What time is sunset in Lufkin today?

Sunset in Lufkin is at 6:56 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Lufkin?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:16 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:56 AM.

Moonrise in Lufkin is at 4:12 AM and moonset is at 5:16 PM local time.

Lufkin 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 · 31.34°N, 94.73°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:16 AM
Sunset	6:56 PM
Day length	11 h 40 min
End of civil twilight	7:20 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:48 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:16 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 21 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:56 AM

Moonrise	4:12 AM
Moonset	5:16 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.58°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:16 AM	7:56 PM	2:36 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:18 AM	7:32 PM	2:25 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:52 AM	3:40 PM	8:46 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:07 AM	4:27 PM	9:47 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:49 PM	7:06 AM	1:00 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

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