| Current Time: | Aug 20, 2025 at 3:06:49 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 6:19 am↑ 75° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:34 pm↑ 285° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 3:23 am↑ 58° Northeast |
| Moonset Today: | 6:20 pm↑ 299° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 15 minutes (-1m 54s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Santa Monica Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:49 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:49 am – 5:22 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:53 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:53 am – 6:19 am |
| Daylight | 6:19 am – 7:34 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:34 pm – 8:00 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:00 pm – 8:31 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:31 pm – 9:03 pm |
| Night | 9:03 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Santa Monica
Moon in Santa Monica - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 20 | 3:23 am | 6:20 pm | - | 10:56 am | (80.6°) | 235,128 | 7.3% | |||
| Aug 21 | 4:32 am | 6:58 pm | - | 11:50 am | (76.3°) | 237,177 | 2.5% | |||
 Aug 22 | 5:39 am | 7:29 pm | - | 12:39 pm | (71.0°) | 239,479 | 0.2% | |||
| Aug 23 | 6:43 am | 7:56 pm | - | 1:24 pm | (65.0°) | 241,938 | 0.4% | |||
| Aug 24 | 7:44 am | 8:22 pm | - | 2:07 pm | (58.8°) | 244,426 | 2.8% | |||
| Aug 25 | 8:42 am | 8:46 pm | - | 2:48 pm | (52.6°) | 246,774 | 7.2% | |||
| Aug 26 | 9:40 am | 9:10 pm | - | 3:29 pm | (46.6°) | 248,802 | 13.3% | |||
| * All times are local time for Santa Monica. 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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