What time is sunset in La Mesa today?

Sunset in La Mesa is at 6:24 PM local time (America/Los_Angeles) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in La Mesa?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:46 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:25 AM.

Moonrise in La Mesa is at 3:44 AM and moonset is at 4:47 PM local time.

La Mesa 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 · 32.77°N, 117.02°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:46 AM
Sunset	6:24 PM
Day length	11 h 38 min
End of civil twilight	6:49 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:17 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 23 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:25 AM

Moonrise	3:44 AM
Moonset	4:47 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.45°N, 132.64°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:48 AM	7:23 PM	2:06 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:50 AM	6:58 PM	1:54 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:18 AM	3:12 PM	8:15 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:34 AM	3:58 PM	9:16 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:18 PM	6:35 AM	12:29 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S.

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