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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Santa Barbara, CA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 34.42°N, 119.70°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:58 AM |
| Sunset | 6:34 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 36 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:59 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:28 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:57 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 24 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 38 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:35 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:54 AM |
| Moonset | 4:59 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.19°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:01 AM | 7:31 PM | 2:16 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:05 AM | 7:05 PM | 2:05 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:25 AM | 3:26 PM | 8:26 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:42 AM | 4:11 PM | 9:26 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:28 PM | 6:46 AM | 12:39 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Santa Barbara is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Goleta12 km away
- Isla Vista15 km away
- Ventura40 km away
- Oxnard54 km away
- Port Hueneme55 km away
- Santa Paula59 km away
- Camarillo65 km away
- Fillmore72 km away
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