What time is sunset in Beloit today?

Sunset in Beloit is at 6:27 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Beloit?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:00 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:27 AM.

Moonrise in Beloit is at 3:36 AM and moonset is at 5:00 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from Beloit if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 1.0.

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Kp1.0

Solar wind351 km/s

X-rayC1.0

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 42.51°N, 89.03°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:00 AM
Sunset	6:27 PM
Day length	11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight	6:55 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:27 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:00 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 27 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:27 AM

Moonrise	3:36 AM
Moonset	5:00 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.47°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)	9:14 AM	7:12 PM	2:14 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:24 AM	6:41 PM	2:02 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:02 AM	3:44 PM	8:23 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:24 AM	4:24 PM	9:24 AM	Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:24 PM	6:46 AM	12:37 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the S.

Aurora possible

Beloit is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

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