Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

8:18:01 am PST

Friday, November 13, 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

58 °F

Partly sunny.
62 / 53 °F

Sat 14.		64 / 49 °F
Sun 15.		64 / 52 °F

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Time Zone

PST (Pacific Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -8 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:44 am
↑ 112° Southeast

Sunset

4:59 pm
↑ 248° West

Day length

10 hours, 15 minutes
-1m 47s shorter

Moon 17.0%

Rise – 10:54 am
Set – 8:19 pm

High Tide

High – 2:14 am
High – 11:28 am

Low Tide

Low – 5:13 am
Low – 7:24 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:52 am
Altitude: 34.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:15 am – 5:45 am
5:58 pm – 6:29 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:45 am – 6:17 am
5:27 pm – 5:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:17 am – 6:44 am
4:59 pm – 5:27 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
November 8, 2026
11:02 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
November 17, 2026
3:47 am

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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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8:18 01 am

Friday, November 13, 2026