What time is sunset in Norfolk today?

Sunset in Norfolk is at 6:39 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Norfolk?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:05 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:40 AM.

Moonrise in Norfolk is at 3:49 AM and moonset is at 5:04 PM local time.

Norfolk 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/New_York · 36.85°N, 76.29°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:05 AM
Sunset	6:39 PM
Day length	11 h 34 min
End of civil twilight	7:05 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:35 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:05 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 27 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:40 AM

Moonrise	3:49 AM
Moonset	5:04 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.77°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)	9:12 AM	7:33 PM	2:23 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:17 AM	7:06 PM	2:12 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:26 AM	3:38 PM	8:32 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:44 AM	4:22 PM	9:33 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:35 PM	6:54 AM	12:46 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S.

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