Costa Mesa, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Costa Mesa, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 19, 2018 at 2:40:53 am
Sunrise Today: 6:37 am↑ 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:52 pm↑ 272° West
Moonrise Today: 3:58 pm↑ 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:37 am↑ 245° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 14 minutes (-2m 4s)
Today's Sun Position in Costa Mesa
The Sun's altitude in Costa Mesa today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
2:40 am
Altitude
-45.6°Heading
44° NEPosition
NightDay length
12h 14m 31s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 4s
Winter: +2h 19m
Summer: -2h 8m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Costa Mesa Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Costa Mesa 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 – 5:14 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:14 am – 5:43 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:43 am – 6:12 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:12 am – 6:37 am | |
| Daylight | 6:37 am – 6:52 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:52 pm – 7:17 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:17 pm – 7:46 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:46 pm – 8:15 pm | |
| Night | 8:15 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Costa Mesa - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 19 | 6:37 am | 6:52 pm | 12:14:32 | −2:03 | 12:45 pm (57.6°) | 93.369 |
| Sep 20 | 6:38 am | 6:50 pm | 12:12:28 | −2:04 | 12:44 pm (57.2°) | 93.343 |
| Sep 21 | 6:39 am | 6:49 pm | 12:10:23 | −2:04 | 12:44 pm (56.8°) | 93.317 |
| Sep 22 | 6:39 am | 6:48 pm | 12:08:19 | −2:04 | 12:44 pm (56.4°) | 93.291 |
| Sep 23 | 6:40 am | 6:46 pm | 12:06:15 | −2:04 | 12:43 pm (56.1°) | 93.265 |
| Sep 24 | 6:41 am | 6:45 pm | 12:04:11 | −2:04 | 12:43 pm (55.7°) | 93.238 |
| Sep 25 | 6:41 am | 6:43 pm | 12:02:06 | −2:04 | 12:43 pm (55.3°) | 93.212 |
| * All times are local time for Costa Mesa. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 6:54 pm in Costa Mesa.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 9:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 3:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 6:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 2:23 pm |
| * All times are local Costa Mesa time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Costa Mesa
The Moon's path in Costa Mesa 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
2:40 am
Altitude
-12.8°Heading
253° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
72.5%
Moon in Costa Mesa - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 19 | - | 1:37 am | 3:58 pm | 9:12 pm | (36.2°) | 251,572 | 78.8% | |||
| Sep 20 | - | 2:29 am | 4:39 pm | 9:59 pm | (38.3°) | 251,131 | 86.1% | |||
| Sep 21 | - | 3:23 am | 5:17 pm | 10:45 pm | (41.2°) | 250,085 | 92.2% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:17 am | 5:52 pm | 11:30 pm | (44.9°) | 248,568 | 96.6% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 5:13 am | 6:25 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Sep 24 | - | 6:10 am | 6:57 pm | 12:15 am | (49.1°) | 246,722 | 99.2% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 7:07 am | 7:30 pm | 12:59 am | (53.6°) | 244,676 | 99.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Costa Mesa. 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 Costa Mesa This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 19, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 6:31 am | Wed 6:55 pm | Wed 12:43 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Wed 9:55 am | Wed 8:14 pm | Wed 3:05 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Wed 4:24 pm | Thu 2:11 am | Wed 9:17 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 10:52 am | Wed 9:23 pm | Wed 4:07 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 2:10 pm | Thu 12:05 am | Wed 7:07 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 8:25 pm | Wed 9:31 am | Wed 2:58 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 6:17 pm | Thu 5:43 am | Thu 12:00 midnight | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Costa Mesa. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Costa Mesa
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