What time is sunset in Hilo today?

Sunset in Hilo is at 6:03 PM local time (Pacific/Honolulu) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Hilo?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:16 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:59 AM.

Moonrise in Hilo is at 3:34 AM and moonset is at 4:17 PM local time.

Hilo 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 Pacific/Honolulu · 19.73°N, 155.09°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:12 AM
Sunset	6:03 PM
Day length	11 h 50 min
End of civil twilight	6:25 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:50 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:16 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 10 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 44 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:59 AM

Moonrise	3:34 AM
Moonset	4:17 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)	8:00 AM	7:15 PM	1:38 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:56 AM	6:55 PM	1:26 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:15 AM	2:19 PM	7:47 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:24 AM	3:12 PM	8:48 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:52 PM	6:05 AM	12:01 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 72° toward the S.

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