What time is sunset in Roanoke today?

Sunset in Roanoke is at 6:53 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Roanoke?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:20 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:54 AM.

Moonrise in Roanoke is at 4:04 AM and moonset is at 5:19 PM local time.

Roanoke 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/New_York · 37.27°N, 79.94°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:20 AM
Sunset	6:53 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	7:20 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:50 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:20 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 27 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:54 AM

Moonrise	4:04 AM
Moonset	5:19 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.73°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:27 AM	7:46 PM	2:37 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:33 AM	7:19 PM	2:26 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:40 AM	3:54 PM	8:47 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:58 AM	4:37 PM	9:48 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:49 PM	7:08 AM	1:01 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S.

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