Santa Barbara, California · 34.42°N 119.70°W · 92 mi NW of El Segundo

The Santa Barbara almanac

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 — sunrise at 6:38 AM, sunset at 7:14 PM, 12h 36m of daylight, and a new moon overhead.

The coast runs east–west here. The sun sets over the ocean to the west-southwest, and the islands sit on the horizon.

Daylight

Length
12h 36m
vs yesterday
−2m 06s
Longest 2026
Jun 21
Shortest 2026
Dec 21

Daylight detail

Moon

Phase
🌑 new moon
Illuminated
2%
Next full
Sep 25
Next new
Sep 10

Moon detail

Tide

We do not name a tide gauge for Santa Barbara — guessing the nearest station would produce confidently wrong water. Find the right one at NOAA's California station map.

The next seven days

Date Sunrise Sunset Daylight Moon
Wed Sep 9 6:38 AM 7:14 PM 12h 36m 🌑 2%
Thu Sep 10 6:38 AM 7:12 PM 12h 34m 🌑 0%
Fri Sep 11 6:39 AM 7:11 PM 12h 32m 🌑 0%
Sat Sep 12 6:40 AM 7:09 PM 12h 30m 🌑 3%
Sun Sep 13 6:40 AM 7:08 PM 12h 28m 🌒 8%
Mon Sep 14 6:41 AM 7:07 PM 12h 25m 🌒 14%
Tue Sep 15 6:42 AM 7:05 PM 12h 23m 🌒 23%

Sun and moon are computed here from the NOAA solar formulas and the standard synodic model, so this page is as correct months from now as it was the day it built. Tide is never computed — it comes live from NOAA or it is absent. Machine-readable version · All places