What time is sunset in East Lansing today?

Sunset in East Lansing is at 7:08 PM local time (America/Detroit) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in East Lansing?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:42 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:09 AM.

Moonrise in East Lansing is at 4:16 AM and moonset is at 5:42 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from East Lansing if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 2.7.

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Kp2.7

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Detroit · 42.74°N, 84.48°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:42 AM
Sunset	7:08 PM
Day length	11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight	7:36 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:09 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:42 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 27 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:09 AM

Moonrise	4:16 AM
Moonset	5:42 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.18°N, 147.30°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:57 AM	7:53 PM	2:55 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	10:06 AM	7:22 PM	2:44 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:43 AM	4:27 PM	9:05 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:05 AM	5:06 PM	10:06 AM	Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:06 PM	7:28 AM	1:19 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the S.

Aurora possible

East Lansing is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

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