| Current Time: | May 1, 2024 at 11:57:00 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:13 am↑ 70° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:57 pm↑ 290° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 2:38 am↑ 118° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 12:43 pm↑ 244° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 45 minutes (+2m) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Cruz Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:35 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:35 am – 5:11 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:11 am – 5:45 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:45 am – 6:13 am |
| Daylight | 6:13 am – 7:57 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:57 pm – 8:25 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:25 pm – 8:59 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:59 pm – 9:35 pm |
| Night | 9:35 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Santa Cruz
Moon in Santa Cruz - Next 7 days
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| 2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 May 1 | 2:38 am | 12:43 pm | - | 7:37 am | (31.0°) | 231,849 | 48.6% | |||
| May 2 | 3:13 am | 1:55 pm | - | 8:30 am | (36.5°) | 229,554 | 37.0% | |||
| May 3 | 3:43 am | 3:08 pm | - | 9:20 am | (43.0°) | 227,623 | 25.8% | |||
| May 4 | 4:11 am | 4:20 pm | - | 10:10 am | (50.1°) | 226,264 | 15.9% | |||
| May 5 | 4:38 am | 5:33 pm | - | 10:59 am | (57.5°) | 225,672 | 8.0% | |||
| May 6 | 5:06 am | 6:47 pm | - | 11:50 am | (64.6°) | 225,995 | 2.6% | |||
 May 7 | 5:38 am | 8:02 pm | - | 12:44 pm | (70.9°) | 227,294 | 0.2% | |||
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. 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. | ||||||||||