Daylight
7:17 am – 5:21 pm
10 hours, 4 minutes
| Current Time: | Jan 21, 2026 at 8:47:33 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 129° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 14.5° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.484 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2026 7:46 am (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:17 am↑ 114° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:21 pm↑ 246° West |
2026 Sun Graph for Santa Cruz
January 2026 — Sun in Santa Cruz
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| 2026 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:21 am ↑ (119°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:05 | +0:36 | 5:48 am | 6:35 pm | 6:20 am | 6:03 pm | 6:52 am | 5:31 pm | 12:11 pm (30.1°) | 91.405 |
| 2 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:45 | +0:40 | 5:48 am | 6:35 pm | 6:20 am | 6:04 pm | 6:52 am | 5:32 pm | 12:12 pm (30.2°) | 91.404 |
| 3 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:28 | +0:43 | 5:48 am | 6:36 pm | 6:20 am | 6:05 pm | 6:52 am | 5:32 pm | 12:12 pm (30.3°) | 91.404 |
| 4 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:04 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:43:15 | +0:46 | 5:49 am | 6:37 pm | 6:20 am | 6:06 pm | 6:52 am | 5:33 pm | 12:13 pm (30.4°) | 91.404 |
| 5 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:05 | +0:49 | 5:49 am | 6:38 pm | 6:20 am | 6:06 pm | 6:52 am | 5:34 pm | 12:13 pm (30.5°) | 91.405 |
| 6 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:44:57 | +0:52 | 5:49 am | 6:39 pm | 6:20 am | 6:07 pm | 6:52 am | 5:35 pm | 12:14 pm (30.6°) | 91.407 |
| 7 | 7:21 am ↑ (118°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:45:53 | +0:55 | 5:49 am | 6:39 pm | 6:20 am | 6:08 pm | 6:52 am | 5:36 pm | 12:14 pm (30.8°) | 91.409 |
| 8 | 7:21 am ↑ (117°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:46:52 | +0:58 | 5:49 am | 6:40 pm | 6:20 am | 6:09 pm | 6:52 am | 5:37 pm | 12:14 pm (30.9°) | 91.411 |
| 9 | 7:21 am ↑ (117°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:47:54 | +1:01 | 5:49 am | 6:41 pm | 6:20 am | 6:10 pm | 6:52 am | 5:37 pm | 12:15 pm (31.1°) | 91.415 |
| 10 | 7:21 am ↑ (117°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:48:59 | +1:04 | 5:49 am | 6:42 pm | 6:20 am | 6:10 pm | 6:52 am | 5:38 pm | 12:15 pm (31.2°) | 91.418 |
| 11 | 7:21 am ↑ (117°) | 5:11 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:50:07 | +1:07 | 5:49 am | 6:43 pm | 6:20 am | 6:11 pm | 6:52 am | 5:39 pm | 12:16 pm (31.4°) | 91.423 |
| 12 | 7:20 am ↑ (117°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:51:18 | +1:10 | 5:49 am | 6:44 pm | 6:20 am | 6:12 pm | 6:52 am | 5:40 pm | 12:16 pm (31.5°) | 91.427 |
| 13 | 7:20 am ↑ (116°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (244°) | 9:52:31 | +1:13 | 5:49 am | 6:44 pm | 6:20 am | 6:13 pm | 6:52 am | 5:41 pm | 12:16 pm (31.7°) | 91.432 |
| 14 | 7:20 am ↑ (116°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (244°) | 9:53:47 | +1:16 | 5:49 am | 6:45 pm | 6:20 am | 6:14 pm | 6:52 am | 5:42 pm | 12:17 pm (31.9°) | 91.438 |
