Current Local Time in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA

9:39:12 pm PDT

Monday, April 20, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	33°38'N / 117°36'W
Elevation:	282 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

63 °F

Passing clouds.
70 / 50 °F

Wed 22.		67 / 50 °F
Thu 23.		71 / 47 °F

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Time Zone

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -7 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
New York

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Sunrise

6:13 am
↑ 75° East

Sunset

7:25 pm
↑ 285° West

Day length

13 hours, 12 minutes
+1m 56s longer

Moon 19.0%

Rise – 8:24 am
Set – 11:47 pm

High Tide

High – 12:40 pm
High – 11:35 pm

Low Tide

Low – 6:14 am
Low – 5:04 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:49 pm
Altitude: 68.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:45 am – 5:17 am
8:22 pm – 8:54 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:17 am – 5:47 am
7:51 pm – 8:22 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:47 am – 6:13 am
7:25 pm – 7:51 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
April 17, 2026
4:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
April 23, 2026
7:31 pm

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Airports

John Wayne Airport, SNA
About 15 mi W of Rancho Santa Margarita
Los Angeles International Airport, LAX
About 51 mi WNW of Rancho Santa Margarita
LA/Ontario International Airport, ONT
About 29 mi N of Rancho Santa Margarita

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Monday, April 20, 2026