What time is sunset in Raytown today?

Sunset in Raytown is at 6:50 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Raytown?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:19 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:51 AM.

Moonrise in Raytown is at 4:03 AM and moonset is at 5:20 PM local time.

Raytown 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 · 39.01°N, 94.46°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:19 AM
Sunset	6:50 PM
Day length	11 h 31 min
End of civil twilight	7:17 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:48 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:19 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 30 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 33 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:51 AM

Moonrise	4:03 AM
Moonset	5:20 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.50°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)	9:29 AM	7:41 PM	2:35 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:35 AM	7:13 PM	2:24 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:33 AM	3:56 PM	8:45 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:53 AM	4:38 PM	9:46 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:47 PM	7:07 AM	12:59 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S.

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