Vitamin D

The sun, month by month

Sunrise and sunset in Los Angeles in November

On November 1 in Los Angeles the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 16:58; on day 30 it rises at 06:41 and sets at 16:44. Over the month the day gets 40 minutes shorter.

Sunrise06:28
Sunset16:48
Golden hour16:12–16:48
Day length10 h 20 min

Where does the sun rise and set in Los Angeles in November?

Where it risesSoutheast113°
Where it setsSouthwest247°

Mid-November in Los Angeles: the sun rises in the southeast — a bearing of 113°, measured from true north — and sets in the southwest, at 247°. That is 23° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 23° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 8° south.

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.

DayDawnSunriseSunsetDuskDay length
105:4906:1516:5817:2410 h 43 min
205:5006:1616:5717:2310 h 41 min
305:5106:1716:5617:2210 h 39 min
405:5206:1816:5517:2210 h 38 min
505:5306:1916:5517:2110 h 36 min
605:5306:2016:5417:2010 h 34 min
705:5406:2116:5317:1910 h 33 min
805:5506:2116:5217:1910 h 31 min
905:5606:2216:5217:1810 h 29 min
1005:5706:2316:5117:1810 h 28 min
1105:5806:2416:5017:1710 h 26 min
1205:5906:2516:5017:1610 h 25 min
1306:0006:2616:4917:1610 h 23 min
1406:0006:2716:4917:1510 h 22 min
1506:0106:2816:4817:1510 h 20 min
1606:0206:2916:4817:1410 h 19 min
1706:0306:3016:4717:1410 h 17 min
1806:0406:3116:4717:1410 h 16 min
1906:0506:3216:4617:1310 h 15 min
2006:0606:3316:4617:1310 h 13 min
2106:0606:3316:4617:1310 h 12 min
2206:0706:3416:4517:1210 h 11 min
2306:0806:3516:4517:1210 h 10 min
2406:0906:3616:4517:1210 h 09 min
2506:1006:3716:4417:1210 h 08 min
2606:1106:3816:4417:1110 h 06 min
2706:1106:3916:4417:1110 h 05 min
2806:1206:4016:4417:1110 h 04 min
2906:1306:4016:4417:1110 h 03 min
3006:1406:4116:4417:1110 h 02 min

Approximate astronomical values: they can shift a minute or two from year to year.

What about vitamin D in November?

In November, the typical synthesis window in Los Angeles runs from 11:00 to 14:00: with medium skin and a t-shirt, ~15 min at the best moment is enough.

See the Los Angeles vitamin D guide

Common questions about the sun in Los Angeles in November

Where does the sun set in Los Angeles in November?
Mid-November in Los Angeles: the sun sets in the southwest, a bearing of 247° measured from true north, which is 23° south of due west. It rises in the southeast, at 113°. Over the month both points shift 8° south.
How much daylight does Los Angeles lose in November?
Over November the day gets 40 minutes shorter in Los Angeles: on November 1 the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 16:58, and on day 30 it rises at 06:41 and sets at 16:44.
How many hours of daylight does Los Angeles get in November?
In mid-November the day lasts 10 h 20 min in Los Angeles, from sunrise at 06:28 to sunset at 16:48. The table has the day length for each of the 30 days of the month.
What time does it start to get light in Los Angeles in November?
In mid-November the sky starts to get light at 06:01 in Los Angeles, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 06:28. 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 November?
It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-November in Los Angeles the sun sets at 16:48, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 17:15, 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 November?
In mid-November, between 11:00 and 14:00: 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 15 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.