Sun & moon times today, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Moon: 93.2%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 10h 27m 1s (Feb 3, 2026)

1 minute, 57 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 2, 2026)

49 minutes, 34 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

4 hours, 15 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

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Sun in Santa Cruz - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb 3	7:08 am	5:35 pm	10:27:01	+1:57	12:21 pm (36.7°)	91.627
Feb 4	7:07 am	5:36 pm	10:29:00	+1:58	12:21 pm (37.0°)	91.642
Feb 5	7:06 am	5:37 pm	10:31:00	+1:59	12:22 pm (37.3°)	91.657
Feb 6	7:05 am	5:38 pm	10:33:01	+2:01	12:22 pm (37.6°)	91.672
Feb 7	7:04 am	5:39 pm	10:35:04	+2:02	12:22 pm (37.9°)	91.688
Feb 8	7:03 am	5:41 pm	10:37:07	+2:03	12:22 pm (38.3°)	91.704
Feb 9	7:02 am	5:42 pm	10:39:12	+2:04	12:22 pm (38.6°)	91.721
* All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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 Santa Cruz time.

Percent Illuminated:

93.2%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Feb	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Feb 3	-	8:15 am	7:53 pm	1:36 am	(63.3°)	234,719	97.3%
Feb 4	-	8:40 am	8:57 pm	2:22 am	(56.8°)	237,995	92.5%
Feb 5	-	9:04 am	9:59 pm	3:05 am	(50.3°)	241,374	85.9%
Feb 6	-	9:27 am	11:00 pm	3:47 am	(44.2°)	244,587	77.9%
Feb 7	-	9:52 am	-	4:30 am	(38.5°)	247,367	68.9%
Feb 8	12:01 am	10:20 am	-	5:14 am	(33.5°)	249,516	59.4%
Feb 9	1:02 am	10:51 am	-	5:59 am	(29.3°)	250,881	49.6%
* 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.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Feb 3, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Wed 7:45 am	Wed 6:25 pm	Wed 1:05 pm	Difficult to see
Venus	Wed 7:35 am	Wed 6:07 pm	Wed 12:51 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Wed 6:54 am	Wed 5:01 pm	Wed 11:57 am	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Tue 3:09 pm	Wed 5:39 am	Tue 10:24 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Wed 9:12 am	Wed 9:02 pm	Wed 3:07 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Tue 11:48 am	Wed 1:55 am	Tue 6:51 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Wed 9:12 am	Wed 9:09 pm	Wed 3:10 pm	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Santa Cruz.