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Santa Cruz, California, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, January 2026

Daylight

7:07 am – 5:36 pm
10 hours, 29 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:35:00 pm
Sun Direction: 250° West
Sun Altitude: 0.0°
Sun Distance: 91.645 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 7:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:07 am 110° East
Sunset Today: 5:36 pm 251° West

2026 Sun Graph for Santa Cruz

January 2026 — Sun in Santa Cruz

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Jan Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 7:21 am (119°) 5:02 pm (242°) 9:41:05 +0:36 5:48 am 6:35 pm 6:20 am 6:03 pm 6:52 am 5:31 pm 12:11 pm (30.1°) 91.405
2 7:21 am (118°) 5:03 pm (242°) 9:41:45 +0:40 5:48 am 6:35 pm 6:20 am 6:04 pm 6:52 am 5:32 pm 12:12 pm (30.2°) 91.404
3 7:21 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:42:28 +0:43 5:48 am 6:36 pm 6:20 am 6:05 pm 6:52 am 5:32 pm 12:12 pm (30.3°) 91.404
4 7:21 am (118°) 5:04 pm (242°) 9:43:15 +0:46 5:49 am 6:37 pm 6:20 am 6:06 pm 6:52 am 5:33 pm 12:13 pm (30.4°) 91.404
5 7:21 am (118°) 5:05 pm (242°) 9:44:05 +0:49 5:49 am 6:38 pm 6:20 am 6:06 pm 6:52 am 5:34 pm 12:13 pm (30.5°) 91.405
6 7:21 am (118°) 5:06 pm (242°) 9:44:57 +0:52 5:49 am 6:39 pm 6:20 am 6:07 pm 6:52 am 5:35 pm 12:14 pm (30.6°) 91.407
7 7:21 am (118°) 5:07 pm (242°) 9:45:53 +0:55 5:49 am 6:39 pm 6:20 am 6:08 pm 6:52 am 5:36 pm 12:14 pm (30.8°) 91.409
8 7:21 am (117°) 5:08 pm (243°) 9:46:52 +0:58 5:49 am 6:40 pm 6:20 am 6:09 pm 6:52 am 5:37 pm 12:14 pm (30.9°) 91.411
9 7:21 am (117°) 5:09 pm (243°) 9:47:54 +1:01 5:49 am 6:41 pm 6:20 am 6:10 pm 6:52 am 5:37 pm 12:15 pm (31.1°) 91.415
10 7:21 am (117°) 5:10 pm (243°) 9:48:59 +1:04 5:49 am 6:42 pm 6:20 am 6:10 pm 6:52 am 5:38 pm 12:15 pm (31.2°) 91.418
11 7:21 am (117°) 5:11 pm (243°) 9:50:07 +1:07 5:49 am 6:43 pm 6:20 am 6:11 pm 6:52 am 5:39 pm 12:16 pm (31.4°) 91.423
12 7:20 am (117°) 5:12 pm (243°) 9:51:18 +1:10 5:49 am 6:44 pm 6:20 am 6:12 pm 6:52 am 5:40 pm 12:16 pm (31.5°) 91.427
13 7:20 am (116°) 5:13 pm (244°) 9:52:31 +1:13 5:49 am 6:44 pm 6:20 am 6:13 pm 6:52 am 5:41 pm 12:16 pm (31.7°) 91.432
14 7:20 am (116°) 5:14 pm (244°) 9:53:47 +1:16 5:49 am 6:45 pm 6:20 am 6:14 pm 6:52 am 5:42 pm 12:17 pm (31.9°) 91.438
15 7:20 am (116°) 5:15 pm (244°) 9:55:06 +1:18 5:48 am 6:46 pm 6:20 am 6:15 pm 6:51 am 5:43 pm 12:17 pm (32.1°) 91.443
16 7:19 am (116°) 5:16 pm (244°) 9:56:27 +1:21 5:48 am 6:47 pm 6:19 am 6:16 pm 6:51 am 5:44 pm 12:17 pm (32.2°) 91.450
17 7:19 am (116°) 5:17 pm (245°) 9:57:51 +1:23 5:48 am 6:48 pm 6:19 am 6:17 pm 6:51 am 5:45 pm 12:18 pm (32.4°) 91.456
18 7:19 am (115°) 5:18 pm (245°) 9:59:17 +1:26 5:48 am 6:49 pm 6:19 am 6:18 pm 6:50 am 5:46 pm 12:18 pm (32.6°) 91.463
19 7:18 am (115°) 5:19 pm (245°) 10:00:46 +1:28 5:47 am 6:50 pm 6:18 am 6:19 pm 6:50 am 5:47 pm 12:18 pm (32.9°) 91.470
20 7:18 am (115°) 5:20 pm (245°) 10:02:17 +1:31 5:47 am 6:51 pm 6:18 am 6:20 pm 6:50 am 5:48 pm 12:19 pm (33.1°) 91.478
21 7:17 am (114°) 5:21 pm (246°) 10:03:50 +1:33 5:47 am 6:52 pm 6:18 am 6:21 pm 6:49 am 5:49 pm 12:19 pm (33.3°) 91.486
22 7:17 am (114°) 5:22 pm (246°) 10:05:26 +1:35 5:46 am 6:52 pm 6:17 am 6:22 pm 6:49 am 5:50 pm 12:19 pm (33.5°) 91.494
23 7:16 am (114°) 5:23 pm (246°) 10:07:04 +1:37 5:46 am 6:53 pm 6:17 am 6:23 pm 6:48 am 5:51 pm 12:20 pm (33.8°) 91.502
24 7:16 am (113°) 5:24 pm (247°) 10:08:43 +1:39 5:46 am 6:54 pm 6:16 am 6:24 pm 6:48 am 5:52 pm 12:20 pm (34.0°) 91.511
25 7:15 am (113°) 5:25 pm (247°) 10:10:25 +1:41 5:45 am 6:55 pm 6:16 am 6:24 pm 6:47 am 5:53 pm 12:20 pm (34.3°) 91.521
26 7:14 am (113°) 5:26 pm (247°) 10:12:09 +1:43 5:45 am 6:56 pm 6:15 am 6:25 pm 6:47 am 5:54 pm 12:20 pm (34.5°) 91.531
27 7:14 am (113°) 5:28 pm (248°) 10:13:54 +1:45 5:44 am 6:57 pm 6:15 am 6:26 pm 6:46 am 5:55 pm 12:20 pm (34.8°) 91.541
28 7:13 am (112°) 5:29 pm (248°) 10:15:42 +1:47 5:43 am 6:58 pm 6:14 am 6:27 pm 6:45 am 5:56 pm 12:21 pm (35.0°) 91.552
29 7:12 am (112°) 5:30 pm (248°) 10:17:31 +1:49 5:43 am 6:59 pm 6:14 am 6:28 pm 6:45 am 5:57 pm 12:21 pm (35.3°) 91.563
30 7:11 am (111°) 5:31 pm (249°) 10:19:22 +1:50 5:42 am 7:00 pm 6:13 am 6:29 pm 6:44 am 5:58 pm 12:21 pm (35.6°) 91.575
31 7:11 am (111°) 5:32 pm (249°) 10:21:14 +1:52 5:42 am 7:01 pm 6:12 am 6:30 pm 6:43 am 5:59 pm 12:21 pm (35.9°) 91.587
* All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Perihelion was on January 3, 2026 at 9:15 am in Santa Cruz. The Earth was closest to the Sun at this time.

The latest sunrise is on January 5 or January 6.

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