What time is sunset in Macclesfield today?

Sunset in Macclesfield is at 6:31 PM local time (Europe/London) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Macclesfield?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:26 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:26 AM.

Moonrise in Macclesfield is at 3:09 AM and moonset is at 5:21 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from Macclesfield if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 1.0.

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Kp1.0

Solar wind350 km/s

X-rayC1.0

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 53.26°N, 2.13°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:20 AM
Sunset	6:31 PM
Day length	11 h 11 min
End of civil twilight	7:05 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:45 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:26 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 00 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:26 AM

Moonrise	3:09 AM
Moonset	5:21 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 120.97°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)	9:56 AM	6:54 PM	2:26 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	10:18 AM	6:14 PM	2:16 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:35 AM	4:37 PM	8:36 AM	Visible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:09 AM	5:05 PM	9:37 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:34 PM	7:03 AM	12:50 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S.

Aurora possible

Macclesfield is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

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