What time is sunset on May 31 in California?

Answer 1

The precise time of sunset is extremely dependent on the exact location you are interested in. The link below will take you to a perpetual sunrise/sunset calculator that will work for any date or location.

Here's the data for Fort Bragg, on the northern CA coast just north of Mendocino, and for San Francisco, CA. These times are accurate even if you can't SEE them; Fort Bragg and San Francisco are often foggy at sunset.

The following information is provided for Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California (longitude W123.8, latitude N39.4): Saturday

8 August 2009 Pacific Daylight Time

SUN

Begin civil twilight 5:52 a.m.

Sunrise 6:22 a.m.

Sun transit 1:21 p.m.

Sunset 8:19 p.m.

End civil twilight 8:49 p.m.

The following information is provided for San Francisco, San Francisco County, California (longitude W122.4, latitude N37.8): Saturday 8 August 2009 Pacific Daylight Time

SUN

Begin civil twilight 5:51 a.m.

Sunrise 6:20 a.m.

Sun transit 1:15 p.m.

Sunset 8:11 p.m.

End civil twilight 8:39 p.m.

Answer 2

The time of sunrise and sunset is very dependent on the precise location and the date in question. Please re-post your question with the date and the city name or ZIP code.

You can calculate the time of sunrise and sunset easily by visiting the United States Naval Observatory web site's Sunrise & Sunset calculator. You will need the date, city and state for US locations, or the date, latitude, longitude and time zone for any other locations in the world.

The site is

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day

You can also calculate the times of sunrise and sunset for one year at a given location at the site:

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-year

Answer 3

The time of sunrise and sunset is very dependent on the precise location and the date in question. Please re-post your question with the date and the city name or ZIP code. If you add the WikiAnswers category "Sunset Times", I'll see it.

You can calculate the time of sunrise and sunset easily by visiting the United States Naval Observatory web site's Sunrise & Sunset calculator. You will need the date, city and state for US locations, or the date, latitude, longitude and time zone for any other locations in the world.

The site is

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day

You can also calculate the times of sunrise and sunset for one year at a given location at the site:

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-year

Answer 4

The northern hemisphere winter solstice is generally December 21, but this date can vary a day or two either way, depending on the cycle of leap years. In 2010, it was December 21.

U.S. Naval Observatory

Astronomical Applications Department

Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California (longitude W118.4, latitude N34.1):

Tuesday

21 December 2010 Pacific Standard Time

SUN

Begin civil twilight 6:27 a.m.

Sunrise 6:55 a.m.

Sun transit 11:52 a.m.

Sunset 4:48 p.m.

End civil twilight 5:16 p.m.

MOON

Moonrise 4:24 p.m. on preceding day

Moon transit 11:51 p.m. on preceding day

Moonset 7:15 a.m.

Moonrise 5:27 p.m.

Moonset 8:04 a.m. on following day

Full Moon on 21 December 2010 at 12:14 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Answer 5

The time of sunrise and sunset is very dependent on the date and exact location. A difference of 15 miles can change the time of sunrise or sunset by a minute. Please re-post your question with a city name or zip code.

You can easily calculate the time of sunrise or sunset by visiting the web site of the U.S. Naval Observatory at http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day-us.

Answer 6

Sunrises and sunsets are different for every day of the year.

Answer 7

On May 31 in California, sunset typically occurs around 8:15-8:30 PM, depending on the specific location within the state.

Answer 8

Sunrise: 5:47am

Sunset: 8:08pm