Sunrise and sunset times in Santa Monica, CA

Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Santa Monica, CA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.

Today

July 9, 2026 . Current time: 8:40:14 am

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 5:21:46 am

Sunrise time: 5:49:07 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 8:09:27 pm

Last light at 8:36:48 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 20 minutes

11 hours, 29 minutes left for today's sunset in Santa Monica

Moonrise icon Moon rose on Jul 9 at 1:05 AMMoonset icon Moon will set on Jul 9 at 3:28 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (30%)🌑 New moon: Jul 14 at 2:45 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 7:37 AM

Tomorrow

July 10, 2026

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 5:22:23 am

Sunrise time: 5:49:41 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 8:09:10 pm

Last light at 8:36:28 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 19 minutes

Tomorrow will be 0 minutes shorter than today in Santa Monica

Moonrise icon Moon will rise on Jul 10 at 1:46 AMMoonset icon Moon will set on Jul 10 at 4:41 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (14%)
Map of Santa Monica, California

Shortest day in Santa Monica, 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 56 minutes.

Longest day in Santa Monica, 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 28 minutes.
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July 2026 - Santa Monica, 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 Monica.

The day length shortens by 32 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Santa Monica, CA - from 14 hours, 25 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 53 minutes on the last day.

  
Day Twilight Start Sunrise Sunset Twilight End Day Length Day Length Variation Solar Noon Info Time 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 Length Info Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. Moon phase
Wed, Jul 1 5:17:29 am 5:45:07 am 8:10:45 pm 8:38:23 pm 14h 25m 38s 14h 25m 38s 12:57:56 pm 57.1° 4:41:43 am 9:14:09 pm 4:02:36 am 9:53:15 pm 9h 34m 48s 🌖 (98%)
Thu, Jul 2 5:17:57 am 5:45:33 am 8:10:41 pm 8:38:17 pm 14h 25m 8s 0m -30s 12:58:07 pm 57° 4:42:14 am 9:14:00 pm 4:03:12 am 9:53:03 pm 9h 35m 20s 🌖 (95%)
Fri, Jul 3 5:18:26 am 5:46:01 am 8:10:35 pm 8:38:10 pm 14h 24m 34s 0m -34s 12:58:18 pm 56.9° 4:42:47 am 9:13:50 pm 4:03:49 am 9:52:47 pm 9h 35m 54s 🌖 (90%)
Sat, Jul 4 5:18:57 am 5:46:29 am 8:10:28 pm 8:38:01 pm 14h 23m 59s 0m -35s 12:58:29 pm 56.8° 4:43:20 am 9:13:37 pm 4:04:28 am 9:52:30 pm 9h 36m 31s 🌖 (83%)
Sun, Jul 5 5:19:29 am 5:46:59 am 8:10:19 pm 8:37:50 pm 14h 23m 20s 0m -39s 12:58:39 pm 56.7° 4:43:56 am 9:13:23 pm 4:05:08 am 9:52:10 pm 9h 37m 11s 🌖 (75%)
