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

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Moon: 44.8%
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Current Time: Jul 13, 2020 at 5:56:56 am


Sunrise Today: 5:51 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:03 pm↑ 297° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 12:51 am↑ 84° East
Moonset Today: 1:47 pm↑ 279° West


Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 12 minutes (-58s)

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Today's Sun Position in Costa Mesa

Time:5:56 am
Altitude:0.6°
Direction:64° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 11m 39s (Jul 13, 2020)

58 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 12, 2020)

4 hours, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2019)

11 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

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 – 4:10 am
Astro. Twilight4:10 am – 4:48 am
Nautical Twilight4:48 am – 5:23 am
Civil Twilight5:23 am – 5:51 am
Daylight5:51 am – 8:03 pm
Civil Twilight8:03 pm – 8:31 pm
Nautical Twilight8:31 pm – 9:06 pm
Astro. Twilight9:06 pm – 9:43 pm
Night9:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Costa Mesa - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 135:51 am8:03 pm14:11:39−0:5812:57 pm (78.0°)94.493
Jul 145:52 am8:02 pm14:10:38−1:0012:57 pm (77.8°)94.489
Jul 155:52 am8:02 pm14:09:35−1:0212:57 pm (77.7°)94.485
Jul 165:53 am8:01 pm14:08:30−1:0412:57 pm (77.5°)94.480
Jul 175:53 am8:01 pm14:07:23−1:0712:57 pm (77.3°)94.475
Jul 185:54 am8:00 pm14:06:14−1:0912:57 pm (77.2°)94.469
Jul 195:55 am8:00 pm14:05:03−1:1112:57 pm (77.0°)94.463
* 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 2020

March EquinoxMar 198:50 pm
June SolsticeJun 202:44 pm
September EquinoxSep 226:31 am
December SolsticeDec 212:02 am
* All times are local Costa Mesa time.

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Today's Moon in Costa Mesa

Percent Illuminated:44.8%
Time:5:56 am
Altitude:56.9°
Direction:143° SE
Position:Waning Crescent

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 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Costa Mesa - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 1312:51 am1:47 pm-7:15 am(62.5°)250,91244.3%
Jul 141:19 am2:43 pm-7:57 am(67.3°)249,86134.7%
Jul 151:50 am3:40 pm-8:41 am(71.6°)248,05925.5%
Jul 162:24 am4:38 pm-9:28 am(75.3°)245,64317.2%
Jul 173:04 am5:38 pm-10:18 am(78.2°)242,80610.0%
Jul 183:50 am6:37 pm-11:12 am(79.9°)239,7784.5%
Jul 194:43 am7:33 pm-12:08 pm(80.2°)236,8061.1%
* 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, Mon, Jul 13, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:51 amMon 6:42 pmMon 11:46 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 3:12 amMon 4:55 pmMon 10:03 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 11:59 pmMon 12:05 pmMon 6:02 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 8:02 pmMon 6:02 amMon 1:02 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 8:26 pmMon 6:34 amMon 1:30 amPerfect visibility
UranusMon 1:14 amMon 2:37 pmMon 7:55 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 11:03 pmMon 10:41 amMon 4:52 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Costa Mesa.

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