What time is sunset in Saint Andrews today?

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

What phase is the Moon tonight in Saint Andrews?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:35 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:23 AM.

Moonrise in Saint Andrews is at 3:04 AM and moonset is at 5:29 PM local time.

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

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Kp1.0

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 56.34°N, 2.80°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:26 AM
Sunset	6:30 PM
Day length	11 h 04 min
End of civil twilight	7:07 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:51 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:35 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 58 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 47 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:23 AM

Moonrise	3:04 AM
Moonset	5:29 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.64°N, 121.81°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	10:11 AM	6:45 PM	2:28 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	10:37 AM	6:00 PM	2:19 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:21 AM	4:56 PM	8:39 AM	Visible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:00 AM	5:19 PM	9:40 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 37° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:35 PM	7:08 AM	12:53 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 36° toward the S.

Aurora possible

Saint Andrews 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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