| Current Time: | Dec 5, 2025 at 12:07:00 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:29 am↑ 114° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 6:37 pm↑ 246° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 7:47 pm↑ 60° Northeast |
| Moonset Today: | 5:48 am↑ 300° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 9 minutes (+23s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Cruz Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:07 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:07 am – 4:36 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:36 am – 5:05 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:05 am – 5:29 am |
| Daylight | 5:29 am – 6:37 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 6:37 pm – 7:01 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:01 pm – 7:30 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:30 pm – 7:59 pm |
| Night | 7:59 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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| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Dec 5 | - | 5:48 am | 7:47 pm | 12:13 am | (43.8°) | 222,122 | 99.7% | |||
| Dec 6 | - | 6:56 am | 8:50 pm | 1:21 am | (43.3°) | 223,695 | 97.4% | |||
| Dec 7 | - | 8:04 am | 9:46 pm | 2:26 am | (45.2°) | 226,416 | 92.2% | |||
| Dec 8 | - | 9:09 am | 10:34 pm | 3:26 am | (48.9°) | 229,976 | 84.6% | |||
| Dec 9 | - | 10:10 am | 11:16 pm | 4:20 am | (53.9°) | 233,981 | 75.3% | |||
| Dec 10 | - | 11:05 am | 11:53 pm | 5:08 am | (59.6°) | 238,082 | 65.2% | |||
 Dec 11 | - | 11:57 am | - | 5:53 am | (65.8°) | 241,953 | 54.8% | |||
| * 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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