What time is sunset in Abilene today?

Sunset in Abilene is at 7:15 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Abilene?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:37 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:16 AM.

Moonrise in Abilene is at 4:32 AM and moonset is at 5:37 PM local time.

Abilene 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/Chicago · 32.45°N, 99.73°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:37 AM
Sunset	7:15 PM
Day length	11 h 39 min
End of civil twilight	7:40 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:08 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:37 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 22 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:16 AM

Moonrise	4:32 AM
Moonset	5:37 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.45°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)	9:38 AM	8:14 PM	2:56 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:40 AM	7:50 PM	2:45 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:10 AM	4:02 PM	9:06 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:25 AM	4:48 PM	10:07 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:09 PM	7:26 AM	1:20 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S.

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