What time is sunset in Machala today?

Sunset in Machala is at 6:12 PM local time (America/Guayaquil) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Machala?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:21 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:53 AM.

Moonrise in Machala is at 3:38 AM and moonset is at 3:57 PM local time.

Machala 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/Guayaquil · 3.26°S, 79.96°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:03 AM
Sunset	6:12 PM
Day length	12 h 09 min
End of civil twilight	6:33 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:57 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:21 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 50 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:53 AM

Moonrise	3:38 AM
Moonset	3:57 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.81°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:31 AM	7:44 PM	1:37 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:20 AM	7:32 PM	1:26 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:50 AM	1:44 PM	7:47 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:50 AM	2:46 PM	8:48 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:56 PM	6:02 AM	12:01 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 85° toward the N.

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