Sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 13, 2026. Current time: 1:12:51 pm
Night ends at 5:19 am5:18:59 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:08 am6:08:23 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:29:44 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:22:18 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:44 pm6:43:39 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:33 pm7:33:03 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 66.46° · Azimuth: 210.1° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 52 minutes
5 hours, 9 minutes left for today's sunset in Santa Cruz
Moonrise: 8:55 am
Moonset: 8:31 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (10%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 3:02 amTomorrow
October 14, 2026
Night ends at 5:19 am5:19:02 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:08 am6:08:28 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:29:50 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:21:44 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:43 pm6:43:06 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:33 pm7:32:32 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 11 hours, 51 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Santa Cruz
Moonrise: 9:48 am Moonset: 9:19 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (19%)
- Santa Cruz
- Latitude: 12.50953 (North)
- Longitude: -69.980942 (West)
- Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time (AST, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Santa Cruz
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 8 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 11 hours, 23 minutes.Longest day in Santa Cruz
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 12 hours, 51 minutes.
October 2026 - Santa Cruz - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Santa Cruz.
All times are in Santa Cruz's time: Atlantic Standard Time (AST, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 19 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Santa Cruz - from 12 hours on the first day to 11 hours, 41 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:07:55 am | 6:29:07 am | 6:29:47 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:50:58 pm | 12h 0m 40s | -41s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:29:32 pm | 74.11° | 5:43:20 am | 7:15:33 pm | 5:18:44 am | 7:40:08 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 59m 21s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:42 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:07:56 am | 6:29:08 am | 6:29:07 pm | 6:50:19 pm | 11h 59m 59s | -41s | 12:29:13 pm | 73.73° | 5:43:20 am | 7:14:54 pm | 5:18:45 am | 7:39:29 pm | 12h 0m 2s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:29:23 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:07:57 am | 6:29:09 am | 6:28:28 pm | 6:49:40 pm | 11h 59m 19s | -41s | 12:28:54 pm | 73.34° | 5:43:21 am | 7:14:16 pm | 5:18:46 am | 7:38:51 pm | 12h 0m 43s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:29:04 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:07:58 am | 6:29:11 am | 6:27:49 pm | 6:49:02 pm | 11h 58m 38s | -41s | 12:28:35 pm | 72.95° | 5:43:22 am | 7:13:38 pm | 5:18:46 am | 7:38:13 pm | 12h 1m 25s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:28:44 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:08:00 am | 6:29:14 am | 6:27:10 pm | 6:48:24 pm | 11h 57m 56s | -41s | 12:28:17 pm | 72.57° | 5:43:23 am | 7:13:00 pm | 5:18:47 am | 7:37:36 pm | 12h 2m 6s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:28:26 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:08:02 am | 6:29:16 am | 6:26:32 pm | 6:47:46 pm | 11h 57m 16s | -41s | 12:27:59 pm | 72.19° | 5:43:24 am | 7:12:24 pm | 5:18:48 am | 7:36:59 pm | 12h 2m 47s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:28:08 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:08:04 am | 6:29:19 am | 6:25:54 pm | 6:47:09 pm | 11h 56m 35s | -41s | 12:27:42 pm | 71.80° | 5:43:25 am | 7:11:47 pm | 5:18:49 am | 7:36:23 pm | 12h 3m 28s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:51 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:08:06 am | 6:29:22 am | 6:25:17 pm | 6:46:33 pm | 11h 55m 55s | -41s | 12:27:25 pm | 71.42° | 5:43:27 am | 7:11:11 pm | 5:18:50 am | 7:35:48 pm | 12h 4m 9s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:34 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:08:09 am | 6:29:26 am | 6:24:40 pm | 6:45:57 pm | 11h 55m 14s | -40s | 12:27:08 pm | 71.04° | 5:43:29 am | 7:10:36 pm | 5:18:52 am | 7:35:14 pm | 12h 4m 50s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:27:16 am | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:08:12 am | 6:29:30 am | 6:24:04 pm | 6:45:21 pm | 11h 54m 34s | -40s | 12:26:52 pm | 70.66° | 5:43:31 am | 7:10:02 pm | 5:18:53 am | 7:34:40 pm | 12h 5m 30s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:27:00 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:08:15 am | 6:29:34 am | 6:23:28 pm | 6:44:47 pm | 11h 53m 54s | -40s | 12:26:36 pm | 70.29° | 5:43:34 am | 7:09:28 pm | 5:18:55 am | 7:34:07 pm | 12h 6m 11s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:44 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:08:19 am | 6:29:39 am | 6:22:53 pm | 6:44:12 pm | 11h 53m 14s | -40s | 12:26:21 pm | 69.91° | 5:43:37 am | 7:08:55 pm | 5:18:57 am | 7:33:34 pm | 12h 6m 51s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:29 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:08:23 am | 6:29:44 am | 6:22:18 pm | 6:43:39 pm | 11h 52m 34s | -40s | 12:26:06 pm | 69.54° | 5:43:40 am | 7:08:22 pm | 5:18:59 am | 7:33:03 pm | 12h 7m 32s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:26:13 