What time is sunset in Slidell today?

Sunset in Slidell is at 6:37 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Slidell?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:56 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:37 AM.

Moonrise in Slidell is at 3:53 AM and moonset is at 4:55 PM local time.

Slidell 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 · 30.28°N, 89.78°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:56 AM
Sunset	6:37 PM
Day length	11 h 41 min
End of civil twilight	7:01 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:28 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:56 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 20 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:37 AM

Moonrise	3:53 AM
Moonset	4:55 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.45°N, 132.64°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:54 AM	7:38 PM	2:17 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:56 AM	7:15 PM	2:05 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:35 AM	3:18 PM	8:26 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:49 AM	4:05 PM	9:27 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:30 PM	6:46 AM	12:40 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 62° toward the S.

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