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Costa Mesa, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

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Moon: 80.8%

Waning Gibbous

Current Time: Mar 24, 2019 at 3:55:53 pm


Sunrise Today: 6:50 am↑ 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:06 pm↑ 273° West


Moonrise Today: 11:22 pm↑ 110° East
Moonset Today: 9:29 am↑ 253° West


Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 16 minutes (+2m 5s)

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Today's Sun Position in Costa Mesa

Time:3:55 pm
Altitude:37.5°
Direction:242° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 16m 4s (Mar 24, 2019)

2 minutes, 5 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 23, 2019)

2 hours, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

2 hours, 7 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

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 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 Costa Mesa Today

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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

Night12:00 am – 5:26 am
Astro. Twilight5:26 am – 5:56 am
Nautical Twilight5:56 am – 6:25 am
Civil Twilight6:25 am – 6:50 am
Daylight6:50 am – 7:06 pm
Civil Twilight7:06 pm – 7:31 pm
Nautical Twilight7:31 pm – 8:00 pm
Astro. Twilight8:00 pm – 8:29 pm
Night8:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Costa Mesa - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Mar 246:50 am7:06 pm12:16:04+2:0512:57 pm (57.9°)92.676
Mar 256:48 am7:06 pm12:18:10+2:0512:57 pm (58.3°)92.703
Mar 266:47 am7:07 pm12:20:15+2:0512:57 pm (58.7°)92.730
Mar 276:46 am7:08 pm12:22:21+2:0512:56 pm (59.1°)92.757
Mar 286:44 am7:09 pm12:24:27+2:0512:56 pm (59.5°)92.784
Mar 296:43 am7:09 pm12:26:32+2:0512:56 pm (59.8°)92.811
Mar 306:42 am7:10 pm12:28:37+2:0512:56 pm (60.2°)92.838
* 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.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2019

March EquinoxMar 202:59 pm
June SolsticeJun 218:54 am
September EquinoxSep 2312:50 am
December SolsticeDec 218:19 pm
* All times are local Costa Mesa time.

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Today's Moon in Costa Mesa

Percent Illuminated:80.8%
Time:3:55 pm
Altitude:-70.8°
Direction:341° N
Position:Waning Gibbous

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

Year 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Costa Mesa - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 24-9:29 am11:22 pm3:57 am(42.5°)233,73784.9%
Mar 25-10:10 am-4:48 am(38.7°)237,70176.1%
Mar 2612:23 am10:53 am-5:40 am(35.9°)241,56266.3%
Mar 271:21 am11:40 am-6:31 am(34.2°)245,03756.1%
Mar 282:14 am12:30 pm-7:22 am(33.7°)247,91046.0%
Mar 293:02 am1:21 pm-8:11 am(34.4°)250,05136.2%
Mar 303:46 am2:15 pm-8:59 am(36.0°)251,40427.1%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Costa Mesa This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 24, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:01 amSun 5:43 pmSun 11:52 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:15 amSun 4:11 pmSun 10:43 amGood visibility
MarsSun 9:17 amSun 11:15 pmSun 4:16 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 1:16 amMon 11:12 amMon 6:14 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 3:03 amMon 1:05 pmMon 8:04 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 8:06 amSun 9:11 pmSun 2:39 pmVery difficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:11 amSun 5:42 pmSun 11:56 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Costa Mesa.

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