Sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz, CA
EditSunrise in Santa Cruz today is at 6:38 am and sunset is at 5:04 pm. Today has 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight, 1 minute, 56 seconds less than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Santa Cruz
Dawn (first light) is at 6:11 am, 27 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 5:10 am.
It gets dark in Santa Cruz at 5:32 pm (dusk), 28 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 6:33 pm.
Golden hour and blue hour in Santa Cruz
Golden hour is 6:22–7:16 am and 4:27–5:21 pm.
Blue hour is 6:11–6:22 am, before sunrise, and 5:21–5:32 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 11:52 am, when the Sun is highest, 37° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz tomorrow
Tomorrow in Santa Cruz, sunrise is at 6:39 am and sunset is at 5:03 pm.
Clock change in Santa Cruz
Daylight saving time starts on March 14, 2027: clocks go forward one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour later by the clock.
Today
November 7, 2026. Current time: 6:53:00 pm
Sunrise time: 6:38:30 am PSTWhen 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).
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.6:11First light6:11:16 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:11–6:22Blue hour6:11:16 am – 6:21:44 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.6:22–7:16Golden hour6:21:44 am – 7:15:40 am
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sunset time: 5:04:38 pm PSTWhen 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).
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.5:21–5:32Blue hour5:21:23 pm – 5:31:51 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.5:32Dark5:31:51 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:33Night6:33:15 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.
Santa Cruz Tides
High 9:46 pm 3.9 ftLow 2:33 am 2.2 ftMonterey Bay
| Low tide | 2:01 am | 1.8 ft | 0.54 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 8:22 am | 5.7 ft | 1.73 m |
| Low tide | 3:19 pm | -0.1 ft | -0.03 m |
| High tide | 9:46 pm | 3.9 ft | 1.19 m |
| Low tide | 2:33 am | 2.2 ft | 0.68 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 8:50 am | 5.7 ft | 1.75 m |
| Low tide | 3:58 pm | -0.3 ft | -0.10 m |
| High tide | 10:38 pm | 3.8 ft | 1.17 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9413745, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -21.91° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 265.33° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 26 minutes
Sunset in Santa Cruz was 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Moonrise: 5:10 am
Moonset: 3:57 pmMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (2%)🌑 New moon: Nov 8 at 11:02 pm · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 6:53 amTomorrow
November 8, 2026
Night ends at 5:11 am5:10:43 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 6:12 am6:12:15 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: 6:39:32 am PSTWhen 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: 5:03:44 pm PSTWhen 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 5:31 pm5:31:01 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:33 pm6:32:30 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: 10 hours, 24 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Santa Cruz
Moonrise: 6:13 am Moonset: 4:27 pmMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
- Santa Cruz, California
- Latitude: 36.974117 (North)
- Longitude: -122.030792 (West)
- Time zone: Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Santa Cruz, CA
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 14 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 37 minutes.Longest day in Santa Cruz, CA
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 42 minutes.Earliest sunset in Santa Cruz, CA
The earliest sunset of the year will be in 28 days, on December 5, 2026, at 4:51 pm.Latest sunset in Santa Cruz, CA
The latest sunset of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 28, 2026, at 8:31 pm.Earliest sunrise in Santa Cruz, CA
The earliest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 12, 2026, at 5:48 am.Latest sunrise in Santa Cruz, CA
The latest sunrise of the year was 7 days ago, on October 31, 2026, at 7:31 am.
November 2026 - Santa Cruz, California - 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 November in Santa Cruz.
All times are in Santa Cruz's time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) until November 1, 2026, and Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) from then on.
