| Current Time: | Nov 13, 2026 at 12:36:44 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:29 am↑ 109° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:24 pm↑ 251° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 8:40 am↑ 118° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 10:20 pm↑ 243° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 56 minutes (+46s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Cruz Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:11 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:11 am – 4:38 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:38 am – 5:06 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:06 am – 5:29 am |
| Daylight | 5:29 am – 6:24 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 6:24 pm – 6:48 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:48 pm – 7:15 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:15 pm – 7:43 pm |
| Night | 7:43 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Santa Cruz
Moon in Santa Cruz - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Nov | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Nov 13 | 8:40 am | 10:20 pm | - | 3:31 pm | (81.2°) | 252,038 | 18.0% | |||
| Nov 14 | 9:33 am | 11:04 pm | - | 4:20 pm | (83.7°) | 251,625 | 26.0% | |||
| Nov 15 | 10:26 am | 11:44 pm | - | 5:07 pm | (87.3°) | 250,438 | 34.9% | |||
| Nov 16 | 11:17 am | - | - | 5:51 pm | (88.2°) | 248,458 | 44.5% | |||
 Nov 17 |
- | 12:22 am | 12:08 pm | 6:34 pm | (82.9°) | 245,729 | 54.5% | |||
| Nov 18 | - | 12:57 am | 12:58 pm | 7:17 pm | (77.0°) | 242,367 | 64.6% | |||
| Nov 19 | - | 1:32 am | 1:49 pm | 8:00 pm | (70.8°) | 238,566 | 74.4% | |||
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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