system performance ratio. Long-term expectation, not a guarantee for any single year. Shading, roof pitch and local rules are not modelled.
Los Angeles sun and solar questions
- How much does daylight change through the year in Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles sits at 34.1° north. Its longest day runs 14h 25m and its shortest 9h 53m — a swing of 4h 33m.
- What angle should solar panels be in Los Angeles?
- 29° from horizontal, facing south, maximises annual production. That is about 11% more than laying panels flat. If you want to favour winter output, 57° is better; for summer, 1°.
- How much power would solar panels produce in Los Angeles?
- About 1,777 kWh per year for every kW installed, at the optimal angle. A typical 6 kW home system would produce roughly 10,664 kWh a year. Jun is the strongest month and Dec the weakest.
- How high does the sun get in Los Angeles?
- At the summer solstice the sun reaches 79.4° above the horizon at solar noon. At the winter solstice it only reaches 32.5°. That difference is what drives both the seasons and the ideal panel angle.
Sun times assume a flat horizon at sea level. Solar figures are long-term climate averages and do not account for shading, roof pitch or local regulations. See the methodology.