Sunset 4:45 PM, astronomical dark 6:30 PM, waning crescent moon at 7%.
From Tacoma, WA (47.2529°, -122.4443°), the sun sets at 4:45 PM. Astronomical darkness — the point where the sky is as dark as it will get — begins at 6:30 PM and lasts until 5:17 AM.
The moon is a waning crescent at 7% illumination, currently 33° above the south horizon. That is dim enough to leave the sky usefully dark.
In the middle of the night, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Jupiter are above the horizon.
| Planet | Position | Magnitude | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | 59° southeast | 5.6 | 8:53 AM |
| Saturn | 36° southwest | 0.4 | 3:47 AM |
| Neptune | 31° southwest | 7.8 | 3:13 AM |
| Mars | 4° east | 0.8 | 1:58 PM |
| Jupiter | 1° east | -2.1 | 2:00 PM |
The times above are computed for Tacoma, WA and update hourly. For the sky as it is right now — with constellations, satellites tracked in real time and any active meteor showers — open the live map.
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