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Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

8:21:26 pm PDT

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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Country: United States
State: California (CA)
Type: Seat of a Second-Order Administrative Division
Lat/Long: 36°58'N / 122°02'W
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Languages: English, Spanish
Also known as: City of the Holy Cross, Newport of California, Newport of the Pacific, Santa Cruz
Location of Santa CruzLocation
°F

Weather

60 °F

Sunny.
72 / 50 °F

Thu 9.72 / 50 °F
Fri 10.68 / 50 °F

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Time Zone

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -7 hours
Daylight Saving Time started on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am

DST started

Mar 10, 2024
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am

DST ends

Nov 3, 2024
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

Sunrise

6:05 am
67° East

Sunset

8:03 pm
293° Northwest

Day length

13 hours, 58 minutes
+1m 51s longer

Moon 1.5%

Rise – 6:13 am
Set – 9:17 pm

High Tide

High – 12:08 pm
High – 10:53 pm

Low Tide

Low – 5:25 am
Low – 4:39 pm

More Sun & Moon in Santa Cruz
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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:04 pm
Altitude: 70.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:25 am – 5:02 am
9:07 pm – 9:44 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:02 am – 5:37 am
8:32 pm – 9:07 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:37 am – 6:05 am
8:03 pm – 8:32 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
May 7, 2024
8:21 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
May 15, 2024
4:48 am

Airports

  • San Jose International Airport, SJC
    About 27 mi NNE of Santa Cruz
  • San Francisco International Airport, SFO
    About 48 mi NNW of Santa Cruz
  • Oakland International Airport, OAK
    About 53 mi NNW of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
USA
8:2126pm
Wednesday, May 8, 2024