What time is sunset in Decatur today?

Sunset in Decatur is at 6:28 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Decatur?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:58 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:29 AM.

Moonrise in Decatur is at 3:39 AM and moonset is at 4:58 PM local time.

Decatur 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 · 39.84°N, 88.95°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:58 AM
Sunset	6:28 PM
Day length	11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight	6:55 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:26 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:58 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:29 AM

Moonrise	3:39 AM
Moonset	4:58 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.80°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:08 AM	7:17 PM	2:13 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:16 AM	6:49 PM	2:02 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:09 AM	3:36 PM	8:23 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:29 AM	4:18 PM	9:24 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:24 PM	6:45 AM	12:37 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

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