What time is sunset in Novato today?

Sunset in Novato is at 6:43 PM local time (America/Los_Angeles) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Novato?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:11 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:45 AM.

Moonrise in Novato is at 4:02 AM and moonset is at 5:13 PM local time.

Novato 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 · 38.11°N, 122.57°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:11 AM
Sunset	6:43 PM
Day length	11 h 32 min
End of civil twilight	7:10 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:40 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:11 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 29 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 34 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:45 AM

Moonrise	4:02 AM
Moonset	5:13 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.87°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)	9:20 AM	7:35 PM	2:28 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:25 AM	7:07 PM	2:16 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:28 AM	3:46 PM	8:37 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:47 AM	4:29 PM	9:38 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:39 PM	6:59 AM	12:51 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S.

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