First light
6:46 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Oildale today, Tuesday, October 27, is at 6:06 PM and sunrise is at 7:13 AM. It gets dark at 6:32 PM. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 7:14 AM and sets at 6:05 PM. Local time: PDT (UTC−07:00).
Sunset in 6h 37m 04s
Showing: today Tuesday, October 27
First light
6:46 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:12 AM
105° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:07 PM
255° · west-southwest
Dark
6:33 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 55m
−2 min 02 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:40 PM
Sun 41.9° high
First light
6:47 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:13 AM
105° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:06 PM
255° · west-southwest
Dark
6:32 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 53m
−2 min 01 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:40 PM
Sun 41.6° high
First light
6:48 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:14 AM
106° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:05 PM
254° · west-southwest
Dark
6:31 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 51m
−2 min 01 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:40 PM
Sun 41.3° high
Wednesday, October 28: sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:05 PM, 10h 51m of daylight. It gets dark at 6:31 PM.
Morning blue hour6:47–6:57 AM
Morning golden hour6:57–7:49 AM
Evening golden hour5:31–6:22 PM
Evening blue hour6:22–6:32 PM
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 105° (east-southeast) and sets at 255° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 60° and 119° and sunset between 241° and 300°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:26 AM | 6:51 AM | 6:40 PM | 7:05 PM | 11h 48m | −2 min 12 s |
| Fri 2 | 6:27 AM | 6:52 AM | 6:38 PM | 7:04 PM | 11h 46m | −2 min 12 s |
| Sat 3 | 6:27 AM | 6:53 AM | 6:37 PM | 7:02 PM | 11h 44m | −2 min 12 s |
| Sun 4 | 6:28 AM | 6:53 AM | 6:35 PM | 7:01 PM | 11h 42m | −2 min 12 s |
| Mon 5 | 6:29 AM | 6:54 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:59 PM | 11h 40m | −2 min 12 s |
| Tue 6 | 6:30 AM | 6:55 AM | 6:33 PM | 6:58 PM | 11h 37m | −2 min 12 s |
| Wed 7 | 6:30 AM | 6:56 AM | 6:31 PM | 6:57 PM | 11h 35m | −2 min 11 s |
| Thu 8 | 6:31 AM | 6:57 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:55 PM | 11h 33m | −2 min 11 s |
| Fri 9 | 6:32 AM | 6:58 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:54 PM | 11h 31m | −2 min 11 s |
| Sat 10 | 6:33 AM | 6:58 AM | 6:27 PM | 6:53 PM | 11h 29m | −2 min 11 s |
| Sun 11 | 6:34 AM | 6:59 AM | 6:26 PM | 6:51 PM | 11h 27m | −2 min 10 s |
| Mon 12 | 6:34 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:24 PM | 6:50 PM | 11h 24m | −2 min 10 s |
| Tue 13 | 6:35 AM | 7:01 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:49 PM | 11h 22m | −2 min 10 s |
| Wed 14 | 6:36 AM | 7:02 AM | 6:22 PM | 6:47 PM | 11h 20m | −2 min 09 s |
| Thu 15 | 6:37 AM | 7:03 AM | 6:21 PM | 6:46 PM | 11h 18m | −2 min 09 s |
| Fri 16 | 6:38 AM | 7:03 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:45 PM | 11h 16m | −2 min 08 s |
| Sat 17 | 6:39 AM | 7:04 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:44 PM | 11h 14m | −2 min 08 s |
| Sun 18 | 6:39 AM | 7:05 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:42 PM | 11h 12m | −2 min 07 s |
| Mon 19 | 6:40 AM | 7:06 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:41 PM | 11h 09m | −2 min 07 s |
| Tue 20 | 6:41 AM | 7:07 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:40 PM | 11h 07m | −2 min 06 s |
| Wed 21 | 6:42 AM | 7:08 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:39 PM | 11h 05m | −2 min 06 s |
| Thu 22 | 6:43 AM | 7:09 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:38 PM | 11h 03m | −2 min 05 s |
| Fri 23 | 6:44 AM | 7:10 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:37 PM | 11h 01m | −2 min 04 s |
| Sat 24 | 6:45 AM | 7:10 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:35 PM | 10h 59m | −2 min 04 s |
| Sun 25 | 6:45 AM | 7:11 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:34 PM | 10h 57m | −2 min 03 s |
| Mon 26 | 6:46 AM | 7:12 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:33 PM | 10h 55m | −2 min 02 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 6:47 AM | 7:13 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:32 PM | 10h 53m | −2 min 01 s |
| Wed 28 | 6:48 AM | 7:14 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:31 PM | 10h 51m | −2 min 01 s |
| Thu 29 | 6:49 AM | 7:15 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:30 PM | 10h 49m | −2 min 00 s |
| Fri 30 | 6:50 AM | 7:16 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:29 PM | 10h 47m | −1 min 59 s |
| Sat 31 | 6:51 AM | 7:17 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:28 PM | 10h 45m | −1 min 58 s |
Local times in America/Los_Angeles; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Oildale ranges from 9h 46m (Dec 21) to 14h 33m (Jun 20).
America/Los_Angeles · PDT · UTC−07:00. Daylight saving time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in United StatesIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 6:06 PM on Tuesday, October 27 (PDT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (255°).
Sunrise is at 7:13 AM on Tuesday, October 27. The sun rises in the east-southeast (105°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, the sun rises at 7:14 AM and sets at 6:05 PM, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
It gets dark at 6:32 PM, 26 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 7:32 PM.
Morning golden hour: 6:57 AM to 7:49 AM. Evening golden hour: 5:31 PM to 6:22 PM. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Oildale gets 10 hours 53 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes and 1 second shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is June 20, with 14h 33m of daylight (sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:14 PM). The shortest is December 21, with 9h 46m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on December 5 at 4:43 PM; the latest is on June 28 at 8:15 PM.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1 2026 (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00). Sunrise and sunset move earlier on the clock from Nov 2.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (105°) and sets in the west-southwest (255°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 60° and 119° on the horizon.
In Oildale, the longest day of 2026 is June 20, with 14h 33m of daylight, and the shortest is December 21, with 9h 46m: a difference of 4 hours 47 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on June 12 (5:40 AM) and the latest sunset on June 28 (8:15 PM). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Oildale lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 78.0° above the horizon, on June 21.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield 5 km | 7:13 AM | 6:06 PM |
| Lamont 20 km | 7:13 AM | 6:06 PM |
| Shafter 25 km | 7:14 AM | 6:07 PM |
| Arvin 29 km | 7:12 AM | 6:06 PM |
| Wasco 35 km | 7:15 AM | 6:07 PM |
| Delano 44 km | 7:15 AM | 6:07 PM |
| Porterville 72 km | 7:14 AM | 6:05 PM |
| Corcoran 90 km | 7:16 AM | 6:07 PM |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modeled.
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