What time is sunset in St Albans today?

Sunset in St Albans is at 6:25 PM local time (Europe/London) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in St Albans?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:16 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:21 AM.

Moonrise in St Albans is at 3:05 AM and moonset is at 5:12 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from St Albans if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 2.7.

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Kp2.7

Solar wind344 km/s

X-rayC1.2

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 51.75°N, 0.33°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:11 AM
Sunset	6:25 PM
Day length	11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight	6:58 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:37 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:16 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 05 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:21 AM

Moonrise	3:05 AM
Moonset	5:12 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.42°N, 133.89°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:44 AM	6:52 PM	2:19 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	10:04 AM	6:14 PM	2:09 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:35 AM	4:23 PM	8:29 AM	Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:06 AM	4:53 PM	9:30 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:27 PM	6:55 AM	12:43 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora possible

St Albans is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

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