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:08:28 am | 6:29:50 am | 6:21:44 pm | 6:43:06 pm | 11h 51m 54s | -40s | 12:25:52 pm | 69.17° | 5:43:43 am | 7:07:51 pm | 5:19:02 am | 7:32:32 pm | 12h 8m 12s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:59 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:08:33 am | 6:29:56 am | 6:21:11 pm | 6:42:34 pm | 11h 51m 15s | -40s | 12:25:38 pm | 68.80° | 5:43:47 am | 7:07:20 pm | 5:19:05 am | 7:32:02 pm | 12h 8m 52s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:45 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:08:38 am | 6:30:03 am | 6:20:38 pm | 6:42:02 pm | 11h 50m 35s | -39s | 12:25:25 pm | 68.43° | 5:43:51 am | 7:06:49 pm | 5:19:08 am | 7:31:33 pm | 12h 9m 32s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:31 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:08:44 am | 6:30:10 am | 6:20:06 pm | 6:41:31 pm | 11h 49m 56s | -39s | 12:25:13 pm | 68.06° | 5:43:56 am | 7:06:20 pm | 5:19:11 am | 7:31:05 pm | 12h 10m 11s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:25:19 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:08:51 am | 6:30:17 am | 6:19:34 pm | 6:41:01 pm | 11h 49m 17s | -39s | 12:25:01 pm | 67.70° | 5:44:01 am | 7:05:51 pm | 5:19:15 am | 7:30:37 pm | 12h 10m 52s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:25:07 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:08:57 am | 6:30:26 am | 6:19:04 pm | 6:40:32 pm | 11h 48m 38s | -39s | 12:24:50 pm | 67.34° | 5:44:06 am | 7:05:24 pm | 5:19:19 am | 7:30:11 pm | 12h 11m 30s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:56 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:09:05 am | 6:30:34 am | 6:18:34 pm | 6:40:04 pm | 11h 48m 0s | -39s | 12:24:39 pm | 66.98° | 5:44:12 am | 7:04:57 pm | 5:19:24 am | 7:29:45 pm | 12h 12m 10s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:44 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:09:13 am | 6:30:44 am | 6:18:05 pm | 6:39:36 pm | 11h 47m 21s | -38s | 12:24:29 pm | 66.62° | 5:44:18 am | 7:04:30 pm | 5:19:29 am | 7:29:20 pm | 12h 12m 49s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:34 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:09:21 am | 6:30:54 am | 6:17:36 pm | 6:39:09 pm | 11h 46m 42s | -38s | 12:24:20 pm | 66.27° | 5:44:25 am | 7:04:05 pm | 5:19:34 am | 7:28:56 pm | 12h 13m 28s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:25 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:09:30 am | 6:31:04 am | 6:17:09 pm | 6:38:43 pm | 11h 46m 5s | -38s | 12:24:11 pm | 65.92° | 5:44:32 am | 7:03:41 pm | 5:19:40 am | 7:28:34 pm | 12h 14m 6s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:15 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:09:39 am | 6:31:15 am | 6:16:42 pm | 6:38:18 pm | 11h 45m 27s | -38s | 12:24:03 pm | 65.57° | 5:44:40 am | 7:03:17 pm | 5:19:46 am | 7:28:12 pm | 12h 14m 45s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:24:07 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:09:49 am | 6:31:27 am | 6:16:16 pm | 6:37:54 pm | 11h 44m 49s | -37s | 12:23:56 pm | 65.23° | 5:44:48 am | 7:02:55 pm | 5:19:53 am | 7:27:51 pm | 12h 15m 23s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:59 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:10:00 am | 6:31:39 am | 6:15:51 pm | 6:37:31 pm | 11h 44m 12s | -37s | 12:23:50 pm | 64.89° | 5:44:57 am | 7:02:33 pm | 5:20:00 am | 7:27:31 pm | 12h 16m 1s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:23:53 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:10:11 am | 6:31:52 am | 6:15:27 pm | 6:37:08 pm | 11h 43m 35s | -37s | 12:23:44 pm | 64.55° | 5:45:06 am | 7:02:13 pm | 5:20:08 am | 7:27:12 pm | 12h 16m 38s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:47 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:10:22 am | 6:32:05 am | 6:15:04 pm | 6:36:47 pm | 11h 42m 59s | -37s | 12:23:39 pm | 64.21° | 5:45:16 am | 7:01:53 pm | 5:20:16 am | 7:26:54 pm | 12h 17m 15s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:41 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:10:35 am | 6:32:19 am | 6:14:41 pm | 6:36:26 pm | 11h 42m 22s | -36s | 12:23:35 pm | 63.88° | 5:45:27 am | 7:01:35 pm | 5:20:25 am | 7:26:37 pm | 12h 17m 53s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:37 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:10:48 am | 6:32:34 am | 6:14:20 pm | 6:36:07 pm | 11h 41m 46s | -36s | 12:23:31 pm | 63.56° | 5:45:38 am | 7:01:17 pm | 5:20:34 am | 7:26:22 pm | 12h 18m 29s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:32 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:11:01 am | 6:32:49 am | 6:14:00 pm | 6:35:48 pm | 11h 41m 11s | -36s | 12:23:29 pm | 63.23° | 5:45:49 am | 7:01:01 pm | 5:20:43 am | 7:26:07 pm | 12h 19m 5s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:23:30 am | 14.3° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Santa Cruz
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz
In Santa Cruz, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on May 30 at 6:13 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 24 at 7:06 am. The earliest sunset is on November 18 at 6:10 pm, and the latest sunset is on July 9 at 7:09 pm.
Santa Cruz gets 1h 28m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (12h 51m versus 11h 23m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 07m.
Santa Cruz Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Santa Cruz. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Santa Cruz.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 52.8° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 80.7° (around Apr 25) in Santa Cruz. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Santa Cruz the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:23 and 12:54 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.