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Santa Barbara, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

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Moon: 17.4%
Waning Crescent

Current Time: Jul 16, 2020 at 8:48:31 am


Sunrise Today: 5:58 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:10 pm↑ 297° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 2:30 am↑ 68° East
Moonset Today: 4:47 pm↑ 295° Northwest


Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 12 minutes (-1m 6s)

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Today's Sun Position in Santa Barbara

Time:8:48 am
Altitude:32.7°
Direction:85° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 12m 5s (Jul 16, 2020)

1 minute, 6 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 15, 2020)

4 hours, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2019)

15 minutes, 23 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

The Sun's altitude in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Santa Barbara 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 – 4:17 am
Astro. Twilight4:17 am – 4:55 am
Nautical Twilight4:55 am – 5:30 am
Civil Twilight5:30 am – 5:58 am
Daylight5:58 am – 8:10 pm
Civil Twilight8:10 pm – 8:39 pm
Nautical Twilight8:39 pm – 9:14 pm
Astro. Twilight9:14 pm – 9:52 pm
Night9:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Santa Barbara - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 165:58 am8:10 pm14:12:05−1:061:04 pm (76.8°)94.480
Jul 175:59 am8:10 pm14:10:56−1:091:05 pm (76.6°)94.475
Jul 186:00 am8:09 pm14:09:45−1:111:05 pm (76.4°)94.469
Jul 196:00 am8:09 pm14:08:32−1:131:05 pm (76.2°)94.463
Jul 206:01 am8:08 pm14:07:16−1:151:05 pm (76.0°)94.456
Jul 216:02 am8:08 pm14:05:59−1:171:05 pm (75.8°)94.449
Jul 226:02 am8:07 pm14:04:39−1:191:05 pm (75.6°)94.441
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara. 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 Santa Barbara time.

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Today's Moon in Santa Barbara

Percent Illuminated:17.4%
Time:8:48 am
Altitude:71.3°
Direction:143° SE
Position:Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 162:30 am4:47 pm-9:36 am(74.6°)245,63017.2%
Jul 173:09 am5:47 pm-10:26 am(77.4°)242,79110.0%
Jul 183:55 am6:46 pm-11:20 am(79.1°)239,7634.5%
Jul 194:48 am7:42 pm-12:16 pm(79.4°)236,7911.1%
Jul 205:48 am8:34 pm-1:13 pm(78.2°)234,1070.1%
Jul 216:53 am9:20 pm-2:10 pm(75.4°)231,8971.8%
Jul 228:01 am10:01 pm-3:05 pm(71.3°)230,2776.2%
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara. 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 Santa Barbara This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 16, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:46 amThu 6:44 pmThu 11:45 amDifficult to see
VenusThu 3:13 amThu 5:00 pmThu 10:06 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 11:59 pmThu 12:09 pmThu 6:03 amPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 7:53 pmFri 5:49 amFri 12:51 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 8:18 pmFri 6:23 amFri 1:20 amPerfect visibility
UranusThu 1:08 amThu 2:34 pmThu 7:51 amDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 10:58 pmThu 10:36 amThu 4:47 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara.

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