What time is sunset in Kinston today?

Sunset in Kinston is at 6:45 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kinston?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:09 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:46 AM.

Moonrise in Kinston is at 3:56 AM and moonset is at 5:08 PM local time.

Kinston 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 · 35.26°N, 77.58°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:09 AM
Sunset	6:45 PM
Day length	11 h 36 min
End of civil twilight	7:11 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:40 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:09 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 25 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 37 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:46 AM

Moonrise	3:56 AM
Moonset	5:08 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.86°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)	9:14 AM	7:41 PM	2:28 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:19 AM	7:15 PM	2:17 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:35 AM	3:40 PM	8:38 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:52 AM	4:24 PM	9:38 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:40 PM	6:58 AM	12:51 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S.

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