What time is sunset in Marion today?

Sunset in Marion is at 6:29 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Marion?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:56 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:30 AM.

Moonrise in Marion is at 3:41 AM and moonset is at 4:56 PM local time.

Marion 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 · 37.73°N, 88.93°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:56 AM
Sunset	6:29 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	6:55 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:26 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:56 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 34 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:30 AM

Moonrise	3:41 AM
Moonset	4:56 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.84°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)	9:04 AM	7:22 PM	2:13 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:10 AM	6:54 PM	2:02 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:15 AM	3:31 PM	8:23 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:33 AM	4:14 PM	9:24 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:25 PM	6:44 AM	12:37 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S.

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