Mon, Jul 6 5:20:02 am 5:47:30 am 8:10:09 pm 8:37:37 pm 14h 22m 39s 0m -41s 12:58:49 pm 56.6° 4:44:32 am 9:13:06 pm 4:05:50 am 9:51:48 pm 9h 37m 52s 🌖 (66%)
Tue, Jul 7 5:20:35 am 5:48:01 am 8:09:57 pm 8:37:22 pm 14h 21m 56s 0m -43s 12:58:59 pm 56.5° 4:45:10 am 9:12:48 pm 4:06:34 am 9:51:23 pm 9h 38m 36s 🌗 (56%)
Wed, Jul 8 5:21:10 am 5:48:33 am 8:09:43 pm 8:37:06 pm 14h 21m 10s 0m -46s 12:59:08 pm 56.4° 4:45:49 am 9:12:27 pm 4:07:19 am 9:50:57 pm 9h 39m 24s 🌗 (45%)
Thu, Jul 9 5:21:46 am 5:49:07 am 8:09:27 pm 8:36:48 pm 14h 20m 20s 0m -50s 12:59:17 pm 56.3° 4:46:29 am 9:12:05 pm 4:08:06 am 9:50:28 pm 9h 40m 14s 🌘 (34%)
Fri, Jul 10 5:22:23 am 5:49:41 am 8:09:10 pm 8:36:28 pm 14h 19m 29s 0m -51s 12:59:25 pm 56.2° 4:47:10 am 9:11:41 pm 4:08:54 am 9:49:57 pm 9h 41m 5s 🌘 (23%)
Sat, Jul 11 5:23:00 am 5:50:15 am 8:08:51 pm 8:36:06 pm 14h 18m 36s 0m -53s 12:59:33 pm 56° 4:47:52 am 9:11:14 pm 4:09:43 am 9:49:23 pm 9h 42m 0s 🌘 (14%)
Sun, Jul 12 5:23:39 am 5:50:51 am 8:08:31 pm 8:35:43 pm 14h 17m 40s 0m -56s 12:59:41 pm 55.9° 4:48:36 am 9:10:46 pm 4:10:34 am 9:48:48 pm 9h 42m 56s 🌘 (7%)
Mon, Jul 13 5:24:18 am 5:51:27 am 8:08:09 pm 8:35:18 pm 14h 16m 42s 0m -58s 12:59:48 pm 55.7° 4:49:20 am 9:10:16 pm 4:11:26 am 9:48:10 pm 9h 43m 55s 🌘 (2%)
Tue, Jul 14 5:24:58 am 5:52:04 am 8:07:45 pm 8:34:51 pm 14h 15m 41s -1m -1s 12:59:54 pm 55.6° 4:50:05 am 9:09:44 pm 4:12:18 am 9:47:30 pm 9h 44m 56s 🌑 (0%)
Wed, Jul 15 5:25:38 am 5:52:41 am 8:07:20 pm 8:34:23 pm 14h 14m 39s -1m -2s 1:00:01 pm 55.4° 4:50:51 am 9:09:10 pm 4:13:12 am 9:46:49 pm 9h 45m 59s 🌒 (1%)
Thu, Jul 16 5:26:20 am 5:53:19 am 8:06:53 pm 8:33:52 pm 14h 13m 34s -1m -5s 1:00:06 pm 55.3° 4:51:38 am 9:08:35 pm 4:14:07 am 9:46:05 pm 9h 47m 5s 🌒 (5%)
Fri, Jul 17 5:27:02 am 5:53:58 am 8:06:24 pm 8:33:21 pm 14h 12m 26s -1m -8s 1:00:11 pm 55.1° 4:52:25 am 9:07:57 pm 4:15:03 am 9:45:19 pm 9h 48m 13s 🌒 (11%)
Sat, Jul 18 5:27:44 am 5:54:37 am 8:05:54 pm 8:32:47 pm 14h 11m 17s -1m -9s 1:00:16 pm 54.9° 4:53:13 am 9:07:18 pm 4:16:00 am 9:44:31 pm 9h 49m 23s 🌒 (19%)
Sun, Jul 19 5:28:27 am 5:55:17 am 8:05:22 pm 8:32:12 pm 14h 10m 5s -1m -12s 1:00:20 pm 54.7° 4:54:02 am 9:06:37 pm 4:16:57 am 9:43:42 pm 9h 50m 35s 🌒 (29%)
Mon, Jul 20 5:29:11 am 5:55:57 am 8:04:49 pm 8:31:35 pm 14h 8m 52s -1m -13s 1:00:23 pm 54.6° 4:54:52 am 9:05:54 pm 4:17:55 am 9:42:50 pm 9h 51m 48s 🌒 (38%)
Tue, Jul 21 5:29:55 am 5:56:37 am 8:04:14 pm 8:30:56 pm 14h 7m 37s -1m -15s 1:00:26 pm 54.4° 4:55:42 am 9:05:10 pm 4:18:54 am 9:41:57 pm 9h 53m 4s 🌓 (48%)
Wed, Jul 22 5:30:40 am 5:57:18 am 8:03:38 pm 8:30:16 pm 14h 6m 20s -1m -17s 1:00:28 pm 54.2° 4:56:33 am 9:04:23 pm 4:19:54 am 9:41:02 pm 9h 54m 21s 🌔 (58%)
Thu, Jul 23 5:31:25 am 5:57:59 am 8:03:00 pm 8:29:35 pm 14h 5m 1s -1m -19s 1:00:30 pm 54° 4:57:24 am 9:03:36 pm 4:20:54 am 9:40:05 pm 9h 55m 41s 🌔 (67%)
