What time is sunset in Hanford today?

Sunset in Hanford is at 6:33 PM local time (America/Los_Angeles) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Hanford?

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 5:34 AM.

Moonrise in Hanford is at 3:51 AM and moonset is at 5:00 PM local time.

Hanford 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/Los_Angeles · 36.33°N, 119.65°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:58 AM
Sunset	6:33 PM
Day length	11 h 34 min
End of civil twilight	6:58 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:28 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:58 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 27 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:34 AM

Moonrise	3:51 AM
Moonset	5:00 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.93°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:04 AM	7:27 PM	2:16 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:09 AM	7:00 PM	2:04 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:21 AM	3:30 PM	8:26 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:38 AM	4:14 PM	9:26 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:28 PM	6:46 AM	12:39 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S.

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