Sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz, CA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz, CA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 9, 2026 . Current time: 8:33:47 am
First light at 5:26:32 am
Sunrise time: 5:55:20 am
Sunset time: 8:31:33 pm
Last light at 9:00:21 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 36 minutes
11 hours, 57 minutes left for today's sunset in Santa Cruz
Moon rose on Jul 9 at 12:14 AM
Moon will set on Jul 9 at 2:50 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (30%)🌑 New moon: Jul 14 at 2:45 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 7:37 AMTomorrow
July 10, 2026
First light at 5:27:12 am
Sunrise time: 5:55:58 am
Sunset time: 8:31:12 pm
Last light at 8:59:57 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 35 minutes
Tomorrow will be 0 minutes shorter than today in Santa Cruz
Moon will rise on Jul 10 at 12:52 AM Moon will set on Jul 10 at 4:05 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (14%)
- Santa Cruz, California
- Latitude: 36.974117
- Longitude: -122.030792
- Time zone: Pacific Time PDT
Shortest day in Santa Cruz, CA
The shortest day of the year will be in 6 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 40 minutes.Longest day in Santa Cruz, CA
The longest day of the year was 19 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 45 minutes.
July 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 July in Santa Cruz.
The day length shortens by 36 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Santa Cruz, CA - from 14 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 5 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Wed, Jul 1 | 5:21:51 am | 5:51:00 am | 8:33:11 pm | 9:02:20 pm | 14h 42m 11s | 14h 42m 11s | 1:12:05 pm | 60° | 4:43:40 am | 9:40:31 pm | 4:00:52 am | 10:23:18 pm | 9h 18m 18s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 5:22:22 am | 5:51:29 am | 8:33:05 pm | 9:02:12 pm | 14h 41m 36s | 0m -35s | 1:12:17 pm | 60° | 4:44:14 am | 9:40:20 pm | 4:01:32 am | 10:23:01 pm | 9h 18m 53s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 5:22:54 am | 5:51:58 am | 8:32:57 pm | 9:02:02 pm | 14h 40m 59s | 0m -37s | 1:12:28 pm | 59.9° | 4:44:49 am | 9:40:06 pm | 4:02:14 am | 10:22:41 pm | 9h 19m 32s | 🌖 (90%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 5:23:27 am | 5:52:29 am | 8:32:47 pm | 9:01:50 pm | 14h 40m 18s | 0m -41s | 1:12:38 pm | 59.8° | 4:45:27 am | 9:39:50 pm | 4:02:58 am | 10:22:19 pm | 9h 20m 14s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 5:24:01 am | 5:53:01 am | 8:32:36 pm | 9:01:36 pm | 14h 39m 35s | 0m -43s | 1:12:49 pm | 59.7° | 4:46:06 am | 9:39:32 pm | 4:03:44 am | 10:21:53 pm | 9h 20m 59s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 5:24:37 am | 5:53:35 am | 8:32:23 pm | 9:01:20 pm | 14h 38m 48s | 0m -47s | 1:12:59 pm | 59.6° | 4:46:46 am | 9:39:12 pm | 4:04:32 am | 10:21:25 pm | 9h 21m 46s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 5:25:14 am | 5:54:09 am | 8:32:08 pm | 9:01:02 pm | 14h 37m 59s | 0m -49s | 1:13:08 pm | 59.5° | 4:47:28 am | 9:38:49 pm | 4:05:22 am | 10:20:55 pm | 9h 22m 36s | 🌗 (56%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 5:25:53 am | 5:54:44 am | 8:31:51 pm | 9:00:43 pm | 14h 37m 7s | 0m -52s | 1:13:18 pm | 59.4° | 4:48:11 am | 9:38:24 pm | 4:06:14 am | 10:20:22 pm | 9h 23m 29s | 🌗 (45%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 5:26:32 am | 5:55:20 am | 8:31:33 pm | 9:00:21 pm | 14h 36m 13s | 0m -54s | 1:13:27 pm | 59.2° | 4:48:56 am | 9:37:57 pm | 4:07:07 am | 10:19:46 pm | 9h 24m 25s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 5:27:12 am | 5:55:58 am | 8:31:12 pm | 8:59:57 pm | 14h 35m 14s | 0m -59s | 1:13:35 pm | 59.1° | 4:49:42 am | 9:37:28 pm | 4:08:02 am | 10:19:08 pm | 9h 25m 24s | 🌘 (23%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 5:27:54 am | 5:56:36 am | 8:30:50 pm | 8:59:32 pm | 14h 34m 14s | -1m 0s | 1:13:43 pm | 59° | 4:50:29 am | 9:36:57 pm | 4:08:59 am | 10:18:27 pm | 9h 26m 25s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 5:28:36 am | 5:57:15 am | 8:30:26 pm | 8:59:05 pm | 14h 33m 11s | -1m -3s | 1:13:50 pm | 58.8° | 4:51:17 am | 9:36:23 pm | 4:09:57 am | 10:17:44 pm | 9h 27m 29s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5:29:20 am | 5:57:55 am | 8:30:00 pm | 8:58:35 pm | 14h 32m 5s | -1m -6s | 1:13:57 pm | 58.7° | 4:52:07 am | 9:35:48 pm | 4:10:56 am | 10:16:59 pm | 9h 28m 35s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 