What time is sunset in Midland today?

Sunset in Midland is at 7:25 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Midland?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:46 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:25 AM.

Moonrise in Midland is at 4:42 AM and moonset is at 5:46 PM local time.

Midland 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 · 32.00°N, 102.08°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:46 AM
Sunset	7:25 PM
Day length	11 h 39 min
End of civil twilight	7:49 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:18 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 22 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:25 AM

Moonrise	4:42 AM
Moonset	5:46 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.44°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:46 AM	8:25 PM	3:06 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:49 AM	8:00 PM	2:54 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:20 AM	4:10 PM	9:15 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:35 AM	4:57 PM	10:16 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:19 PM	7:35 AM	1:29 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S.

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