Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

6:36:36 am PST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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

°F

Weather

45 °F

Clear.
62 / 51 °F

Thu 22.		62 / 48 °F
Fri 23.		59 / 46 °F

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Time Zone

PST (Pacific Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -8 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:17 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

5:21 pm
↑ 246° West

Day length

10 hours, 4 minutes
+1m 33s longer

Moon 7.9%

Rise – 9:04 am
Set – 8:32 pm

High Tide

High – 12:29 am
High – 11:10 am

Low Tide

Low – 5:12 am
Low – 6:14 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:19 pm
Altitude: 33.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:47 am – 6:18 am
6:21 pm – 6:52 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:18 am – 6:49 am
5:49 pm – 6:21 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:49 am – 7:17 am
5:21 pm – 5:49 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
11:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
8:47 pm

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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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6:3636am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026