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Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

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4:52:54 pm PDT

Monday, June 23, 2025

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Country: United States
State: California (CA)
Type: Seat of a Second-Order Administrative Division
Lat/Long: 36°58'N / 122°02'W
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Languages: English, Spanish
Also known as: City of the Holy Cross, Newport of California, Newport of the Pacific, Santa Cruz
Location of Santa CruzLocation
°F

Weather

61 °F

Sunny.
69 / 48 °F

Tue 24.68 / 50 °F
Wed 25.69 / 50 °F

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Time Zone

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -7 hours
Daylight Saving Time started on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am

DST ends

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

Sunrise

5:49 am
59° Northeast

Sunset

8:31 pm
301° Northwest

Day length

14 hours, 42 minutes
-7s shorter

Moon 3.2%

Rise – 3:43 am
Set – 7:19 pm

High Tide

High – 10:40 am
High – 8:56 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:43 am
Low – 2:27 pm

More Sun & Moon in Santa Cruz
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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:10 pm
Altitude: 76.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:56 am – 4:40 am
9:40 pm – 10:23 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:40 am – 5:18 am
9:02 pm – 9:40 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:18 am – 5:49 am
8:31 pm – 9:02 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
June 18, 2025
12:19 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
June 25, 2025
3:31 am

Airports

  • San Jose International Airport, SJC
    About 27 mi NNE of Santa Cruz
  • San Francisco International Airport, SFO
    About 48 mi NNW of Santa Cruz
  • Oakland International Airport, OAK
    About 53 mi NNW of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
USA
4:5254pm
Monday, June 23, 2025