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

Moon: 97.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 15, 2024 at 10:41:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:56 am 100° East
Sunset Today: 6:16 pm 260° West
Moonrise Today: 5:20 pm 89° East
Moonset Today: 4:45 am 266° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 20 minutes (-2m)
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Today's Sun Position in Costa Mesa

Time:10:41 pm
Altitude:-53.8°
Direction:306° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 20m 1s (Oct 15, 2024)

2 minutes shorter than yesterday (Oct 14, 2024)

1 hour, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Costa Mesa Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:34 am
Astro. Twilight5:34 am – 6:02 am
Nautical Twilight6:02 am – 6:31 am
Civil Twilight6:31 am – 6:56 am
Daylight6:56 am – 6:16 pm
Civil Twilight6:16 pm – 6:42 pm
Nautical Twilight6:42 pm – 7:10 pm
Astro. Twilight7:10 pm – 7:39 pm
Night7:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Costa Mesa - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 156:56 am6:16 pm11:20:01−2:0012:37 pm (47.4°)92.670
Oct 166:57 am6:15 pm11:18:02−1:5912:36 pm (47.1°)92.644
Oct 176:58 am6:14 pm11:16:02−1:5912:36 pm (46.7°)92.617
Oct 186:59 am6:13 pm11:14:03−1:5812:36 pm (46.3°)92.591
Oct 197:00 am6:12 pm11:12:05−1:5812:36 pm (46.0°)92.566
Oct 207:00 am6:11 pm11:10:07−1:5712:36 pm (45.6°)92.540
Oct 217:01 am6:09 pm11:08:10−1:5712:36 pm (45.3°)92.515
* 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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Today's Moon in Costa Mesa

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Costa Mesa - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 15-4:45 am5:20 pm11:33 pm(58.3°)222,29297.8%
Oct 16-5:57 am5:51 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Oct 17-7:11 am6:24 pm12:25 am(65.8°)221,98499.9%
Oct 18-8:26 am7:03 pm1:20 am(72.7°)222,98798.8%
Oct 19-9:42 am7:47 pm2:17 am(78.5°)225,20494.5%
Oct 20-10:56 am8:39 pm3:18 am(82.5°)228,39187.6%
Oct 21-12:03 pm9:37 pm4:20 am(84.6°)232,20778.8%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Costa Mesa This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 15, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:51 amWed 6:43 pmWed 1:17 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 9:49 amWed 7:57 pmWed 2:53 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 11:40 pmWed 1:53 pmWed 6:47 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 9:22 pmThu 11:33 amThu 4:27 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:34 pmWed 3:52 amTue 10:13 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 7:47 pmThu 9:37 amThu 2:42 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 5:08 pmWed 5:00 amTue 11:04 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Costa Mesa.

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