5:30:04 am | 5:58:35 am | 8:29:33 pm | 8:58:04 pm | 14h 30m 58s | -1m -7s | 1:14:04 pm | 58.5° | 4:52:58 am | 9:35:10 pm | 4:11:57 am | 10:16:11 pm | 9h 29m 44s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 5:30:49 am | 5:59:17 am | 8:29:03 pm | 8:57:31 pm | 14h 29m 46s | -1m -12s | 1:14:10 pm | 58.4° | 4:53:49 am | 9:34:31 pm | 4:12:59 am | 10:15:21 pm | 9h 30m 56s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:31:35 am | 5:59:59 am | 8:28:32 pm | 8:56:56 pm | 14h 28m 33s | -1m -13s | 1:14:16 pm | 58.2° | 4:54:42 am | 9:33:49 pm | 4:14:02 am | 10:14:29 pm | 9h 32m 10s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 5:32:22 am | 6:00:42 am | 8:28:00 pm | 8:56:19 pm | 14h 27m 18s | -1m -15s | 1:14:21 pm | 58.1° | 4:55:36 am | 9:33:06 pm | 4:15:07 am | 10:13:35 pm | 9h 33m 25s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 5:33:10 am | 6:01:25 am | 8:27:25 pm | 8:55:41 pm | 14h 26m 0s | -1m -18s | 1:14:25 pm | 57.9° | 4:56:30 am | 9:32:20 pm | 4:16:12 am | 10:12:38 pm | 9h 34m 44s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 5:33:58 am | 6:02:09 am | 8:26:49 pm | 8:55:00 pm | 14h 24m 40s | -1m -20s | 1:14:29 pm | 57.7° | 4:57:25 am | 9:31:33 pm | 4:17:18 am | 10:11:40 pm | 9h 36m 5s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 5:34:47 am | 6:02:54 am | 8:26:11 pm | 8:54:18 pm | 14h 23m 17s | -1m -23s | 1:14:32 pm | 57.5° | 4:58:21 am | 9:30:44 pm | 4:18:26 am | 10:10:39 pm | 9h 37m 28s | 🌒 (38%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 5:35:36 am | 6:03:39 am | 8:25:31 pm | 8:53:34 pm | 14h 21m 52s | -1m -25s | 1:14:35 pm | 57.3° | 4:59:18 am | 9:29:53 pm | 4:19:34 am | 10:09:37 pm | 9h 38m 54s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 5:36:26 am | 6:04:25 am | 8:24:50 pm | 8:52:49 pm | 14h 20m 25s | -1m -27s | 1:14:38 pm | 57.1° | 5:00:15 am | 9:29:00 pm | 4:20:43 am | 10:08:32 pm | 9h 40m 21s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 5:37:17 am | 6:05:11 am | 8:24:07 pm | 8:52:02 pm | 14h 18m 56s | -1m -29s | 1:14:39 pm | 56.9° | 5:01:13 am | 9:28:05 pm | 4:21:52 am | 10:07:26 pm | 9h 41m 51s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 5:38:08 am | 6:05:58 am | 8:23:23 pm | 8:51:13 pm | 14h 17m 25s | -1m -31s | 1:14:40 pm | 56.7° | 5:02:12 am | 9:27:09 pm | 4:23:03 am | 10:06:18 pm | 9h 43m 22s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:38:59 am | 6:06:45 am | 8:22:37 pm | 8:50:22 pm | 14h 15m 52s | -1m -33s | 1:14:41 pm | 56.5° | 5:03:11 am | 9:26:10 pm | 4:24:13 am | 10:05:08 pm | 9h 44m 55s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:39:51 am | 6:07:32 am | 8:21:49 pm | 8:49:30 pm | 14h 14m 17s | -1m -35s | 1:14:41 pm | 56.3° | 5:04:11 am | 9:25:11 pm | 4:25:25 am | 10:03:57 pm | 9h 46m 31s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:40:44 am | 6:08:20 am | 8:21:00 pm | 8:48:36 pm | 14h 12m 40s | -1m -37s | 1:14:40 pm | 56° | 5:05:11 am | 9:24:09 pm | 4:26:37 am | 10:02:43 pm | 9h 48m 8s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:41:36 am | 6:09:08 am | 8:20:09 pm | 8:47:41 pm | 14h 11m 1s | -1m -39s | 1:14:39 pm | 55.8° | 5:06:11 am | 9:23:06 pm | 4:27:49 am | 10:01:29 pm | 9h 49m 47s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:42:29 am | 6:09:56 am | 8:19:17 pm | 8:46:44 pm | 14h 9m 21s | -1m -40s | 1:14:37 pm | 55.6° | 5:07:12 am | 9:22:02 pm | 4:29:01 am | 10:00:12 pm | 9h 51m 28s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:43:22 am | 6:10:45 am | 8:18:23 pm | 8:45:46 pm | 14h 7m 38s | -1m -43s | 1:14:34 pm | 55.3° | 5:08:13 am | 9:20:56 pm | 4:30:14 am | 9:58:54 pm | 9h 53m 11s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:44:16 am | 6:11:34 am | 8:17:28 pm | 8:44:46 pm | 14h 5m 54s | -1m -44s | 1:14:31 pm | 55.1° | 5:09:14 am | 9:19:48 pm | 4:31:27 am | 9:57:35 pm | 9h 54m 55s | 🌖 (97%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Santa Cruz, CA - 2026
The followin 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.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz, CA
In Santa Cruz, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:46 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:30 am. The earliest sunset is on December 5 at 4:52 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:33 pm.
Santa Cruz, CA gets 5h 04m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 45m versus 9h 40m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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