What time is sunset in Aiken today?

Sunset in Aiken is at 7:03 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Aiken?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:25 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:03 AM.

Moonrise in Aiken is at 4:16 AM and moonset is at 5:24 PM local time.

Aiken 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/New_York · 33.56°N, 81.72°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:25 AM
Sunset	7:03 PM
Day length	11 h 38 min
End of civil twilight	7:28 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:56 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:25 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 23 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:03 AM

Moonrise	4:16 AM
Moonset	5:24 PM
Illumination	8.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	6.75°N, 171.77°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:06 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:27 AM	8:00 PM	2:44 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:31 AM	7:35 PM	2:33 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:56 AM	3:52 PM	8:54 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:11 AM	4:38 PM	9:55 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:57 PM	7:15 AM	1:08 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S.

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