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 20, 2018 at 11:22:48 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:38 am↑ 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:50 pm↑ 271° West
Moonrise Today: 4:39 pm↑ 112° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:29 am↑ 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 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
11:22 pm
Altitude
-50.6°Heading
327° NWPosition
NightDay length
12h 12m 27s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 4s
Winter: +2h 17m
Summer: -2h 10m
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 – 5:44 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:44 am – 6:13 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:13 am – 6:38 am | |
| Daylight | 6:38 am – 6:50 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:50 pm – 7:15 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:15 pm – 7:44 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:44 pm – 8:14 pm | |
| Night | 8:14 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 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 |
| Sep 26 | 6:42 am | 6:42 pm | 12:00:02 | −2:04 | 12:42 pm (54.9°) | 93.186 |
| * 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
11:22 pm
Altitude
34.9°Heading
204° SWPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
86.5%
Moon in Costa Mesa - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 8:05 am | 8:03 pm | 1:44 am | (58.4°) | 242,539 | 98.2% | |||
| * 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, Thu, Sep 20, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 6:41 am | Fri 6:56 pm | Fri 12:49 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Fri 9:53 am | Fri 8:08 pm | Fri 3:01 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 4:21 pm | Fri 2:09 am | Thu 9:15 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Fri 10:46 am | Fri 9:16 pm | Fri 4:01 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 2:06 pm | Fri 12:01 am | Thu 7:03 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 8:12 pm | Sat 9:18 am | Sat 2:45 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Thu 6:13 pm | Fri 5:39 am | Thu 11:56 pm | 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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