What time is sunset in Quito today?

Sunset in Quito is at 6:05 PM local time (America/Guayaquil) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Quito?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:14 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:49 AM.

Moonrise in Quito is at 3:30 AM and moonset is at 3:52 PM local time.

Quito 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/Guayaquil · 0.23°S, 78.52°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:58 AM
Sunset	6:05 PM
Day length	12 h 07 min
End of civil twilight	6:25 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:50 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:14 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 53 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:49 AM

Moonrise	3:30 AM
Moonset	3:52 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 120.91°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)	7:29 AM	7:34 PM	1:31 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:19 AM	7:22 PM	1:20 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:40 AM	1:43 PM	7:41 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:41 AM	2:43 PM	8:42 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:50 PM	5:56 AM	11:51 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 88° toward the NW.

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