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

Moon: 23.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 2:10:04 am
Sunrise Today: 6:59 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:14 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 9:45 am 58° Northeast
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 15 minutes (+2m 10s)

Today's Sun Position in Santa Ynez

Time: 2:10 am
Altitude: -51.4°
Direction: 26° NE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 14m 57s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 10 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Ynez Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:35 am
Astro. Twilight 5:35 am – 6:05 am
Nautical Twilight 6:05 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight 6:34 am – 6:59 am
Daylight 6:59 am – 7:14 pm
Civil Twilight 7:14 pm – 7:39 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:39 pm – 8:09 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:09 pm – 8:39 pm
Night 8:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Santa Ynez - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:59 am 7:14 pm 12:14:57 +2:10 1:06 pm (56.7°) 92.659
Mar 24 6:58 am 7:15 pm 12:17:08 +2:10 1:06 pm (57.1°) 92.685
Mar 25 6:56 am 7:16 pm 12:19:18 +2:10 1:06 pm (57.5°) 92.710
Mar 26 6:55 am 7:16 pm 12:21:28 +2:10 1:05 pm (57.8°) 92.736
Mar 27 6:54 am 7:17 pm 12:23:39 +2:10 1:05 pm (58.2°) 92.762
Mar 28 6:52 am 7:18 pm 12:25:49 +2:09 1:05 pm (58.6°) 92.788
Mar 29 6:51 am 7:19 pm 12:27:58 +2:09 1:04 pm (59.0°) 92.814
* All times are local time for Santa Ynez. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Santa Ynez

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Santa Ynez - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 9:45 am - - 5:22 pm (82.3°) 228,621 30.1%
Mar 24 - 1:06 am 10:40 am 6:25 pm (83.6°) 229,698 41.6%
Mar 25 - 2:11 am 11:43 am 7:28 pm (82.9°) 231,125 53.5%
Mar 26 - 3:08 am 12:52 pm 8:27 pm (80.2°) 232,784 65.0%
Mar 27 - 3:55 am 2:02 pm 9:22 pm (76.0°) 234,606 75.5%
Mar 28 - 4:33 am 3:11 pm 10:13 pm (70.7°) 236,548 84.5%
Mar 29 - 5:05 am 4:16 pm 11:00 pm (64.7°) 238,598 91.6%
* All times are local time for Santa Ynez. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 Ynez This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 5:55 am Mon 5:15 pm Mon 11:35 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 7:51 am Mon 8:40 pm Mon 2:16 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 6:22 am Mon 5:53 pm Mon 12:07 pm Very difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 12:50 pm Tue 3:10 am Mon 8:00 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:13 am Mon 7:16 pm Mon 1:15 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 9:40 am Mon 11:38 pm Mon 4:39 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 7:03 am Mon 7:04 pm Mon 1:04 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Santa Ynez.

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