What time is sunset in Opelika today?

Sunset in Opelika is at 6:18 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Opelika?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:39 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:18 AM.

Moonrise in Opelika is at 3:32 AM and moonset is at 4:38 PM local time.

Opelika 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 · 32.65°N, 85.38°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:39 AM
Sunset	6:18 PM
Day length	11 h 38 min
End of civil twilight	6:42 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:11 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:39 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 22 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:18 AM

Moonrise	3:32 AM
Moonset	4:38 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.43°N, 133.56°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:29 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:41 AM	7:17 PM	1:59 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:44 AM	6:52 PM	1:48 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:12 AM	3:05 PM	8:09 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:27 AM	3:51 PM	9:09 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:12 PM	6:29 AM	12:23 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S.

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