What time is sunset in Clayton today?

Sunset in Clayton is at 6:48 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Clayton?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:13 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:49 AM.

Moonrise in Clayton is at 4:00 AM and moonset is at 5:12 PM local time.

Clayton 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 · 35.65°N, 78.46°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:13 AM
Sunset	6:48 PM
Day length	11 h 35 min
End of civil twilight	7:14 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:43 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:13 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 26 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:49 AM

Moonrise	4:00 AM
Moonset	5:12 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.97°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:18 AM	7:44 PM	2:31 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:23 AM	7:17 PM	2:20 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:38 AM	3:44 PM	8:41 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:55 AM	4:29 PM	9:42 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:44 PM	7:02 AM	12:55 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S.

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