What time is sunset in St. John's today?

Sunset in St. John's is at 6:28 PM local time (America/St_Johns) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in St. John's?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:10 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:27 AM.

Moonrise in St. John's is at 3:25 AM and moonset is at 5:08 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from St. John's if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 1.0.

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Kp1.0

Solar wind350 km/s

X-rayC1.0

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in America/St_Johns · 47.56°N, 52.71°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:08 AM
Sunset	6:28 PM
Day length	11 h 20 min
End of civil twilight	6:58 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:34 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:10 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 41 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 17 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:27 AM

Moonrise	3:25 AM
Moonset	5:08 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.00°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:31 AM	7:04 PM	2:18 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:45 AM	6:30 PM	2:08 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:51 AM	4:05 PM	8:28 AM	Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 53° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:17 AM	4:41 PM	9:29 AM	Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:28 PM	6:53 AM	12:42 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 44° toward the S.

Aurora possible

St. John's 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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