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Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

8:37:46 am PDT

Saturday, October 5, 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.
80 / 59 °F

Sun 6.79 / 57 °F
Mon 7.78 / 57 °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
Washington DC

Sunrise

7:07 am
96° East

Sunset

6:44 pm
264° West

Day length

11 hours, 37 minutes
-2m 19s shorter

Moon 7.3%

Rise – 9:55 am
Set – 8:03 pm

High Tide

High – 12:39 am
High – 11:52 am

Low Tide

Low – 5:34 am
Low – 6:58 pm

More Sun & Moon in Santa Cruz
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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:56 pm
Altitude: 47.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:41 am – 6:11 am
7:40 pm – 8:10 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:11 am – 6:41 am
7:10 pm – 7:40 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:41 am – 7:07 am
6:44 pm – 7:10 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
October 2, 2024
11:49 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
October 10, 2024
11:55 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
8:3746am
Saturday, October 5, 2024