Daylight
7:26 am – 6:16 pm
10 hours, 50 minutes
| Current Time: | Oct 26, 2025 at 1:54:46 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | 199.60° SSW↑ |
| Sun Altitude: | 38.16° |
| Sun Distance: | 92.397 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2025 7:03 am (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:26 am↑ 105° East |
| Sunset Today: | 6:16 pm↑ 255° West |
2021 Sun Graph for Santa Cruz
March 2021 — Sun in Santa Cruz
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| 2021 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:38 am ↑ (99°) | 6:02 pm ↑ (262°) | 11:24:18 | +2:19 | 5:12 am | 7:28 pm | 5:42 am | 6:58 pm | 6:12 am | 6:28 pm | 12:20 pm (45.8°) | 92.116 |
| 2 | 6:37 am ↑ (98°) | 6:03 pm ↑ (262°) | 11:26:38 | +2:19 | 5:10 am | 7:29 pm | 5:41 am | 6:59 pm | 6:11 am | 6:29 pm | 12:20 pm (46.2°) | 92.139 |
| 3 | 6:35 am ↑ (98°) | 6:04 pm ↑ (263°) | 11:28:58 | +2:20 | 5:09 am | 7:30 pm | 5:39 am | 7:00 pm | 6:09 am | 6:30 pm | 12:19 pm (46.6°) | 92.163 |
| 4 | 6:34 am ↑ (97°) | 6:05 pm ↑ (263°) | 11:31:19 | +2:20 | 5:08 am | 7:31 pm | 5:38 am | 7:01 pm | 6:08 am | 6:31 pm | 12:19 pm (46.9°) | 92.186 |
| 5 | 6:32 am ↑ (97°) | 6:06 pm ↑ (264°) | 11:33:40 | +2:20 | 5:06 am | 7:32 pm | 5:36 am | 7:02 pm | 6:06 am | 6:32 pm | 12:19 pm (47.3°) | 92.211 |
| 6 | 6:31 am ↑ (96°) | 6:07 pm ↑ (264°) | 11:36:01 | +2:21 | 5:05 am | 7:33 pm | 5:35 am | 7:03 pm | 6:05 am | 6:33 pm | 12:19 pm (47.7°) | 92.235 |
| 7 | 6:30 am ↑ (96°) | 6:08 pm ↑ (265°) | 11:38:22 | +2:21 | 5:04 am | 7:34 pm | 5:34 am | 7:04 pm | 6:04 am | 6:34 pm | 12:18 pm (48.1°) | 92.260 |
| 8 | 6:28 am ↑ (95°) | 6:09 pm ↑ (265°) | 11:40:44 | +2:21 | 5:02 am | 7:35 pm | 5:32 am | 7:05 pm | 6:02 am | 6:35 pm | 12:18 pm (48.5°) | 92.284 |
| 9 | 6:27 am ↑ (95°) | 6:10 pm ↑ (266°) | 11:43:06 | +2:21 | 5:01 am | 7:36 pm | 5:31 am | 7:06 pm | 6:01 am | 6:36 pm | 12:18 pm (48.9°) | 92.309 |
| 10 | 6:25 am ↑ (94°) | 6:11 pm ↑ (266°) | 11:45:28 | +2:22 | 4:59 am | 7:37 pm | 5:29 am | 7:07 pm | 5:59 am | 6:37 pm | 12:18 pm (49.3°) | 92.334 |
| 11 | 6:24 am ↑ (94°) | 6:12 pm ↑ (267°) | 11:47:50 | +2:22 | 4:58 am | 7:38 pm | 5:28 am | 7:08 pm | 5:58 am | 6:38 pm | 12:17 pm (49.7°) | 92.359 |
| 12 | 6:22 am ↑ (93°) | 6:13 pm ↑ (267°) | 11:50:12 | +2:22 | 4:56 am | 7:39 pm | 5:26 am | 7:09 pm | 5:57 am | 6:38 pm | 12:17 pm (50.1°) | 92.384 |
| 13 | 6:21 am ↑ (93°) | 6:13 pm ↑ (268°) | 11:52:35 | +2:22 | 4:55 am | 7:40 pm | 5:25 am | 7:10 pm | 5:55 am | 6:39 pm | 12:17 pm (50.5°) | 92.409 |
| Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 7:19 am ↑ (92°) | 7:14 pm ↑ (268°) | 11:54:57 | +2:22 | 5:53 am | 8:41 pm | 6:24 am | 8:10 pm | 6:54 am | 7:40 pm | 1:17 pm (50.8°) | 92.435 |
