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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in San Luis Obispo, CA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 35.28°N, 120.66°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:02 AM |
| Sunset | 6:37 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 35 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:03 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:32 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:02 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 37 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:38 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:57 AM |
| Moonset | 5:04 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.20°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:42 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:07 AM | 7:33 PM | 2:20 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:10 AM | 7:07 PM | 2:08 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:27 AM | 3:32 PM | 8:30 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:44 AM | 4:16 PM | 9:30 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:32 PM | 6:50 AM | 12:43 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. San Luis Obispo is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Arroyo Grande19 km away
- Atascadero23 km away
- Nipomo31 km away
- Paso Robles38 km away
- Santa Maria42 km away
- Orcutt51 km away
- Lompoc74 km away
- Coalinga99 km away
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