What time is sunset in Chico today?

Sunset in Chico is at 6:39 PM local time (America/Los_Angeles) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Chico?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:09 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:41 AM.

Moonrise in Chico is at 3:57 AM and moonset is at 5:12 PM local time.

Chico 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/Los_Angeles · 39.73°N, 121.84°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:09 AM
Sunset	6:39 PM
Day length	11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight	7:06 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:38 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:09 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:41 AM

Moonrise	3:57 AM
Moonset	5:12 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.55°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)	9:20 AM	7:29 PM	2:25 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:26 AM	7:00 PM	2:13 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:21 AM	3:47 PM	8:34 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:41 AM	4:29 PM	9:35 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:36 PM	6:56 AM	12:48 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

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