The sun, month by month
Sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles in January
On January 1 in Los Angeles the sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:55; on day 31 it rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:21. Over the month the day grows 33 minutes longer.
Where does the sun rise and set in Los Angeles in January?
Mid-January in Los Angeles: the sun rises in the southeast — a bearing of 115°, measured from true north — and sets in the southwest, at 245°. That is 25° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 25° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 6° north.
Approximate bearings: they can be a couple of degrees out. They are measured from true north, not the north a phone compass points to.
Day by day
All times are local to Los Angeles. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight.
| Day | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06:31 | 06:59 | 16:55 | 17:22 | 9 h 56 min |
| 2 | 06:31 | 06:59 | 16:55 | 17:23 | 9 h 56 min |
| 3 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 16:56 | 17:24 | 9 h 57 min |
| 4 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 16:57 | 17:24 | 9 h 57 min |
| 5 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 16:57 | 17:25 | 9 h 58 min |
| 6 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 16:58 | 17:26 | 9 h 59 min |
| 7 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 16:59 | 17:27 | 10 h 00 min |
| 8 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 17:00 | 17:27 | 10 h 00 min |
| 9 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 17:01 | 17:28 | 10 h 01 min |
| 10 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 17:01 | 17:29 | 10 h 02 min |
| 11 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 17:02 | 17:30 | 10 h 03 min |
| 12 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 17:03 | 17:30 | 10 h 04 min |
| 13 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 17:04 | 17:31 | 10 h 05 min |
| 14 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 17:05 | 17:32 | 10 h 06 min |
| 15 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 17:06 | 17:33 | 10 h 07 min |
| 16 | 06:31 | 06:59 | 17:07 | 17:34 | 10 h 08 min |
| 17 | 06:31 | 06:58 | 17:08 | 17:35 | 10 h 09 min |
| 18 | 06:31 | 06:58 | 17:08 | 17:36 | 10 h 10 min |
| 19 | 06:31 | 06:58 | 17:09 | 17:36 | 10 h 12 min |
| 20 | 06:31 | 06:58 | 17:10 | 17:37 | 10 h 13 min |
| 21 | 06:30 | 06:57 | 17:11 | 17:38 | 10 h 14 min |
| 22 | 06:30 | 06:57 | 17:12 | 17:39 | 10 h 15 min |
| 23 | 06:30 | 06:56 | 17:13 | 17:40 | 10 h 17 min |
| 24 | 06:29 | 06:56 | 17:14 | 17:41 | 10 h 18 min |
| 25 | 06:29 | 06:56 | 17:15 | 17:42 | 10 h 20 min |
| 26 | 06:28 | 06:55 | 17:16 | 17:43 | 10 h 21 min |
| 27 | 06:28 | 06:55 | 17:17 | 17:44 | 10 h 22 min |
| 28 | 06:27 | 06:54 | 17:18 | 17:44 | 10 h 24 min |
| 29 | 06:27 | 06:53 | 17:19 | 17:45 | 10 h 25 min |
| 30 | 06:26 | 06:53 | 17:20 | 17:46 | 10 h 27 min |
| 31 | 06:26 | 06:52 | 17:21 | 17:47 | 10 h 29 min |
Approximate astronomical values: they can shift a minute or two from year to year.
What about vitamin D in January?
In January, the typical synthesis window in Los Angeles runs from 12:00 to 13:00: with medium skin and a t-shirt, ~18 min at the best moment is enough.
See the Los Angeles vitamin D guideCommon questions about the sun in Los Angeles in January
- Where does the sun set in Los Angeles in January?
- Mid-January in Los Angeles: the sun sets in the southwest, a bearing of 245° measured from true north, which is 25° south of due west. It rises in the southeast, at 115°. Over the month both points shift 6° north.
- How much daylight does Los Angeles gain in January?
- Over January the day gets 33 minutes longer in Los Angeles: on January 1 the sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:55, and on day 31 it rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:21.
- How many hours of daylight does Los Angeles get in January?
- In mid-January the day lasts 10 h 07 min in Los Angeles, from sunrise at 06:59 to sunset at 17:06. The table has the day length for each of the 31 days of the month.
- What time does it start to get light in Los Angeles in January?
- In mid-January the sky starts to get light at 06:32 in Los Angeles, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 06:59. The “Dawn” column of the table gives that time for every day of the month.
- What time does it get dark in Los Angeles in January?
- It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-January in Los Angeles the sun sets at 17:06, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 17:33, when the sun reaches 6° below the horizon and usable outdoor light runs out. The “Dusk” column of the table gives that time day by day.
- What time of day can you make vitamin D in Los Angeles in January?
- In mid-January, between 12:00 and 13:00: that is the stretch of the day when the UV index reaches 3 in Los Angeles, the minimum for the skin to make vitamin D. At the best moment of the day about 18 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.