What time is sunset in El Paso today?

Sunset in El Paso is at 6:43 PM local time (America/Denver) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in El Paso?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:03 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:43 AM.

Moonrise in El Paso is at 4:01 AM and moonset is at 5:04 PM local time.

El Paso 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/Denver · 31.76°N, 106.49°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:03 AM
Sunset	6:43 PM
Day length	11 h 39 min
End of civil twilight	7:07 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:35 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:03 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 21 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:43 AM

Moonrise	4:01 AM
Moonset	5:04 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.02°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:04 AM	7:43 PM	2:23 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:06 AM	7:18 PM	2:12 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:38 AM	3:27 PM	8:33 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:53 AM	4:14 PM	9:34 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:36 PM	6:53 AM	12:47 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S.

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