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Monterey, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 11.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Mar 15, 2026 at 1:24:55 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:18 am 92° East
Sunset Today: 7:15 pm 268° West
Moonrise Today: 5:35 am 115° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:57 pm 248° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 57 minutes (+2m 20s)
Location of MontereyLocation

Today's Sun Position in Monterey

Time:1:24 pm
Altitude:51.5°
Direction:183° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:11h 56m 56s (Mar 15, 2026)

2 minutes, 20 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 14, 2026)

2 hours, 17 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Monterey Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:52 am
Astro. Twilight5:52 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:52 am
Civil Twilight6:52 am – 7:18 am
Daylight7:18 am – 7:15 pm
Civil Twilight7:15 pm – 7:40 pm
Nautical Twilight7:40 pm – 8:10 pm
Astro. Twilight8:10 pm – 8:41 pm
Night8:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Monterey - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 157:18 am7:15 pm11:56:56+2:201:16 pm (51.5°)92.454
Mar 167:16 am7:16 pm11:59:17+2:201:16 pm (51.9°)92.479
Mar 177:15 am7:16 pm12:01:37+2:201:15 pm (52.3°)92.505
Mar 187:13 am7:17 pm12:03:58+2:201:15 pm (52.7°)92.531
Mar 197:12 am7:18 pm12:06:19+2:201:15 pm (53.1°)92.556
Mar 207:10 am7:19 pm12:08:40+2:201:14 pm (53.5°)92.582
Mar 217:09 am7:20 pm12:11:01+2:201:14 pm (53.9°)92.608
* All times are local time for Monterey. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Monterey is at 7:46 am on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Monterey

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Monterey - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 155:35 am3:57 pm-10:42 am(33.9°)241,70212.5%
Mar 166:05 am5:03 pm-11:29 am(39.3°)238,4366.2%
Mar 176:32 am6:09 pm-12:16 pm(45.6°)235,2862.0%
Mar 186:58 am7:17 pm-1:02 pm(52.3°)232,5010.1%
Mar 197:24 am8:26 pm-1:49 pm(59.3°)230,2940.9%
Mar 207:52 am9:38 pm-2:39 pm(66.0°)228,7924.6%
Mar 218:23 am10:52 pm-3:32 pm(72.1°)228,05110.9%
* All times are local time for Monterey. 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 Monterey This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 15, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:30 amSun 5:58 pmSun 12:14 pmVery difficult to see
VenusSun 8:05 amSun 8:33 pmSun 2:18 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 6:46 amSun 6:00 pmSun 12:23 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterSun 1:23 pmMon 3:53 amSun 8:38 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 7:49 amSun 7:50 pmSun 1:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 10:13 amMon 12:20 amSun 5:16 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 7:41 amSun 7:41 pmSun 1:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Monterey.

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