Current Local Time in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA

2:49:21 pm PDT

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	33°38'N / 117°36'W
Elevation:	282 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

68 °F

Passing clouds.
73 / 53 °F

Mon 27.		76 / 54 °F
Tue 28.		90 / 61 °F

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Time Zone

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -7 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:04 am
↑ 105° East

Sunset

6:03 pm
↑ 255° West

Day length

10 hours, 59 minutes
-1m 54s shorter

Moon 24.2%

Rise – 11:58 am
Set – 9:29 pm

High Tide

High – 1:13 am
High – 11:09 am

Low Tide

Low – 4:22 am
Low – 7:31 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:34 pm
Altitude: 43.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:40 am – 6:09 am
6:58 pm – 7:27 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:09 am – 6:39 am
6:29 pm – 6:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:39 am – 7:04 am
6:03 pm – 6:29 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
October 21, 2025
5:25 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
October 29, 2025
9:20 am

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Airports

John Wayne Airport, SNA
About 15 mi W of Rancho Santa Margarita
Los Angeles International Airport, LAX
About 51 mi WNW of Rancho Santa Margarita
LA/Ontario International Airport, ONT
About 29 mi N of Rancho Santa Margarita

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Sunday, October 26, 2025