Current Local Time in Costa Mesa, California, USA

9:54:20 am PDT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	33°40'N / 117°54'W
Elevation:	21 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

67 °F

Passing clouds.
78 / 59 °F

Sun 22.		75 / 58 °F
Mon 23.		76 / 57 °F

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Time Zone

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

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:53 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

7:04 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 10 minutes
+2m 6s longer

Moon 9.3%

Rise – 8:13 am
Set – 10:28 pm

High Tide

High – 12:03 pm
High – 11:52 pm

Low Tide

Low – 7:21 am
Low – 6:52 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:58 pm
Altitude: 56.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:30 am – 5:59 am
7:58 pm – 8:27 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:59 am – 6:28 am
7:29 pm – 7:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:28 am – 6:53 am
7:04 pm – 7:29 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
6:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
12:17 pm

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Airports

John Wayne Airport, SNA
About 2 mi ENE of Costa Mesa
Los Angeles International Airport, LAX
About 35 mi NW of Costa Mesa
Long Beach Airport, LGB
About 18 mi NW of Costa Mesa
LA/Ontario International Airport, ONT
About 32 mi NNE of Costa Mesa

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9:5420am

Saturday, March 21, 2026