What time is sunset in Killeen today?

Sunset in Killeen is at 7:08 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Killeen?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:28 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:08 AM.

Moonrise in Killeen is at 4:25 AM and moonset is at 5:28 PM local time.

Killeen 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 · 31.12°N, 97.73°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:28 AM
Sunset	7:08 PM
Day length	11 h 40 min
End of civil twilight	7:32 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:00 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:28 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 21 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:08 AM

Moonrise	4:25 AM
Moonset	5:28 PM
Illumination	8.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	6.74°N, 171.99°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:27 AM	8:09 PM	2:48 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:30 AM	7:45 PM	2:37 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:05 AM	3:51 PM	8:58 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:19 AM	4:38 PM	9:59 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:01 PM	7:18 AM	1:12 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

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