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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 1.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 10:43:44 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am↑ 68° East
Sunset Today: 7:39 pm↑ 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:04 am↑ 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 8:49 pm↑ 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 45 minutes (+1m 37s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rancho Santa Margarita

Time:10:43 pm
Altitude:-31.0°
Direction:325° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 44m 43s (May 8, 2024)

1 minute, 37 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

3 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

38 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in Rancho Santa Margarita today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rancho Santa Margarita Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Rancho Santa Margarita today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 4:20 am
Astro. Twilight4:20 am – 4:55 am
Nautical Twilight4:55 am – 5:27 am
Civil Twilight5:27 am – 5:54 am
Daylight5:54 am – 7:39 pm
Civil Twilight7:39 pm – 8:06 pm
Nautical Twilight8:06 pm – 8:39 pm
Astro. Twilight8:39 pm – 9:13 pm
Night9:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rancho Santa Margarita - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 85:54 am7:39 pm13:44:43+1:3712:46 pm (73.7°)93.838
May 95:53 am7:40 pm13:46:19+1:3612:46 pm (74.0°)93.860
May 105:53 am7:40 pm13:47:54+1:3412:46 pm (74.3°)93.881
May 115:52 am7:41 pm13:49:27+1:3312:46 pm (74.5°)93.901
May 125:51 am7:42 pm13:50:59+1:3112:46 pm (74.8°)93.922
May 135:50 am7:43 pm13:52:29+1:3012:46 pm (75.0°)93.942
May 145:49 am7:43 pm13:53:58+1:2812:46 pm (75.3°)93.961
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 198:06 pm
June solsticeJun 201:51 pm
September equinoxSep 225:44 am
December solsticeDec 211:21 am
* All times are local Rancho Santa Margarita time.

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Today's Moon in Rancho Santa Margarita

Percent Illuminated:1.8%
Time:10:43 pm
Altitude:-18.5°
Direction:318° NW
Position:Waxing Crescent

The Moon's path in Rancho Santa Margarita today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Rancho Santa Margarita - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 86:04 am8:49 pm-1:22 pm(79.4°)229,4810.8%
May 96:48 am9:59 pm-2:21 pm(83.0°)232,4464.2%
May 107:40 am11:03 pm-3:21 pm(84.6°)235,90310.0%
May 118:38 am11:58 pm-4:19 pm(84.4°)239,54217.7%
May 129:40 am--5:15 pm(82.5°)243,04726.6%
May 13-12:44 am10:42 am6:06 pm(79.2°)246,14436.2%
May 14-1:21 am11:44 am6:53 pm(74.9°)248,62546.1%
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Rancho Santa Margarita This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:50 amThu 5:28 pmThu 11:09 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 5:37 amThu 7:04 pmThu 12:20 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:59 amThu 4:12 pmThu 10:05 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:20 amThu 8:08 pmThu 1:14 pmDifficult to see
SaturnThu 3:10 amThu 2:39 pmThu 8:54 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:07 amThu 7:52 pmThu 1:00 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:39 amThu 3:35 pmThu 9:37 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita.

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