Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

7:08:31 am PDT

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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

°C

Weather

16 °C

Low clouds.
21 / 16 °C

Thu 11.		22 / 15 °C
Fri 12.		22 / 15 °C

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Time Zone

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

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Toronto

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Sunrise

6:46 am
↑ 83° East

Sunset

7:22 pm
↑ 276° West

Day length

12 hours, 36 minutes
-2m 18s shorter

Moon 89.2%

Set – 10:10 am
Rise – 8:59 pm

High Tide

High – 12:31 am
High – 12:39 pm

Low Tide

Low – 6:17 am
Low – 7:19 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:04 pm
Altitude: 57.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:17 am – 5:49 am
8:19 pm – 8:50 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:49 am – 6:20 am
7:48 pm – 8:19 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:20 am – 6:46 am
7:22 pm – 7:48 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
September 7, 2025
11:08 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
September 14, 2025
3:32 am

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Airports

San Jose International Airport, SJC
About 45 km N of Santa Cruz
San Francisco International Airport, SFO
About 79 km NNW of Santa Cruz
Oakland International Airport, OAK
About 86 km NNW of Santa Cruz

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7:08 31 am

Wednesday, September 10, 2025