What time is sunset in Merced today?

Sunset in Merced is at 6:35 PM local time (America/Los_Angeles) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Merced?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:02 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:37 AM.

Moonrise in Merced is at 3:54 AM and moonset is at 5:04 PM local time.

Merced 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/Los_Angeles · 37.30°N, 120.48°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:02 AM
Sunset	6:35 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	7:02 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:32 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:02 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:37 AM

Moonrise	3:54 AM
Moonset	5:04 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.51°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)	9:10 AM	7:28 PM	2:19 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:15 AM	7:01 PM	2:08 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:22 AM	3:36 PM	8:29 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:40 AM	4:19 PM	9:29 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:31 PM	6:50 AM	12:43 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S.

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