What time is sunset in Mobile today?

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

What phase is the Moon tonight in Mobile?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:49 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:30 AM.

Moonrise in Mobile is at 3:45 AM and moonset is at 4:48 PM local time.

Mobile 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 · 30.69°N, 88.04°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:49 AM
Sunset	6:29 PM
Day length	11 h 40 min
End of civil twilight	6:54 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:21 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 20 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:30 AM

Moonrise	3:45 AM
Moonset	4:48 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.53°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:14 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:48 AM	7:31 PM	2:10 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:50 AM	7:07 PM	1:58 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:27 AM	3:12 PM	8:19 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:41 AM	3:59 PM	9:20 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:23 PM	6:39 AM	12:33 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

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