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When does it start getting dark earlier in Thousand Oaks (2026)?

In Thousand Oaks, sunsets start getting earlier after June 29 (8:11 PM), and the big jump comes on Sunday, November 1, when daylight saving time ends and sunset moves from 6:03 PM the day before to 5:02 PM.

Sunset in Thousand Oaks, week by week, September to December 2026

Sunset in Thousand Oaks, September to December 2026, one row a week, local clock time. “Dark” is the end of civil twilight, when you need lights to walk outside. “Change” is how much earlier (−) or later (+) sunset is than a week before.
Week ofSunsetDarkDaylightChange
Sep 17:21 PM7:46 PM12 h 52 min−9 min
Sep 87:11 PM7:36 PM12 h 38 min−10 min
Sep 157:01 PM7:26 PM12 h 23 min−10 min
Sep 226:51 PM7:16 PM12 h 8 min−10 min
Sep 296:42 PM7:07 PM11 h 53 min−10 min
Oct 66:32 PM6:57 PM11 h 39 min−10 min
Oct 136:23 PM6:48 PM11 h 24 min−9 min
Oct 206:14 PM6:40 PM11 h 10 min−9 min
Oct 276:07 PM6:32 PM10 h 56 min−8 min
Nov 35:00 PM5:26 PM10 h 43 min−1 h 7 min
clocks go back Nov 1
Nov 104:54 PM5:20 PM10 h 31 min−6 min
Nov 174:50 PM5:16 PM10 h 20 min−4 min
Nov 244:47 PM5:14 PM10 h 10 min−3 min
Dec 14:45 PM5:13 PM10 h 3 min−1 min
Dec 84:45 PM5:13 PM9 h 57 minsame
Dec 154:47 PM5:15 PM9 h 53 min+2 min
Dec 224:50 PM5:18 PM9 h 52 min+3 min
Dec 294:54 PM5:22 PM9 h 54 min+4 min

Why it gets dark earlier

After the summer solstice the days get shorter, and in Thousand Oaks the sunset on the clock reaches its latest on June 29. From there it gets earlier every day, slowly at first, then fastest around the September equinox, when it moves about 10 minutes earlier each week. When daylight saving time ends on November 1, the clock moves back an hour and sunset suddenly comes an hour earlier: that is the evening most people notice it getting dark early.

Sunsets keep getting earlier until December 4, when the sun sets at 4:45 PM and it is dark by 5:13 PM. From latest to earliest that is a swing of 3 h 26 min on the clock, one hour of which is the clock change. The earliest sunset comes 17 days before the shortest day (December 21); after it, evenings slowly get lighter even though the days are still getting shorter. See the earliest sunset of 2026 in Thousand Oaks for the days around it.

Mornings

The clock change that brings darkness earlier in the evening makes mornings lighter: see sunrise in Thousand Oaks after daylight saving time ends.

How these times are calculated

Times are for Thousand Oaks (34.17° N, 118.84° W), calculated with the NOAA solar-position algorithm for a flat horizon, in local clock time (America/Los Angeles), including daylight saving time where it applies. They are the same numbers as on the Thousand Oaks sunset and sunrise pages and are usually within a minute of published tables. Hills and buildings can hide the sun a few minutes early.

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