Fri, Jul 24 5:32:10 am 5:58:41 am 8:02:21 pm 8:28:51 pm 14h 3m 40s -1m -21s 1:00:31 pm 53.7° 4:58:15 am 9:02:46 pm 4:21:55 am 9:39:07 pm 9h 57m 2s 🌔 (76%)
Sat, Jul 25 5:32:56 am 5:59:23 am 8:01:40 pm 8:28:07 pm 14h 2m 17s -1m -23s 1:00:31 pm 53.5° 4:59:07 am 9:01:55 pm 4:22:56 am 9:38:06 pm 9h 58m 25s 🌔 (84%)
Sun, Jul 26 5:33:42 am 6:00:05 am 8:00:57 pm 8:27:20 pm 14h 0m 52s -1m -25s 1:00:31 pm 53.3° 5:00:00 am 9:01:03 pm 4:23:58 am 9:37:05 pm 9h 59m 50s 🌔 (90%)
Mon, Jul 27 5:34:28 am 6:00:47 am 8:00:14 pm 8:26:33 pm 13h 59m 27s -1m -25s 1:00:30 pm 53.1° 5:00:52 am 9:00:08 pm 4:25:00 am 9:36:01 pm 10h 1m 16s 🌔 (95%)
Tue, Jul 28 5:35:15 am 6:01:30 am 7:59:28 pm 8:25:43 pm 13h 57m 58s -1m -29s 1:00:29 pm 52.8° 5:01:45 am 8:59:13 pm 4:26:02 am 9:34:56 pm 10h 2m 45s 🌔 (98%)
Wed, Jul 29 5:36:02 am 6:02:13 am 7:58:42 pm 8:24:53 pm 13h 56m 29s -1m -29s 1:00:27 pm 52.6° 5:02:39 am 8:58:16 pm 4:27:04 am 9:33:50 pm 10h 4m 14s 🌕 (100%)
Thu, Jul 30 5:36:49 am 6:02:56 am 7:57:54 pm 8:24:01 pm 13h 54m 58s -1m -31s 1:00:25 pm 52.4° 5:03:32 am 8:57:17 pm 4:28:07 am 9:32:42 pm 10h 5m 45s 🌖 (100%)
Fri, Jul 31 5:37:36 am 6:03:39 am 7:57:04 pm 8:23:07 pm 13h 53m 25s -1m -33s 1:00:22 pm 52.1° 5:04:26 am 8:56:17 pm 4:29:10 am 9:31:33 pm 10h 7m 18s 🌖 (97%)

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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Santa Monica, CA - 2026

The followin graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Santa Monica, 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 Monica, CA.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSolar noon03:0003:0006:0006:0009:0009:0012:0012:0015:0015:0018:0018:0021:0021:00Longest · Jun 20 · 14h 28mShortest · Dec 21 · 9h 56mToday · Solar noonToday · 14h 20mEarliest sunrise 5:40 am · Jun 11Earliest sunrise5:40 am · Jun 11Latest sunrise 7:11 am · Mar 8Latest sunrise7:11 am · Mar 8Earliest sunset 4:45 pm · Dec 4Earliest sunset4:45 pm · Dec 4Latest sunset 8:10 pm · Jun 29Latest sunset8:10 pm · Jun 29

Daylight   Dawn & dusk (civil twilight)   Night   Solar noon  ·  Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change

Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Santa Monica, CA

In Santa Monica, CA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 11 at 5:40 am, while the latest sunrise is on March 8 at 7:11 am. The earliest sunset is on December 4 at 4:45 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 29 at 8:10 pm.

Santa Monica, CA gets 4h 32m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 28m versus 9h 56m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.

Places near Santa Monica, CA

These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Santa Monica, CA — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:

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