What time is sunset in Atlanta today?

Sunset in Atlanta is at 7:13 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Atlanta?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:36 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:14 AM.

Moonrise in Atlanta is at 4:27 AM and moonset is at 5:35 PM local time.

Atlanta 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 · 33.75°N, 84.39°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:36 AM
Sunset	7:13 PM
Day length	11 h 37 min
End of civil twilight	7:38 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:07 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:36 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 23 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:14 AM

Moonrise	4:27 AM
Moonset	5:35 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.36°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:38 AM	8:11 PM	2:55 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:42 AM	7:45 PM	2:44 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:06 AM	4:03 PM	9:05 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:22 AM	4:49 PM	10:05 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:08 PM	7:25 AM	1:19 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S.

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