Current Time: | May 11, 2024 at 12:31:50 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:55 am↑ 67° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:46 pm↑ 293° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 8:40 am↑ 55° Northeast |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 51 minutes (+1m 34s) |
Today's Sun Position in Santa Monica
Time: | 12:31 pm |
Altitude: | 73.6° |
Direction: | 164° S |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 13h 50m 59s (May 11, 2024)
1 minute, 34 seconds longer than yesterday (May 10, 2024)
3 hours, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
34 minutes, 23 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Santa Monica 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
Night | 12:00 am – 4:19 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:19 am – 4:54 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:54 am – 5:27 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:27 am – 5:55 am |
Daylight | 5:55 am – 7:46 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:46 pm – 8:13 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:13 pm – 8:46 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:46 pm – 9:22 pm |
Night | 9:22 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Santa Monica - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 11 | 5:55 am | 7:46 pm | 13:50:59 | +1:34 | 12:50 pm (74.1°) | 93.901 |
May 12 | 5:54 am | 7:46 pm | 13:52:32 | +1:33 | 12:50 pm (74.4°) | 93.922 |
May 13 | 5:53 am | 7:47 pm | 13:54:03 | +1:31 | 12:50 pm (74.6°) | 93.942 |
May 14 | 5:52 am | 7:48 pm | 13:55:33 | +1:29 | 12:50 pm (74.9°) | 93.962 |
May 15 | 5:52 am | 7:49 pm | 13:57:01 | +1:28 | 12:50 pm (75.1°) | 93.981 |
May 16 | 5:51 am | 7:49 pm | 13:58:28 | +1:26 | 12:50 pm (75.3°) | 94.000 |
May 17 | 5:50 am | 7:50 pm | 13:59:53 | +1:24 | 12:50 pm (75.6°) | 94.019 |
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 8:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 1:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 5:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 1:21 am |
* All times are local Santa Monica time. |
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Today's Moon in Santa Monica
Percent Illuminated: | 16.4% |
Time: | 12:31 pm |
Altitude: | 41.9° |
Direction: | 81° E |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Santa Monica 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
Moon in Santa Monica - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 11 | 8:40 am | - | - | 4:23 pm | (84.0°) | 239,551 | 17.7% | |||
May 12 | - | 12:03 am | 9:42 am | 5:19 pm | (82.1°) | 243,055 | 26.6% | |||
May 13 | - | 12:49 am | 10:45 am | 6:10 pm | (78.8°) | 246,151 | 36.2% | |||
May 14 | - | 1:26 am | 11:47 am | 6:56 pm | (74.5°) | 248,630 | 46.2% | |||
May 15 | - | 1:57 am | 12:46 pm | 7:39 pm | (69.5°) | 250,358 | 56.0% | |||
May 16 | - | 2:24 am | 1:43 pm | 8:20 pm | (64.0°) | 251,272 | 65.6% | |||
May 17 | - | 2:49 am | 2:38 pm | 8:59 pm | (58.2°) | 251,380 | 74.4% | |||
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Santa Monica This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 11, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sat 4:51 am | Sat 5:34 pm | Sat 11:12 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Sat 5:39 am | Sat 7:12 pm | Sat 12:25 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sat 3:59 am | Sat 4:15 pm | Sat 10:07 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 6:16 am | Sat 8:06 pm | Sat 1:11 pm | Difficult to see |
Saturn | Sat 3:07 am | Sat 2:35 pm | Sat 8:51 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sat 6:02 am | Sat 7:49 pm | Sat 12:56 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Neptune | Sat 3:35 am | Sat 3:31 pm | Sat 9:33 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. |
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