What time is sunset in Cancun today?

Sunset in Cancun is at 6:29 PM local time (America/Cancun) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Cancun?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:43 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:26 AM.

Moonrise in Cancun is at 3:49 AM and moonset is at 4:37 PM local time.

Cancun 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/Cancun · 21.17°N, 86.85°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:40 AM
Sunset	6:29 PM
Day length	11 h 49 min
End of civil twilight	6:51 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:17 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:43 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 11 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 44 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:26 AM

Moonrise	3:49 AM
Moonset	4:37 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.83°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:29 AM	7:40 PM	2:05 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:27 AM	7:20 PM	1:54 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:40 AM	2:49 PM	8:15 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:49 AM	3:41 PM	9:15 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:20 PM	6:33 AM	12:28 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 71° toward the S.

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