What time is sunset in Waco today?

Sunset in Waco is at 7:05 PM local time (America/Chicago) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Waco?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:26 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:06 AM.

Moonrise in Waco is at 4:22 AM and moonset is at 5:26 PM local time.

Waco 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 · 31.55°N, 97.15°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:26 AM
Sunset	7:05 PM
Day length	11 h 40 min
End of civil twilight	7:30 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:58 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:26 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 21 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:06 AM

Moonrise	4:22 AM
Moonset	5:26 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.54°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:26 AM	8:06 PM	2:46 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:28 AM	7:41 PM	2:35 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:02 AM	3:50 PM	8:56 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:16 AM	4:37 PM	9:56 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:59 PM	7:16 AM	1:09 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S.

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