What time is sunset in Hickory today?

Sunset in Hickory is at 7:00 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Hickory?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:25 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:01 AM.

Moonrise in Hickory is at 4:12 AM and moonset is at 5:24 PM local time.

Hickory 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/New_York · 35.73°N, 81.34°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:25 AM
Sunset	7:00 PM
Day length	11 h 35 min
End of civil twilight	7:25 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:55 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:25 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 26 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:01 AM

Moonrise	4:12 AM
Moonset	5:24 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 120.94°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 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)	9:30 AM	7:55 PM	2:43 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:35 AM	7:29 PM	2:32 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:49 AM	3:56 PM	8:53 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:06 AM	4:40 PM	9:53 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:55 PM	7:14 AM	1:06 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S.

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