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Compton, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 69.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2024 at 8:23:33 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:03 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 1:05 pm 56° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:29 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+2m 7s)
Location of ComptonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Compton

Time:8:23 pm
Altitude:-17.3°
Direction:282° W
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 5m 6s (Mar 18, 2024)

2 minutes, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)

2 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Compton Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:35 am
Astro. Twilight5:35 am – 6:04 am
Nautical Twilight6:04 am – 6:33 am
Civil Twilight6:33 am – 6:58 am
Daylight6:58 am – 7:03 pm
Civil Twilight7:03 pm – 7:28 pm
Nautical Twilight7:28 pm – 7:57 pm
Astro. Twilight7:57 pm – 8:26 pm
Night8:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Compton - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 186:58 am7:03 pm12:05:06+2:071:00 pm (55.6°)92.538
Mar 196:57 am7:04 pm12:07:14+2:071:00 pm (56.0°)92.564
Mar 206:55 am7:05 pm12:09:21+2:071:00 pm (56.4°)92.589
Mar 216:54 am7:05 pm12:11:28+2:0712:59 pm (56.8°)92.615
Mar 226:52 am7:06 pm12:13:35+2:0712:59 pm (57.2°)92.641
Mar 236:51 am7:07 pm12:15:42+2:0712:59 pm (57.6°)92.667
Mar 246:50 am7:08 pm12:17:49+2:0612:58 pm (58.0°)92.693
* All times are local time for Compton. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Compton is at 8:06 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Compton

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Compton - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-3:29 am1:05 pm8:42 pm(82.8°)247,17669.5%
Mar 19-4:14 am2:05 pm9:32 pm(79.9°)249,41778.3%
Mar 20-4:52 am3:05 pm10:19 pm(75.9°)251,01285.8%
Mar 21-5:24 am4:04 pm11:02 pm(71.2°)251,99791.9%
Mar 22-5:52 am5:01 pm11:43 pm(65.8°)252,42896.4%
Mar 23-6:17 am5:57 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:40 am6:52 pm12:23 am(60.1°)252,36899.1%
* All times are local time for Compton. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Compton on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Compton This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:38 amMon 8:23 pmMon 2:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:10 amTue 5:27 pmTue 11:48 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:36 amTue 4:27 pmTue 11:02 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterMon 9:10 amMon 10:39 pmMon 3:54 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:19 amTue 5:37 pmTue 11:58 amDifficult to see
UranusMon 9:25 amMon 11:07 pmMon 4:16 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:58 amTue 6:50 pmTue 12:54 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Compton.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Compton