Santa Cruz
Sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Santa Cruz, in local time. At 14.3° N, the day lasts from 11 h 17 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 58 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:46, sunset at 17:30.
Day length 11 h 44 min, 44 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:38, with the Sun 65° above the horizon.
Times are Santa Cruz time (GMT+8).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:34 | 18:42 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:59 | 18:17 |
| Civil twilight | 05:24 | 17:52 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:46 | 17:30 |
| Golden hour | 05:46–06:15 | 17:01–17:30 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Santa Cruz
- Longest day: June 21, 12 h 58 min, from sunrise at 05:26 to sunset at 18:25.
- Shortest day: December 22, 11 h 17 min, from sunrise at 06:14 to sunset at 17:31.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:23 | 17:48 | 11 h 25 min |
| February 21 | 06:15 | 18:00 | 11 h 45 min |
| March 21 | 05:58 | 18:05 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 05:37 | 18:08 | 12 h 31 min |
| May 21 | 05:25 | 18:16 | 12 h 50 min |
| June 21 | 05:26 | 18:25 | 12 h 58 min |
| July 21 | 05:35 | 18:26 | 12 h 51 min |
| August 21 | 05:41 | 18:13 | 12 h 32 min |
| September 21 | 05:43 | 17:51 | 12 h 08 min |
| October 21 | 05:46 | 17:31 | 11 h 45 min |
| November 21 | 05:57 | 17:22 | 11 h 25 min |
| December 21 | 06:13 | 17:30 | 11 h 17 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 14.3° N, 121.4° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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