| Current Time: | Jan 18, 2026 at 6:51:33 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:58 am↑ 114° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:10 pm↑ 246° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 7:09 am↑ 120° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 5:11 pm↑ 242° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 13 minutes (+1m 16s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Monica Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:30 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:30 am – 6:00 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:00 am – 6:31 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:31 am – 6:58 am |
| Daylight | 6:58 am – 5:10 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 5:10 pm – 5:37 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:37 pm – 6:08 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:08 pm – 6:38 pm |
| Night | 6:38 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Santa Monica
Moon in Santa Monica - 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 18 | 7:09 am | 5:11 pm | - | 12:08 pm | (31.6°) | 245,679 | 0.1% | |||
| Jan 19 | 7:46 am | 6:14 pm | - | 12:57 pm | (35.7°) | 243,564 | 1.2% | |||
| Jan 20 | 8:17 am | 7:17 pm | - | 1:44 pm | (40.9°) | 241,417 | 4.4% | |||
| Jan 21 | 8:46 am | 8:20 pm | - | 2:29 pm | (46.9°) | 239,284 | 9.9% | |||
| Jan 22 | 9:13 am | 9:23 pm | - | 3:13 pm | (53.3°) | 237,188 | 17.4% | |||
| Jan 23 | 9:40 am | 10:26 pm | - | 3:58 pm | (60.0°) | 235,139 | 26.6% | |||
| Jan 24 | 10:07 am | 11:32 pm | - | 4:45 pm | (66.6°) | 233,160 | 37.2% | |||
| * All times are local time for Santa Monica. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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