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Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

11:55:42 am PST

Monday, November 10, 2025

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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

Holiday Note: Nov 11, Veterans Day. Businesses may be closed. See more

°F

Weather

75 °F

Sunny.
77 / 54 °F

Tue 11.71 / 54 °F
Wed 12.64 / 54 °F

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Time Zone

PST (Pacific Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -8 hours
Daylight Saving Time started on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ended on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Washington DC

Sunrise

6:41 am
111° Southeast

Sunset

5:01 pm
249° West

Day length

10 hours, 20 minutes
-1m 51s shorter

Moon 65.0%

Set – 12:20 pm
Rise – 10:19 pm

High Tide

High – 3:28 am
High – 1:14 pm

Low Tide

Low – 7:20 am
Low – 8:58 pm

More Sun & Moon in Santa Cruz
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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:52 am
Altitude: 35.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:12 am – 5:43 am
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:43 am – 6:14 am
5:29 pm – 6:00 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:14 am – 6:41 am
5:01 pm – 5:29 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
November 5, 2025
5:19 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
November 11, 2025
9:28 pm

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
11:5542am
Monday, November 10, 2025