| Current Time: | Nov 10, 2025 at 8:23:16 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:41 am↑ 107° East |
| Sunset Today: | 5:49 pm↑ 253° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 11:20 pm↑ 68° East |
| Moonset Today: | 10:49 am↑ 294° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 9 minutes (+2s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Cruz Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:29 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:29 am – 4:54 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:54 am – 5:19 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:41 am |
| Daylight | 5:41 am – 5:49 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 5:49 pm – 6:11 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:11 pm – 6:36 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:36 pm – 7:01 pm |
| Night | 7:01 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Santa Cruz
Moon in Santa Cruz - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Nov | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Nov 10 | - | 10:49 am | 11:20 pm | 4:37 am | (64.2°) | 231,955 | 69.0% | |||
 Nov 11 | - | 11:43 am | - | 5:31 am | (68.5°) | 235,800 | 58.1% | |||
| Nov 12 | 12:10 am | 12:31 pm | - | 6:21 am | (73.7°) | 239,537 | 47.1% | |||
| Nov 13 | 12:56 am | 1:15 pm | - | 7:05 am | (79.5°) | 242,935 | 36.7% | |||
| Nov 14 | 1:38 am | 1:57 pm | - | 7:47 am | (85.6°) | 245,869 | 27.1% | |||
| Nov 15 | 2:18 am | 2:38 pm | - | 8:28 am | (88.3°) | 248,267 | 18.7% | |||
| Nov 16 | 2:58 am | 3:18 pm | - | 9:08 am | (82.4°) | 250,122 | 11.6% | |||
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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