Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

9:18:08 pm PDT

Friday, May 8, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	36°58'N / 122°01'W
Elevation:	14 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

57 °F

Clear.
73 / 51 °F

Sat 9.		73 / 51 °F
Sun 10.		71 / 51 °F

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Time Zone

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -7 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:06 am
↑ 68° East

Sunset

8:03 pm
↑ 293° Northwest

Day length

13 hours, 57 minutes
+1m 51s longer

Moon 57.1%

Rise – 1:31 am
Set – 11:27 am

High Tide

High – 2:20 am
High – 6:18 pm

Low Tide

Low – 10:23 am
Low – 10:19 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:04 pm
Altitude: 70.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:26 am – 5:03 am
9:06 pm – 9:43 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:03 am – 5:37 am
8:31 pm – 9:06 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:37 am – 6:06 am
8:03 pm – 8:31 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
10:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
2:10 pm

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Airports

San Jose International Airport, SJC
About 28 mi N of Santa Cruz
San Francisco International Airport, SFO
About 49 mi NNW of Santa Cruz
Oakland International Airport, OAK
About 53 mi NNW of Santa Cruz

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9:18 08 pm

Friday, May 8, 2026