The day length shortens by 49 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Santa Cruz, CA - from 10 hours, 38 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 49 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). | Sunrise Variation |
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). | Sunset Variation |
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. | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:05:28 am | 6:32:21 am | +1m 0son the clock: -59m 0s | 5:10:29 pm | -1m 3son the clock: -1h 1m 3s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:37:22 pm | 10h 38m 8s | -2m 4s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:51:39 am | 38.40° | 5:34:47 am | 6:08:02 pm | 5:04:29 am | 6:38:18 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 22m 53s | 🌗 (45%) Last quarter at 12:28 pmLast quarter at 12:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 45% illuminated |
12:51:40 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:06:25 am | 6:33:22 am | +1m 1s | 5:09:27 pm | -1m 2s | 5:36:23 pm | 10h 36m 5s | -2m 3s | 11:51:38 am | 38.08° | 5:35:42 am | 6:07:05 pm | 5:05:22 am | 6:37:24 pm | 13h 24m 56s | 🌘 (34%)Waning Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:38 pm | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:07:23 am | 6:34:23 am | +1m 1s | 5:08:26 pm | -1m 1s | 5:35:25 pm | 10h 34m 3s | -2m 2s | 11:51:38 am | 37.77° | 5:36:37 am | 6:06:11 pm | 5:06:15 am | 6:36:31 pm | 13h 26m 58s | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:39 pm | 15.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:08:21 am | 6:35:24 am | +1m 1s | 5:07:27 pm | -59s | 5:34:29 pm | 10h 32m 3s | -2m 1s | 11:51:39 am | 37.47° | 5:37:32 am | 6:05:18 pm | 5:07:09 am | 6:35:39 pm | 13h 28m 59s | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:40 pm | 15.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:09:19 am | 6:36:26 am | +1m 2s | 5:06:29 pm | -58s | 5:33:35 pm | 10h 30m 3s | -1m 59s | 11:51:40 am | 37.16° | 5:38:27 am | 6:04:26 pm | 5:08:02 am | 6:34:50 pm | 13h 30m 59s | 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:42 pm | 15.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:10:18 am | 6:37:28 am | +1m 2s | 5:05:32 pm | -57s | 5:32:42 pm | 10h 28m 4s | -1m 58s | 11:51:43 am | 36.86° | 5:39:23 am | 6:03:36 pm | 5:08:56 am | 6:34:02 pm | 13h 32m 58s | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:45 pm | 16.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:11:16 am | 6:38:30 am | +1m 2s | 5:04:38 pm | -54s | 5:31:51 pm | 10h 26m 8s | -1m 57s | 11:51:46 am | 36.57° | 5:40:18 am | 6:02:48 pm | 5:09:50 am | 6:33:15 pm | 13h 34m 54s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:49 pm | 16.5° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:12:15 am | 6:39:32 am | +1m 2s | 5:03:44 pm | -54s | 5:31:01 pm | 10h 24m 12s | -1m 55s | 11:51:51 am | 36.28° | 5:41:14 am | 6:02:01 pm | 5:10:43 am | 6:32:30 pm | 13h 36m 50s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 11:02 pmNew moon at 11:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
11:51:54 pm | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:13:13 am | 6:40:34 am | +1m 2s | 5:02:53 pm | -51s | 5:30:13 pm | 10h 22m 19s | -1m 54s | 11:51:56 am | 35.99° | 5:42:10 am | 6:01:16 pm | 5:11:37 am | 6:31:47 pm | 13h 38m 43s | 🌒 (1%)Waxing Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:59 pm | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:14:12 am | 6:41:36 am | +1m 2s | 5:02:03 pm | -50s | 5:29:26 pm | 10h 20m 27s | -1m 52s | 11:52:02 am | 35.71° | 5:43:06 am | 6:00:32 pm | 5:12:31 am | 6:31:06 pm | 13h 40m 36s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:05 pm | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:15:11 am | 6:42:39 am | +1m 3s | 5:01:14 pm | -49s | 5:28:41 pm | 10h 18m 35s | -1m 51s | 11:52:08 am | 35.44° | 5:44:01 am | 5:59:50 pm | 5:13:24 am | 6:30:26 pm | 13h 42m 27s | 🌒 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:12 pm | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:16:10 am | 6:43:41 am | +1m 2s | 5:00:27 pm | -47s | 5:27:58 pm | 10h 16m 46s | -1m 49s | 11:52:16 am | 35.17° | 5:44:57 am | 5:59:10 pm | 5:14:18 am | 6:29:49 pm | 13h 44m 17s | 🌒 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:20 pm | 17.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:17:09 am | 6:44:44 am | +1m 3s | 4:59:42 pm | -45s | 5:27:17 pm | 10h 14m 58s | -1m 48s | 11:52:24 am | 34.90° | 5:45:53 am | 5:58:32 pm | 5:15:12 am | 6:29:12 pm | 13h 46m 4s | 🌒 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:29 pm | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:18:08 am | 6:45:46 am | +1m 2s | 4:58:59 pm | -43s | 5:26:37 pm | 10h 13m 13s | -1m 46s | 11:52:34 am | 34.64° | 5:46:49 am | 5:57:55 pm | 5:16:06 am | 6:28:38 pm | 13h 47m 50s | 🌒 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:39 pm | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:19:07 am | 6:46:49 am | +1m 3s | 4:58:17 pm | -42s | 5:25:59 pm | 10h 11m 28s | -1m 44s | 11:52:44 am | 34.39° | 5:47:45 am | 5:57:21 pm | 5:16:59 am | 6:28:05 pm | 13h 49m 34s | 🌒 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:50 pm | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:20:06 am | 6:47:51 am | +1m 2s | 4:57:38 pm | -39s | 5:25:23 pm | 10h 9m 47s | -1m 42s | 11:52:55 am | 34.14° | 5:48:41 am | 5:56:47 pm | 5:17:53 am | 6:27:35 pm | 13h 51m 15s | 🌒 (49%)Waxing Crescent: 49% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:01 pm | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:21:04 am | 6:48:53 am | +1m 2s | 4:57:00 pm | -38s | 5:24:48 pm | 10h 8m 7s | -1m 40s | 11:53:07 am | 33.90° | 5:49:36 am | 5:56:16 pm | 5:18:46 am | 6:27:06 pm | 13h 52m 55s | 🌓 (58%) First quarter at 3:47 amFirst quarter at 3:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
