What time is sunset in Madison today?

Sunset in Madison is at 6:22 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Madison?

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 5:23 AM.

Moonrise in Madison is at 3:35 AM and moonset is at 4:45 PM local time.

Madison 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 · 34.70°N, 86.75°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:46 AM
Sunset	6:22 PM
Day length	11 h 36 min
End of civil twilight	6:47 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:17 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 25 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 37 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:23 AM

Moonrise	3:35 AM
Moonset	4:45 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.74°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:50 AM	7:19 PM	2:04 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:54 AM	6:53 PM	1:53 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:13 AM	3:15 PM	8:14 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:30 AM	4:00 PM	9:15 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:17 PM	6:35 AM	12:28 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S.

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