Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

4:33:26 am PDT

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	36°58'N / 122°01'W
Elevation:	14 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

54 °F

Overcast.
63 / 52 °F

Wed 7.		63 / 51 °F
Thu 8.		70 / 49 °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

6:08 am
↑ 68° East

Sunset

8:01 pm
↑ 292° Northwest

Day length

13 hours, 54 minutes
+1m 54s longer

Moon 68.8%

Set – 3:20 am
Rise – 2:45 pm

High Tide

High – 6:39 am
High – 8:06 pm

Low Tide

Low – 1:17 am
Low – 1:12 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:04 pm
Altitude: 69.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:28 am – 5:05 am
9:04 pm – 9:41 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:05 am – 5:39 am
8:30 pm – 9:04 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:39 am – 6:08 am
8:01 pm – 8:30 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

First Quarter
May 4, 2025
6:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 12, 2025
9:55 am

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Airports

San Jose International Airport, SJC
About 28 mi N of Santa Cruz
San Francisco International Airport, SFO
About 49 mi NNW of Santa Cruz
Oakland International Airport, OAK
About 53 mi NNW of Santa Cruz

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025