What time is sunset in Rochdale today?

Sunset in Rochdale is at 6:30 PM local time (Europe/London) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Rochdale?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:27 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:25 AM.

Moonrise in Rochdale is at 3:08 AM and moonset is at 5:22 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from Rochdale if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 1.0.

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Kp1.0

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X-rayC1.1

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 53.62°N, 2.16°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:21 AM
Sunset	6:30 PM
Day length	11 h 10 min
End of civil twilight	7:05 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:46 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:27 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 52 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 58 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:25 AM

Moonrise	3:08 AM
Moonset	5:22 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.64°N, 121.55°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:58 AM	6:53 PM	2:26 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	10:20 AM	6:12 PM	2:16 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:33 AM	4:39 PM	8:36 AM	Visible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:08 AM	5:07 PM	9:37 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:33 PM	7:04 AM	12:51 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the S.

Aurora possible

Rochdale is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

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