Home   Sun, Moon & Space   USA   Santa Clara
Flag for USA

Santa Clara, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.3%
New Moon
Current Time: Oct 31, 2024 at 4:29:43 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:32 am 108° East
Sunset Today: 6:10 pm 252° West
Moonrise Today: 6:48 am 106° East
Moonset Today: 5:39 pm 251° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 38 minutes (-2m 6s)
Location of Santa ClaraLocation

Today's Sun Position in Santa Clara

Time:4:29 pm
Altitude:17.1°
Direction:236° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 37m 59s (Oct 31, 2024)

2 minutes, 6 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 30, 2024)

1 hour, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Clara Today

12 am
2 am
4 am
6 am
8 am
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
Night12:00 am – 6:03 am
Astro. Twilight6:03 am – 6:34 am
Nautical Twilight6:34 am – 7:05 am
Civil Twilight7:05 am – 7:32 am
Daylight7:32 am – 6:10 pm
Civil Twilight6:10 pm – 6:37 pm
Nautical Twilight6:37 pm – 7:07 pm
Astro. Twilight7:07 pm – 7:38 pm
Night7:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Santa Clara - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more
2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 317:32 am6:10 pm10:37:59−2:0612:51 pm (38.2°)92.269
Nov 17:33 am6:09 pm10:35:53−2:0512:51 pm (37.9°)92.245
Nov 27:34 am6:08 pm10:33:49−2:0412:51 pm (37.6°)92.221
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Nov 36:35 am5:07 pm10:31:46−2:0311:51 am (37.3°)92.197
Nov 46:36 am5:06 pm10:29:44−2:0111:51 am (37.0°)92.174
Nov 56:37 am5:05 pm10:27:44−2:0011:51 am (36.7°)92.150
Nov 66:38 am5:04 pm10:25:45−1:5911:51 am (36.4°)92.127
* All times are local time for Santa Clara. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

See full month's Sun


Today's Moon in Santa Clara

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Santa Clara - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more
2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 316:48 am5:39 pm-12:17 pm(38.2°)251,6030.5%
Nov 17:48 am6:05 pm-1:00 pm(33.1°)250,5960.2%
Nov 28:50 am6:37 pm-1:46 pm(28.9°)249,2411.8%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Nov 38:53 am6:15 pm-1:36 pm(25.6°)247,5615.4%
Nov 49:55 am7:01 pm-2:29 pm(23.7°)245,56410.9%
Nov 510:53 am7:56 pm-3:24 pm(23.3°)243,24918.2%
Nov 611:45 am8:59 pm-4:20 pm(24.5°)240,62927.2%
* All times are local time for Santa Clara. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

See full month's Moon

Planets Visible in the Sky in Santa Clara This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 31, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 9:09 amThu 6:56 pmThu 2:03 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 10:45 amThu 8:09 pmThu 3:27 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 11:15 pmFri 1:41 pmFri 6:28 amPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 8:26 pmFri 10:56 amFri 3:41 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 3:49 pmFri 2:59 amThu 9:24 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 6:54 pmFri 9:00 amFri 1:57 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 4:21 pmFri 4:11 amThu 10:16 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Santa Clara.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Santa Clara