11:53:14 pm | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:22:03 am | 6:49:55 am | +1m 2s | 4:56:24 pm | -36s | 5:24:16 pm | 10h 6m 29s | -1m 38s | 11:53:20 am | 33.66° | 5:50:32 am | 5:55:47 pm | 5:19:39 am | 6:26:38 pm | 13h 54m 33s | 🌔 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:27 pm | 19.4° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:23:01 am | 6:50:57 am | +1m 2s | 4:55:49 pm | -35s | 5:23:45 pm | 10h 4m 52s | -1m 36s | 11:53:33 am | 33.43° | 5:51:27 am | 5:55:19 pm | 5:20:33 am | 6:26:13 pm | 13h 56m 10s | 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:41 pm | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:24:00 am | 6:51:59 am | +1m 2s | 4:55:17 pm | -32s | 5:23:16 pm | 10h 3m 18s | -1m 34s | 11:53:48 am | 33.20° | 5:52:22 am | 5:54:53 pm | 5:21:25 am | 6:25:49 pm | 13h 57m 44s | 🌔 (86%)Waxing Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:56 pm | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:24:58 am | 6:53:01 am | +1m 2s | 4:54:46 pm | -31s | 5:22:49 pm | 10h 1m 45s | -1m 32s | 11:54:03 am | 32.98° | 5:53:17 am | 5:54:29 pm | 5:22:18 am | 6:25:28 pm | 13h 59m 16s | 🌔 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:11 pm | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:25:55 am | 6:54:02 am | +1m 1s | 4:54:18 pm | -28s | 5:22:24 pm | 10h 0m 16s | -1m 30s | 11:54:19 am | 32.77° | 5:54:12 am | 5:54:07 pm | 5:23:11 am | 6:25:08 pm | 14h 0m 44s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:28 pm | 20.3° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:26:53 am | 6:55:02 am | +1m 0s | 4:53:51 pm | -27s | 5:22:01 pm | 9h 58m 49s | -1m 27s | 11:54:36 am | 32.56° | 5:55:06 am | 5:53:47 pm | 5:24:03 am | 6:24:50 pm | 14h 2m 12s | 🌔 (99.6%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:45 pm | 20.5° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:27:50 am | 6:56:03 am | +1m 1s | 4:53:27 pm | -24s | 5:21:39 pm | 9h 57m 24s | -1m 25s | 11:54:53 am | 32.36° | 5:56:01 am | 5:53:28 pm | 5:24:55 am | 6:24:33 pm | 14h 3m 36s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:53 amFull moon at 6:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:55:03 pm | 20.7° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:28:47 am | 6:57:03 am | +1m 0s | 4:53:04 pm | -23s | 5:21:20 pm | 9h 56m 1s | -1m 23s | 11:55:12 am | 32.16° | 5:56:54 am | 5:53:12 pm | 5:25:47 am | 6:24:19 pm | 14h 4m 58s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:22 pm | 20.9° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:29:43 am | 6:58:02 am | +59s | 4:52:43 pm | -21s | 5:21:02 pm | 9h 54m 41s | -1m 20s | 11:55:31 am | 31.97° | 5:57:48 am | 5:52:57 pm | 5:26:38 am | 6:24:06 pm | 14h 6m 18s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:41 pm | 21.1° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:30:39 am | 6:59:01 am | +59s | 4:52:24 pm | -19s | 5:20:47 pm | 9h 53m 23s | -1m 18s | 11:55:51 am | 31.79° | 5:58:41 am | 5:52:44 pm | 5:27:29 am | 6:23:56 pm | 14h 7m 35s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:01 pm | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:31:34 am | 6:59:59 am | +58s | 4:52:08 pm | -16s | 5:20:33 pm | 9h 52m 9s | -1m 15s | 11:56:11 am | 31.62° | 5:59:33 am | 5:52:33 pm | 5:28:19 am | 6:23:47 pm | 14h 8m 49s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:22 pm | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:32:28 am | 7:00:57 am | +58s | 4:51:53 pm | -15s | 5:20:21 pm | 9h 50m 56s | -1m 12s | 11:56:32 am | 31.45° | 6:00:25 am | 5:52:24 pm | 5:29:09 am | 6:23:40 pm | 14h 10m 1s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:43 pm | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:33:22 am | 7:01:54 am | +57s | 4:51:40 pm | -13s | 5:20:12 pm | 9h 49m 46s | -1m 10s | 11:56:54 am | 31.29° | 6:01:17 am | 5:52:17 pm | 5:29:59 am | 6:23:35 pm | 14h 11m 10s | 🌗 (49%) Last quarter at 10:08 pmLast quarter at 10:08 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 49% illuminated |
11:57:06 pm | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz, CA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz, CA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Santa Cruz, CA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz, CA
In Santa Cruz, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 12 at 5:48 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:31 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 4:51 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:31 pm.
Santa Cruz, CA gets 5h 04m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 42m versus 9h 37m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Santa Cruz, CA 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 29.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 76.3° (around Jun 18) in Santa Cruz. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
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.
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