What time is sunset in South Portland today?

Sunset in South Portland is at 6:11 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in South Portland?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:46 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:11 AM.

Moonrise in South Portland is at 3:15 AM and moonset is at 4:45 PM local time.

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

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Kp1.0

Solar wind351 km/s

X-rayC1.1

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 43.64°N, 70.24°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:45 AM
Sunset	6:11 PM
Day length	11 h 26 min
End of civil twilight	6:39 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:12 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 36 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 25 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:11 AM

Moonrise	3:15 AM
Moonset	4:45 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.63°N, 122.48°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:43 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:02 AM	6:54 PM	1:58 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:12 AM	6:23 PM	1:47 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:44 AM	3:32 PM	8:08 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:07 AM	4:11 PM	9:09 AM	Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:09 PM	6:31 AM	12:22 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S.

Aurora possible

South Portland 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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