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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 7:07:35 am
Sunrise Today: 6:24 am↑ 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:51 pm↑ 248° West
Moonrise Today: 10:30 am↑ 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:14 pm↑ 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 27 minutes (-1m 35s)

Today's Sun Position in Santa Monica

Time: 7:07 am
Altitude: 7.3°
Direction: 118° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 10h 26m 37s (Nov 13, 2026)

1 minute, 35 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

33 minutes, 23 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Monica Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:58 am
Astro. Twilight 4:58 am – 5:28 am
Nautical Twilight 5:28 am – 5:58 am
Civil Twilight 5:58 am – 6:24 am
Daylight 6:24 am – 4:51 pm
Civil Twilight 4:51 pm – 5:17 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:17 pm – 5:48 pm
Astro. Twilight 5:48 pm – 6:17 pm
Night 6:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Santa Monica - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 6:24 am 4:51 pm 10:26:37 −1:35 11:38 am (37.9°) 91.988
Nov 14 6:25 am 4:50 pm 10:25:03 −1:34 11:38 am (37.6°) 91.966
Nov 15 6:26 am 4:50 pm 10:23:30 −1:32 11:38 am (37.4°) 91.945
Nov 16 6:27 am 4:49 pm 10:21:59 −1:30 11:38 am (37.1°) 91.924
Nov 17 6:28 am 4:49 pm 10:20:30 −1:29 11:39 am (36.9°) 91.904
Nov 18 6:29 am 4:48 pm 10:19:03 −1:27 11:39 am (36.6°) 91.883
Nov 19 6:30 am 4:48 pm 10:17:37 −1:25 11:39 am (36.4°) 91.863
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Santa Monica

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Santa Monica - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 10:30 am 8:14 pm - 3:20 pm (29.1°) 252,023 19.1%
Nov 14 11:10 am 9:12 pm - 4:09 pm (31.7°) 251,494 27.3%
Nov 15 11:45 am 10:11 pm - 4:55 pm (35.4°) 250,185 36.3%
Nov 16 12:16 pm 11:09 pm - 5:39 pm (40.1°) 248,086 46.0%
Nov 17 12:44 pm - - 6:22 pm (45.4°) 245,250 56.1%
Nov 18 - 12:08 am 1:10 pm 7:05 pm (51.3°) 241,806 66.2%
Nov 19 - 1:08 am 1:36 pm 7:48 pm (57.6°) 237,959 75.8%
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. 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 Santa Monica This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:05 am Fri 4:07 pm Fri 10:36 am Difficult to see
Venus Fri 4:11 am Fri 3:17 pm Fri 9:44 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 11:29 pm Fri 12:57 pm Fri 6:13 am Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 11:36 pm Fri 12:55 pm Fri 6:15 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 2:52 pm Sat 3:00 am Fri 8:56 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Thu 5:31 pm Fri 7:34 am Fri 12:33 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 2:29 pm Sat 2:30 am Fri 8:29 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Santa Monica.

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