Current Local Time in Santa Cruz, California, USA

6:51:30 am PST

Saturday, December 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

39 °F

Fog.
64 / 45 °F

Sun 7.		66 / 44 °F
Mon 8.		65 / 44 °F

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Time Zone

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

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:07 am
↑ 118° Southeast

Sunset

4:51 pm
↑ 242° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 44 minutes
-51s shorter

Moon 95.8%

Set – 9:20 am
Rise – 6:44 pm

High Tide

High – 12:00 midnight
High – 10:08 am

Low Tide

Low – 3:51 am
Low – 5:45 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:59 am
Altitude: 30.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:34 am – 6:06 am
5:52 pm – 6:23 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:06 am – 6:38 am
5:19 pm – 5:52 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:38 am – 7:07 am
4:51 pm – 5:19 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 4, 2025
3:14 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
12:51 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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Saturday, December 6, 2025