What time is sunset in Arica today?

Sunset in Arica is at 7:40 PM local time (America/Santiago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Arica?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:53 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:03 AM.

Moonrise in Arica is at 5:10 AM and moonset is at 5:09 PM local time.

Arica 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/Santiago · 18.48°S, 70.30°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:18 AM
Sunset	7:40 PM
Day length	12 h 22 min
End of civil twilight	8:02 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:27 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:53 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 37 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 10 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:03 AM

Moonrise	5:10 AM
Moonset	5:09 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.43°N, 133.30°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:33 AM	9:25 PM	2:59 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:16 AM	9:19 PM	2:48 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	3:34 AM	2:43 PM	9:08 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	4:28 AM	3:50 PM	10:09 AM	Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:19 PM	7:21 AM	1:22 AM	Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 70° toward the N.

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