What time is sunset in Cocoa today?

Sunset in Cocoa is at 7:01 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Cocoa?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:19 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:01 AM.

Moonrise in Cocoa is at 4:17 AM and moonset is at 5:17 PM local time.

Cocoa 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 · 28.39°N, 80.74°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:19 AM
Sunset	7:01 PM
Day length	11 h 43 min
End of civil twilight	7:25 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:52 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:19 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 18 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 42 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:01 AM

Moonrise	4:17 AM
Moonset	5:17 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.59°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:14 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:15 AM	8:05 PM	2:40 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:16 AM	7:42 PM	2:29 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:02 AM	3:38 PM	8:50 AM	Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:15 AM	4:26 PM	9:51 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:54 PM	7:10 AM	1:04 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the S.

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