What time is sunset in Ripon today?

Sunset in Ripon is at 6:38 PM local time (America/Los_Angeles) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Ripon?

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 5:39 AM.

Moonrise in Ripon is at 3:56 AM and moonset is at 5:07 PM local time.

Ripon 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 · 37.74°N, 121.12°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:05 AM
Sunset	6:38 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	7:04 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:34 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:05 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 34 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:39 AM

Moonrise	3:56 AM
Moonset	5:07 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.41°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:34 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:13 AM	7:30 PM	2:22 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:18 AM	7:02 PM	2:10 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:23 AM	3:39 PM	8:32 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:41 AM	4:23 PM	9:32 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:33 PM	6:53 AM	12:45 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S.

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