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

Moon: 75.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 2, 2023 at 1:42:45 am
Sunrise Today: 7:04 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:50 pm 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:50 pm 65° East
Moonset Today: 11:42 am 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 46 minutes (-1m 5s)
Location of Santa ClaraLocation

Today's Sun Position in Santa Clara

Time:1:42 am
Altitude:-62.5°
Direction:63° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 45m 56s (Dec 2, 2023)

1 minute, 5 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 1, 2023)

10 minutes, 39 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

4 hours, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Clara Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:31 am
Astro. Twilight5:31 am – 6:03 am
Nautical Twilight6:03 am – 6:35 am
Civil Twilight6:35 am – 7:04 am
Daylight7:04 am – 4:50 pm
Civil Twilight4:50 pm – 5:18 pm
Nautical Twilight5:18 pm – 5:51 pm
Astro. Twilight5:51 pm – 6:22 pm
Night6:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Santa Clara - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 27:04 am4:50 pm9:45:56−1:0511:57 am (30.7°)91.645
Dec 37:05 am4:49 pm9:44:53−1:0211:57 am (30.5°)91.631
Dec 47:05 am4:49 pm9:43:53−0:5911:58 am (30.4°)91.618
Dec 57:06 am4:49 pm9:42:56−0:5611:58 am (30.3°)91.605
Dec 67:07 am4:49 pm9:42:03−0:5311:58 am (30.1°)91.592
Dec 77:08 am4:49 pm9:41:12−0:5011:59 am (30.0°)91.580
Dec 87:09 am4:49 pm9:40:25−0:4711:59 am (29.9°)91.568
* All times are local time for Santa Clara. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Santa Clara

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Santa Clara - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 2-11:42 am9:50 pm4:20 am(74.8°)249,24374.8%
Dec 3-12:11 pm10:50 pm5:05 am(70.5°)250,63665.9%
Dec 4-12:35 pm11:49 pm5:48 am(65.6°)251,23256.4%
Dec 5-12:58 pm-6:28 am(60.1°)250,97046.7%
Dec 612:46 am1:19 pm-7:07 am(54.4°)249,85737.1%
Dec 71:44 am1:41 pm-7:47 am(48.4°)247,96827.9%
Dec 82:44 am2:04 pm-8:28 am(42.5°)245,44419.4%
* All times are local time for Santa Clara. 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 Clara This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 2, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:51 amSat 6:05 pmSat 1:28 pmAverage visibility
VenusSat 3:31 amSat 2:44 pmSat 9:08 amGood visibility
MarsSat 6:45 amSat 4:31 pmSat 11:38 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 2:59 pmSun 4:21 amSat 9:40 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 12:13 pmSat 10:59 pmSat 5:36 pmAverage visibility
UranusSat 3:34 pmSun 5:29 amSat 10:32 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 1:12 pmSun 12:56 amSat 7:04 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Santa Clara.

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