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Costa Mesa, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 95.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 2:01:59 am
Sunrise Today: 5:46 am 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 7:50 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:24 pm 112° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:24 am 251° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 4 minutes (+1m 16s)
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Today's Sun Position in Costa Mesa

Time:2:01 am
Altitude:-33.2°
Direction:21° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 3m 34s (May 21, 2024)

1 minute, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

4 hours, 8 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

19 minutes, 52 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Costa Mesa Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:08 am
Astro. Twilight4:08 am – 4:44 am
Nautical Twilight4:44 am – 5:18 am
Civil Twilight5:18 am – 5:46 am
Daylight5:46 am – 7:50 pm
Civil Twilight7:50 pm – 8:18 pm
Nautical Twilight8:18 pm – 8:52 pm
Astro. Twilight8:52 pm – 9:28 pm
Night9:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Costa Mesa - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 215:46 am7:50 pm14:03:34+1:1612:48 pm (76.7°)94.092
May 225:46 am7:50 pm14:04:49+1:1412:48 pm (76.9°)94.109
May 235:45 am7:51 pm14:06:01+1:1212:48 pm (77.1°)94.127
May 245:45 am7:52 pm14:07:11+1:1012:48 pm (77.3°)94.144
May 255:44 am7:52 pm14:08:19+1:0712:48 pm (77.5°)94.161
May 265:44 am7:53 pm14:09:24+1:0512:48 pm (77.7°)94.177
May 275:43 am7:54 pm14:10:28+1:0312:48 pm (77.8°)94.194
* All times are local time for Costa Mesa. 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 Costa Mesa

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Costa Mesa - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-4:24 am6:24 pm11:42 pm(36.3°)245,61498.2%
May 22-4:55 am7:27 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-5:31 am8:31 pm12:31 am(32.0°)243,33199.8%
May 24-6:15 am9:35 pm1:25 am(28.9°)241,00799.2%
May 25-7:08 am10:34 pm2:22 am(27.3°)238,75196.2%
May 26-8:09 am11:27 pm3:21 am(27.4°)236,64390.9%
May 27-9:16 am-4:19 am(29.4°)234,72583.4%
* All times are local time for Costa Mesa. 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 Costa Mesa This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:44 amTue 5:54 pmTue 11:19 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:37 amTue 7:29 pmTue 12:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:37 amTue 4:10 pmTue 9:53 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 5:43 amTue 7:35 pmTue 12:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:27 amTue 1:56 pmTue 8:11 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 5:23 amTue 7:10 pmTue 12:17 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:54 amTue 2:50 pmTue 8:52 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Costa Mesa.

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