What time is sunset in Gardner today?

Sunset in Gardner is at 6:52 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Gardner?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:21 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:53 AM.

Moonrise in Gardner is at 4:05 AM and moonset is at 5:21 PM local time.

Gardner 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 · 38.81°N, 94.93°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:21 AM
Sunset	6:52 PM
Day length	11 h 32 min
End of civil twilight	7:19 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:50 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:21 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 29 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 33 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:53 AM

Moonrise	4:05 AM
Moonset	5:21 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 120.93°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:30 AM	7:43 PM	2:37 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:37 AM	7:15 PM	2:26 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:36 AM	3:58 PM	8:47 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:55 AM	4:40 PM	9:48 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:49 PM	7:08 AM	1:01 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S.

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