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Santa Barbara, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 21.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Apr 2, 2025 at 1:49:00 am
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)
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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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Barbara Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight5:18 am – 5:48 am
Nautical Twilight5:48 am – 6:18 am
Civil Twilight6:18 am – 6:44 am
Daylight6:44 am – 7:20 pm
Civil Twilight7:20 pm – 7:46 pm
Nautical Twilight7:46 pm – 8:16 pm
Astro. Twilight8:16 pm – 8:46 pm
Night8:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Santa Barbara - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 26:44 am7:20 pm12:36:52+2:071:02 pm (60.9°)92.932
Apr 36:42 am7:21 pm12:39:00+2:071:01 pm (61.2°)92.958
Apr 46:41 am7:22 pm12:41:07+2:071:01 pm (61.6°)92.984
Apr 56:39 am7:23 pm12:43:14+2:071:01 pm (62.0°)93.010
Apr 66:38 am7:23 pm12:45:21+2:061:01 pm (62.4°)93.036
Apr 76:37 am7:24 pm12:47:27+2:061:00 pm (62.8°)93.062
Apr 86:35 am7:25 pm12:49:33+2:051:00 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.

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Today's Moon in Santa Barbara

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Santa Barbara - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 29:31 am--5:12 pm(83.4°)229,62527.7%
Apr 3-12:57 am10:28 am6:14 pm(84.2°)233,10938.8%
Apr 4-2:00 am11:31 am7:14 pm(83.0°)236,67050.1%
Apr 5-2:51 am12:37 pm8:09 pm(80.1°)240,07161.1%
Apr 6-3:34 am1:42 pm9:00 pm(76.0°)243,14271.1%
Apr 7-4:08 am2:45 pm9:46 pm(71.0°)245,79580.0%
Apr 8-4:38 am3:45 pm10:29 pm(65.4°)247,98987.5%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Santa Barbara This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Apr 2, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:01 amWed 6:07 pmWed 12:04 pmVery difficult to see
VenusWed 5:36 amWed 6:09 pmWed 11:51 amFairly good visibility
MarsWed 12:45 pmThu 3:11 amWed 7:58 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 10:05 amThu 12:20 amWed 5:13 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 6:05 amWed 5:48 pmWed 11:56 amDifficult to see
UranusWed 8:47 amWed 10:38 pmWed 3:42 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:16 amWed 6:14 pmWed 12:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara.

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