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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:32:33 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:44 am↑ 109° East
Sunset Today: 5:24 pm↑ 251° West
Moonrise Today: 8:38 pm↑ 91° East
Moonset Today: 8:21 am↑ 273° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 40 minutes (+1m 44s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rancho Santa Margarita

Time: 5:32 pm
Altitude: -1.5°
Direction: 252° W
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 10h 40m 18s (Feb 4, 2026)

1 minute, 44 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

45 minutes, 8 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 43 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Rancho Santa Margarita today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rancho Santa Margarita Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Rancho Santa Margarita today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:19 am
Astro. Twilight 5:19 am – 5:48 am
Nautical Twilight 5:48 am – 6:18 am
Civil Twilight 6:18 am – 6:44 am
Daylight 6:44 am – 5:24 pm
Civil Twilight 5:24 pm – 5:50 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:50 pm – 6:20 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:20 pm – 6:49 pm
Night 6:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rancho Santa Margarita - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 6:44 am 5:24 pm 10:40:18 +1:44 12:04 pm (40.3°) 91.641
Feb 5 6:43 am 5:25 pm 10:42:04 +1:45 12:04 pm (40.6°) 91.656
Feb 6 6:42 am 5:26 pm 10:43:50 +1:46 12:04 pm (41.0°) 91.672
Feb 7 6:41 am 5:27 pm 10:45:38 +1:47 12:04 pm (41.3°) 91.688
Feb 8 6:41 am 5:28 pm 10:47:27 +1:48 12:04 pm (41.6°) 91.704
Feb 9 6:40 am 5:29 pm 10:49:17 +1:49 12:04 pm (41.9°) 91.721
Feb 10 6:39 am 5:30 pm 10:51:08 +1:50 12:04 pm (42.2°) 91.738
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 7:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 1:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 5:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 12:50 pm
* All times are local Rancho Santa Margarita time.

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Today's Moon in Rancho Santa Margarita

Percent Illuminated: 88.7%
Time: 5:32 pm
Altitude: -36.4°
Direction: 61° NE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Rancho Santa Margarita today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Rancho Santa Margarita - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:21 am 8:38 pm 2:03 am (60.2°) 237,953 92.6%
Feb 5 - 8:47 am 9:38 pm 2:47 am (53.8°) 241,333 86.0%
Feb 6 - 9:13 am 10:37 pm 3:29 am (47.6°) 244,550 78.0%
Feb 7 - 9:40 am 11:36 pm 4:12 am (41.9°) 247,336 69.0%
Feb 8 - 10:09 am - 4:55 am (36.9°) 249,494 59.5%
Feb 9 12:35 am 10:42 am - 5:41 am (32.7°) 250,869 49.8%
Feb 10 1:33 am 11:21 am - 6:29 am (29.6°) 251,388 40.1%
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rancho Santa Margarita This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:23 am Wed 6:12 pm Wed 12:47 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:12 am Wed 5:55 pm Wed 12:33 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Thu 6:28 am Thu 4:50 pm Thu 11:39 am Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 2:55 pm Thu 5:08 am Wed 10:02 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 8:54 am Wed 8:45 pm Wed 2:49 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 11:34 am Thu 1:26 am Wed 6:30 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 8:54 am Wed 8:51 pm Wed 2:52 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita.

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