| 15 | 7:18 am ↑ (92°) | 7:15 pm ↑ (268°) | 11:57:20 | +2:22 | 5:52 am | 8:42 pm | 6:22 am | 8:11 pm | 6:52 am | 7:41 pm | 1:16 pm (51.2°) | 92.460 |
| 16 | 7:17 am ↑ (91°) | 7:16 pm ↑ (269°) | 11:59:43 | +2:22 | 5:50 am | 8:43 pm | 6:21 am | 8:12 pm | 6:51 am | 7:42 pm | 1:16 pm (51.6°) | 92.485 |
| 17 | 7:15 am ↑ (91°) | 7:17 pm ↑ (269°) | 12:02:05 | +2:22 | 5:49 am | 8:44 pm | 6:19 am | 8:13 pm | 6:49 am | 7:43 pm | 1:16 pm (52.0°) | 92.510 |
| 18 | 7:14 am ↑ (90°) | 7:18 pm ↑ (270°) | 12:04:28 | +2:22 | 5:47 am | 8:45 pm | 6:18 am | 8:14 pm | 6:48 am | 7:44 pm | 1:15 pm (52.4°) | 92.536 |
| 19 | 7:12 am ↑ (90°) | 7:19 pm ↑ (270°) | 12:06:51 | +2:22 | 5:45 am | 8:46 pm | 6:16 am | 8:15 pm | 6:46 am | 7:45 pm | 1:15 pm (52.8°) | 92.561 |
| 20 | 7:11 am ↑ (89°) | 7:20 pm ↑ (271°) | 12:09:13 | +2:22 | 5:44 am | 8:47 pm | 6:14 am | 8:16 pm | 6:45 am | 7:46 pm | 1:15 pm (53.2°) | 92.586 |
| 21 | 7:09 am ↑ (89°) | 7:21 pm ↑ (271°) | 12:11:36 | +2:22 | 5:42 am | 8:48 pm | 6:13 am | 8:17 pm | 6:43 am | 7:47 pm | 1:15 pm (53.6°) | 92.612 |
| 22 | 7:08 am ↑ (88°) | 7:22 pm ↑ (272°) | 12:13:58 | +2:22 | 5:41 am | 8:49 pm | 6:11 am | 8:18 pm | 6:42 am | 7:48 pm | 1:14 pm (54.0°) | 92.638 |
| 23 | 7:06 am ↑ (88°) | 7:22 pm ↑ (272°) | 12:16:21 | +2:22 | 5:39 am | 8:50 pm | 6:10 am | 8:19 pm | 6:40 am | 7:48 pm | 1:14 pm (54.4°) | 92.663 |
| 24 | 7:05 am ↑ (87°) | 7:23 pm ↑ (273°) | 12:18:43 | +2:22 | 5:37 am | 8:51 pm | 6:08 am | 8:20 pm | 6:39 am | 7:49 pm | 1:14 pm (54.8°) | 92.689 |
| 25 | 7:03 am ↑ (87°) | 7:24 pm ↑ (273°) | 12:21:05 | +2:22 | 5:36 am | 8:52 pm | 6:07 am | 8:21 pm | 6:37 am | 7:50 pm | 1:13 pm (55.2°) | 92.715 |
| 26 | 7:02 am ↑ (86°) | 7:25 pm ↑ (274°) | 12:23:27 | +2:22 | 5:34 am | 8:53 pm | 6:05 am | 8:22 pm | 6:36 am | 7:51 pm | 1:13 pm (55.6°) | 92.742 |
| 27 | 7:00 am ↑ (86°) | 7:26 pm ↑ (274°) | 12:25:49 | +2:21 | 5:33 am | 8:54 pm | 6:04 am | 8:23 pm | 6:34 am | 7:52 pm | 1:13 pm (56.0°) | 92.768 |
| 28 | 6:59 am ↑ (85°) | 7:27 pm ↑ (275°) | 12:28:11 | +2:21 | 5:31 am | 8:55 pm | 6:02 am | 8:24 pm | 6:33 am | 7:53 pm | 1:12 pm (56.4°) | 92.795 |
| 29 | 6:57 am ↑ (85°) | 7:28 pm ↑ (275°) | 12:30:32 | +2:21 | 5:29 am | 8:56 pm | 6:01 am | 8:25 pm | 6:31 am | 7:54 pm | 1:12 pm (56.8°) | 92.821 |
| 30 | 6:56 am ↑ (84°) | 7:29 pm ↑ (276°) | 12:32:54 | +2:21 | 5:28 am | 8:57 pm | 5:59 am | 8:26 pm | 6:30 am | 7:55 pm | 1:12 pm (57.1°) | 92.848 |
| 31 | 6:54 am ↑ (84°) | 7:30 pm ↑ (276°) | 12:35:15 | +2:21 | 5:26 am | 8:58 pm | 5:57 am | 8:27 pm | 6:28 am | 7:56 pm | 1:12 pm (57.5°) | 92.875 |
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.
The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Santa Cruz is at 2:37 am on Saturday, March 20, 2021.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
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