Santa Monica, California · 34.02°N 118.49°W · 10 mi N of El Segundo

The Santa Monica almanac

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 — sunrise at 6:33 AM, sunset at 7:08 PM, 12h 36m of daylight, and a new moon overhead.

The bay turns here, so the coastline faces southwest and the sun sets down the length of it. The pier gauge is the reference station for this stretch.

Daylight

Length
12h 36m
vs yesterday
−2m 04s
Longest 2026
Jun 21
Shortest 2026
Dec 21

Moon

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

Tide

Live from NOAA station 9410840 — Santa Monica, the nearest gauge to Santa Monica. PointCast does not compute tide.

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Station 9410840 at NOAA

The next seven days

Date Sunrise Sunset Daylight Moon
Wed Sep 9 6:33 AM 7:08 PM 12h 36m 🌑 2%
Thu Sep 10 6:34 AM 7:07 PM 12h 34m 🌑 0%
Fri Sep 11 6:34 AM 7:06 PM 12h 31m 🌑 0%
Sat Sep 12 6:35 AM 7:04 PM 12h 29m 🌑 3%
Sun Sep 13 6:36 AM 7:03 PM 12h 27m 🌒 8%
Mon Sep 14 6:36 AM 7:02 PM 12h 25m 🌒 14%
Tue Sep 15 6:37 AM 7:00 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