Current Time: | Apr 2, 2025 at 1:49:00 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:44 am↑ 83° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:20 pm↑ 277° West |
Moonrise Today: | 9:31 am↑ 56° Northeast |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 37 minutes (+2m 7s) |
Today's Sun Position in Santa Barbara
Time: | 1:49 am |
Altitude: | -49.0° |
Direction: | 18° N |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 36m 52s (Apr 2, 2025)
2 minutes, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 1, 2025)
2 hours, 45 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
1 hour, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Santa Barbara today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Barbara Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Santa Barbara today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:18 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:18 am – 5:48 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:48 am – 6:18 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:18 am – 6:44 am |
Daylight | 6:44 am – 7:20 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:20 pm – 7:46 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:46 pm – 8:16 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:16 pm – 8:46 pm |
Night | 8:46 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Santa Barbara - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 2 | 6:44 am | 7:20 pm | 12:36:52 | +2:07 | 1:02 pm (60.9°) | 92.932 |
Apr 3 | 6:42 am | 7:21 pm | 12:39:00 | +2:07 | 1:01 pm (61.2°) | 92.958 |
Apr 4 | 6:41 am | 7:22 pm | 12:41:07 | +2:07 | 1:01 pm (61.6°) | 92.984 |
Apr 5 | 6:39 am | 7:23 pm | 12:43:14 | +2:07 | 1:01 pm (62.0°) | 93.010 |
Apr 6 | 6:38 am | 7:23 pm | 12:45:21 | +2:06 | 1:01 pm (62.4°) | 93.036 |
Apr 7 | 6:37 am | 7:24 pm | 12:47:27 | +2:06 | 1:00 pm (62.8°) | 93.062 |
Apr 8 | 6:35 am | 7:25 pm | 12:49:33 | +2:05 | 1:00 pm (63.1°) | 93.088 |
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 2:01 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 7:42 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 11:19 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 7:03 am |
* All times are local Santa Barbara time. |
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Today's Moon in Santa Barbara
Percent Illuminated: | 21.3% |
Time: | 1:49 am |
Altitude: | -18.6° |
Direction: | 322° NW |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Santa Barbara today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Santa Barbara - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Apr 2 | 9:31 am | - | - | 5:12 pm | (83.4°) | 229,625 | 27.7% | |||
Apr 3 | - | 12:57 am | 10:28 am | 6:14 pm | (84.2°) | 233,109 | 38.8% | |||
- | 2:00 am | 11:31 am | 7:14 pm | (83.0°) | 236,670 | 50.1% | ||||
Apr 5 | - | 2:51 am | 12:37 pm | 8:09 pm | (80.1°) | 240,071 | 61.1% | |||
Apr 6 | - | 3:34 am | 1:42 pm | 9:00 pm | (76.0°) | 243,142 | 71.1% | |||
Apr 7 | - | 4:08 am | 2:45 pm | 9:46 pm | (71.0°) | 245,795 | 80.0% | |||
Apr 8 | - | 4:38 am | 3:45 pm | 10:29 pm | (65.4°) | 247,989 | 87.5% | |||
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Santa Barbara This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Apr 2, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 6:01 am | Wed 6:07 pm | Wed 12:04 pm | Very difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 5:36 am | Wed 6:09 pm | Wed 11:51 am | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Wed 12:45 pm | Thu 3:11 am | Wed 7:58 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 10:05 am | Thu 12:20 am | Wed 5:13 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Wed 6:05 am | Wed 5:48 pm | Wed 11:56 am | Difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 8:47 am | Wed 10:38 pm | Wed 3:42 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 6:16 am | Wed 6:14 pm | Wed 12:15 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara. |
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