What time is sunset in Alief today?

Sunset in Alief is at 7:00 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Alief?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:19 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:00 AM.

Moonrise in Alief is at 4:17 AM and moonset is at 5:18 PM local time.

Alief 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 · 29.71°N, 95.60°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:19 AM
Sunset	7:00 PM
Day length	11 h 41 min
End of civil twilight	7:24 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:52 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:19 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 19 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:00 AM

Moonrise	4:17 AM
Moonset	5:18 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.79°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:17 AM	8:02 PM	2:40 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:18 AM	7:39 PM	2:29 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:59 AM	3:40 PM	8:50 AM	Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:13 AM	4:28 PM	9:50 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:53 PM	7:09 AM	1:03 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 62° toward the S.

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