| Current Time: | Jan 12, 2026 at 11:38:19 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:05 am↑ 116° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:09 pm↑ 244° Southwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 1:58 am↑ 114° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 12:17 pm↑ 244° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 4 minutes (+1m 3s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Barbara Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:36 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:36 am – 6:07 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:07 am – 6:38 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:38 am – 7:05 am |
| Daylight | 7:05 am – 5:09 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 5:09 pm – 5:36 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:36 pm – 6:07 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:07 pm – 6:37 pm |
| Night | 6:37 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Santa Barbara
Moon in Santa Barbara - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jan 12 | 1:58 am | 12:17 pm | - | 7:10 am | (34.4°) | 251,375 | 31.8% | |||
| Jan 13 | 2:57 am | 12:52 pm | - | 7:56 am | (30.7°) | 251,913 | 23.1% | |||
| Jan 14 | 3:55 am | 1:32 pm | - | 8:45 am | (28.0°) | 251,696 | 15.5% | |||
| Jan 15 | 4:52 am | 2:19 pm | - | 9:36 am | (26.7°) | 250,824 | 9.1% | |||
| Jan 16 | 5:46 am | 3:13 pm | - | 10:29 am | (26.7°) | 249,433 | 4.2% | |||
| Jan 17 | 6:33 am | 4:12 pm | - | 11:21 am | (28.2°) | 247,668 | 1.2% | |||
 Jan 18 | 7:15 am | 5:15 pm | - | 12:13 pm | (31.2°) | 245,673 | 0.1% | |||
| * All times are local time for Santa Barbara. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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