Sun & sky
Sun & Sky Times in Carlsbad, CA
Golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, sunset, twilight and moon times for Carlsbad, California (33.12°, -117.28°). Everything updates to today and any date you choose, computed for the city's local time.
Sun, moon & horizon
13h 34m of daylight · computed locally with suncalc
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A closer look at the sky over Carlsbad
On August 8, 2026, the sun is above Carlsbad for 13h 34m — rising at 6:07 AM toward 70° ENE, reaching its high point at 12:54 PM, and setting at 7:41 PM toward 290° WNW. Those two horizon moments anchor the day's best light.
That gives an evening golden hour of 7:07 PM – 8:00 PM (about 53 min) followed by the cooler 8:00 PM – 8:08 PM blue hour once the sun is down; early risers get the same in reverse, with blue hour at 5:40 AM – 5:48 AM and a morning golden hour of 5:48 AM – 6:41 AM. Civil twilight finally ends — full dusk — at 8:08 PM.
After dark, the moon over Carlsbad is a waning crescent at 21% illumination, rising at 1:15 AM toward 56° NE. The city sits at 33.1°N, which brings a moderate seasonal change in day length: through August the days are drawing in and the point where it sets is sliding back toward the south, so every one of these times drifts gradually from day to day. The planner above recomputes all of them for whatever date you select.
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Carlsbad — frequently asked
- When is golden hour today in Carlsbad?
- Carlsbad has a morning and an evening golden hour; today's exact times are shown above and you can step to any date.
- What time are sunrise and sunset in Carlsbad?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Carlsbad, with their horizon bearings, are listed in the Sun section above.
- What is the moon phase tonight in Carlsbad?
- Tonight's moon phase and illumination, plus moonrise and moonset, are shown in the Moon panel.