Sunset & Sunrise Today in Compton, California

In Compton, California, the sun rises at 6:57 AM and sets at 6:19 PM today, Wednesday, October 14, 2026, for a total of 11h 22m of daylight. Local solar noon in Compton falls at 12:38 PM.

Sitting at 33.90° latitude puts Compton in the lower mid-latitudes — daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 2 seconds. This is autumn in Compton, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Compton runs from about 5:46 PM to 6:35 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:35 PM to 6:45 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Compton is at 6:18 PM and sunrise at 6:58 AM — about 2m 2s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Compton drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Compton, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Compton ranges from as early as 4:43 PM (around November 29) to as late as 8:07 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 24m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 53m.