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Santa Cruz, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 87.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:19:45 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 85° East
Moon Altitude: -8.0°
Moon Distance: 240,460 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:57 pm
Location of Santa Cruz Location

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Cruz, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:48 am ↑ (305°) 3:08 pm ↑ (54°) 11:03 pm (81.1°) 223,990 98.0%
2 - 6:58 am ↑ (306°) 4:16 pm ↑ (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:56 am ↑ (304°) 5:31 pm ↑ (58°) 12:09 am (80.1°) 225,006 99.8%
4 - 8:43 am ↑ (299°) 6:47 pm ↑ (64°) 1:12 am (76.9°) 227,128 98.6%
5 - 9:20 am ↑ (292°) 7:59 pm ↑ (71°) 2:09 am (72.2°) 230,164 94.5%
6 - 9:50 am ↑ (285°) 9:08 pm ↑ (78°) 3:01 am (66.4°) 233,794 88.1%
7 - 10:16 am ↑ (277°) 10:12 pm ↑ (86°) 3:47 am (60.2°) 237,699 79.9%
8 - 10:40 am ↑ (270°) 11:13 pm ↑ (94°) 4:31 am (53.8°) 241,526 70.7%
9 - 11:03 am ↑ (262°) - 5:13 am (47.6°) 244,999 60.9%
10 12:13 am ↑ (102°) 11:26 am ↑ (255°) - 5:54 am (41.8°) 247,882 50.9%
11 1:13 am ↑ (109°) 11:52 am ↑ (249°) - 6:36 am (36.4°) 250,037 41.1%
12 2:13 am ↑ (115°) 12:20 pm ↑ (243°) - 7:20 am (31.8°) 251,381 31.7%
13 3:14 am ↑ (120°) 12:53 pm ↑ (238°) - 8:06 am (28.1°) 251,914 23.1%
14 4:14 am ↑ (124°) 1:33 pm ↑ (235°) - 8:55 am (25.5°) 251,692 15.4%
15 5:11 am ↑ (126°) 2:19 pm ↑ (234°) - 9:46 am (24.1°) 250,816 9.1%
16 6:05 am ↑ (126°) 3:14 pm ↑ (234°) - 10:38 am (24.2°) 249,423 4.2%
17 6:52 am ↑ (125°) 4:14 pm ↑ (236°) - 11:31 am (25.7°) 247,656 1.1%
18 7:32 am ↑ (121°) 5:17 pm ↑ (241°) - 12:22 pm (28.6°) 245,659 0.1%
19 8:07 am ↑ (116°) 6:22 pm ↑ (247°) - 1:11 pm (32.8°) 243,543 1.2%
20 8:37 am ↑ (110°) 7:28 pm ↑ (253°) - 1:58 pm (38.0°) 241,396 4.5%
21 9:04 am ↑ (102°) 8:32 pm ↑ (261°) - 2:43 pm (44.0°) 239,263 10.0%
22 9:29 am ↑ (95°) 9:37 pm ↑ (269°) - 3:28 pm (50.4°) 237,168 17.5%
23 9:53 am ↑ (87°) 10:43 pm ↑ (278°) - 4:13 pm (57.1°) 235,119 26.7%
24 10:19 am ↑ (78°) 11:51 pm ↑ (286°) - 4:59 pm (63.6°) 233,141 37.3%
25 10:47 am ↑ (71°) - - 5:49 pm (69.7°) 231,281 48.7%
26 - 1:02 am ↑ (293°) 11:21 am ↑ (64°) 6:43 pm (75.0°) 229,628 60.5%
27 - 2:16 am ↑ (300°) 12:02 pm ↑ (58°) 7:42 pm (78.9°) 228,315 71.8%
28 - 3:30 am ↑ (304°) 12:53 pm ↑ (55°) 8:45 pm (81.0°) 227,513 82.0%
29 - 4:40 am ↑ (306°) 1:55 pm ↑ (54°) 9:50 pm (81.0°) 227,382 90.4%
30 - 5:42 am ↑ (305°) 3:05 pm ↑ (56°) 10:53 pm (78.8°) 228,048 96.3%
31 - 6:33 am ↑ (302°) 4:20 pm ↑ (60°) 11:52 pm (74.8°) 229,549 99.5%
* 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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