| 15 | 7:20 am ↑ (116°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (244°) | 9:55:06 | +1:18 | 5:48 am | 6:46 pm | 6:20 am | 6:15 pm | 6:51 am | 5:43 pm | 12:17 pm (32.1°) | 91.443 |
| 16 | 7:19 am ↑ (116°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (244°) | 9:56:27 | +1:21 | 5:48 am | 6:47 pm | 6:19 am | 6:16 pm | 6:51 am | 5:44 pm | 12:17 pm (32.2°) | 91.450 |
| 17 | 7:19 am ↑ (116°) | 5:17 pm ↑ (245°) | 9:57:51 | +1:23 | 5:48 am | 6:48 pm | 6:19 am | 6:17 pm | 6:51 am | 5:45 pm | 12:18 pm (32.4°) | 91.456 |
| 18 | 7:19 am ↑ (115°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (245°) | 9:59:17 | +1:26 | 5:48 am | 6:49 pm | 6:19 am | 6:18 pm | 6:50 am | 5:46 pm | 12:18 pm (32.6°) | 91.463 |
| 19 | 7:18 am ↑ (115°) | 5:19 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:00:46 | +1:28 | 5:47 am | 6:50 pm | 6:18 am | 6:19 pm | 6:50 am | 5:47 pm | 12:18 pm (32.9°) | 91.470 |
| 20 | 7:18 am ↑ (115°) | 5:20 pm ↑ (245°) | 10:02:17 | +1:31 | 5:47 am | 6:51 pm | 6:18 am | 6:20 pm | 6:50 am | 5:48 pm | 12:19 pm (33.1°) | 91.478 |
| 21 | 7:17 am ↑ (114°) | 5:21 pm ↑ (246°) | 10:03:50 | +1:33 | 5:47 am | 6:52 pm | 6:18 am | 6:21 pm | 6:49 am | 5:49 pm | 12:19 pm (33.3°) | 91.486 |
| 22 | 7:17 am ↑ (114°) | 5:22 pm ↑ (246°) | 10:05:26 | +1:35 | 5:46 am | 6:52 pm | 6:17 am | 6:22 pm | 6:49 am | 5:50 pm | 12:19 pm (33.5°) | 91.494 |
| 23 | 7:16 am ↑ (114°) | 5:23 pm ↑ (246°) | 10:07:04 | +1:37 | 5:46 am | 6:53 pm | 6:17 am | 6:23 pm | 6:48 am | 5:51 pm | 12:20 pm (33.8°) | 91.502 |
| 24 | 7:16 am ↑ (113°) | 5:24 pm ↑ (247°) | 10:08:43 | +1:39 | 5:46 am | 6:54 pm | 6:16 am | 6:24 pm | 6:48 am | 5:52 pm | 12:20 pm (34.0°) | 91.511 |
| 25 | 7:15 am ↑ (113°) | 5:25 pm ↑ (247°) | 10:10:25 | +1:41 | 5:45 am | 6:55 pm | 6:16 am | 6:24 pm | 6:47 am | 5:53 pm | 12:20 pm (34.3°) | 91.521 |
| 26 | 7:14 am ↑ (113°) | 5:26 pm ↑ (247°) | 10:12:09 | +1:43 | 5:45 am | 6:56 pm | 6:15 am | 6:25 pm | 6:47 am | 5:54 pm | 12:20 pm (34.5°) | 91.531 |
| 27 | 7:14 am ↑ (113°) | 5:28 pm ↑ (248°) | 10:13:54 | +1:45 | 5:44 am | 6:57 pm | 6:15 am | 6:26 pm | 6:46 am | 5:55 pm | 12:20 pm (34.8°) | 91.541 |
| 28 | 7:13 am ↑ (112°) | 5:29 pm ↑ (248°) | 10:15:42 | +1:47 | 5:43 am | 6:58 pm | 6:14 am | 6:27 pm | 6:45 am | 5:56 pm | 12:21 pm (35.0°) | 91.552 |
| 29 | 7:12 am ↑ (112°) | 5:30 pm ↑ (248°) | 10:17:31 | +1:49 | 5:43 am | 6:59 pm | 6:14 am | 6:28 pm | 6:45 am | 5:57 pm | 12:21 pm (35.3°) | 91.563 |
| 30 | 7:11 am ↑ (111°) | 5:31 pm ↑ (249°) | 10:19:22 | +1:50 | 5:42 am | 7:00 pm | 6:13 am | 6:29 pm | 6:44 am | 5:58 pm | 12:21 pm (35.6°) | 91.575 |
| 31 | 7:11 am ↑ (111°) | 5:32 pm ↑ (249°) | 10:21:14 | +1:52 | 5:42 am | 7:01 pm | 6:12 am | 6:30 pm | 6:43 am | 5:59 pm | 12:21 pm (35.9°) | 91.587 |
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
Perihelion was on January 3, 2026 at 9:15 am in Santa Cruz. The Earth was closest to the Sun at this time.
The latest sunrise is on January 5 or January 6.
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