What time is sunset in Goleta today?

Sunset in Goleta is at 6:34 PM local time (America/Los_Angeles) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Goleta?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:58 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:35 AM.

Moonrise in Goleta is at 3:54 AM and moonset is at 5:00 PM local time.

Goleta is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 34.44°N, 119.83°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:58 AM
Sunset	6:34 PM
Day length	11 h 36 min
End of civil twilight	7:00 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:29 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:58 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

Moonrise	3:54 AM
Moonset	5:00 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.59°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:02 AM	7:31 PM	2:17 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)	1:26 AM	3:27 PM	8:26 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:42 AM	4:12 PM	9:27 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:29 PM	6:47 AM	12:40 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Goleta is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.