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

Moon: 95.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 8, 2025 at 12:27:08 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:42 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:09 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:57 pm 126° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:21 am 235° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 27 minutes (-49s)
Location of RidgecrestLocation

Today's Sun Position in Ridgecrest

Time:12:27 pm
Altitude:75.3°
Direction:153° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 26m 30s (Jul 8, 2025)

49 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 7, 2025)

4 hours, 41 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

7 minutes, 44 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Ridgecrest Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:55 am
Astro. Twilight3:55 am – 4:36 am
Nautical Twilight4:36 am – 5:12 am
Civil Twilight5:12 am – 5:42 am
Daylight5:42 am – 8:09 pm
Civil Twilight8:09 pm – 8:38 pm
Nautical Twilight8:38 pm – 9:15 pm
Astro. Twilight9:15 pm – 9:55 pm
Night9:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Ridgecrest - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 85:42 am8:09 pm14:26:30−0:4912:55 pm (76.8°)94.498
Jul 95:43 am8:08 pm14:25:38−0:5212:56 pm (76.6°)94.496
Jul 105:43 am8:08 pm14:24:43−0:5512:56 pm (76.5°)94.494
Jul 115:44 am8:08 pm14:23:45−0:5712:56 pm (76.4°)94.491
Jul 125:44 am8:07 pm14:22:45−1:0012:56 pm (76.2°)94.488
Jul 135:45 am8:07 pm14:21:42−1:0212:56 pm (76.1°)94.485
Jul 145:46 am8:06 pm14:20:37−1:0512:56 pm (75.9°)94.481
* All times are local time for Ridgecrest. 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 Ridgecrest

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Ridgecrest - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 8-3:21 am6:57 pm11:35 pm(25.2°)246,27797.2%
Jul 9-4:13 am7:49 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Jul 10-5:13 am8:35 pm12:30 am(26.0°)244,02099.5%
Jul 11-6:17 am9:15 pm1:24 am(28.4°)241,68099.6%
Jul 12-7:24 am9:48 pm2:16 am(32.3°)239,39097.4%
Jul 13-8:32 am10:18 pm3:06 am(37.4°)237,22992.8%
Jul 14-9:38 am10:45 pm3:54 am(43.4°)235,25486.0%
* All times are local time for Ridgecrest. 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 Ridgecrest This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jul 8, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:48 amTue 9:30 pmTue 2:39 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 2:57 amTue 4:55 pmTue 9:56 amGood visibility
MarsTue 10:13 amTue 11:03 pmTue 4:38 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 4:57 amTue 7:25 pmTue 12:11 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 11:52 pmWed 11:48 amWed 5:50 amGreat visibility
UranusTue 2:32 amTue 4:37 pmTue 9:34 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 11:49 pmWed 11:50 amWed 5:49 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Ridgecrest.

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