What time is sunset in Central today?

Sunset in Central is at 6:41 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Central?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:01 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:42 AM.

Moonrise in Central is at 3:58 AM and moonset is at 5:00 PM local time.

Central 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 · 30.55°N, 91.04°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:01 AM
Sunset	6:41 PM
Day length	11 h 41 min
End of civil twilight	7:06 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:33 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:01 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 20 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:42 AM

Moonrise	3:58 AM
Moonset	5:00 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.52°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)	9:00 AM	7:43 PM	2:22 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:02 AM	7:19 PM	2:10 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:39 AM	3:23 PM	8:31 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:53 AM	4:11 PM	9:32 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:35 PM	6:51 AM	12:45 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

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