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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Al Kharj, SA
2026-10-07 · times in Asia/Riyadh · 24.16°N, 47.33°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:44 AM |
| Sunset | 5:31 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 47 min |
| End of civil twilight | 5:54 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:20 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 6:47 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 13 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 43 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:29 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 2:27 AM |
| Moonset | 3:29 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 146.80°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:23 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:36 AM | 6:39 PM | 1:08 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:37 AM | 6:20 PM | 12:59 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:38 AM | 1:58 PM | 7:18 AM | Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:50 AM | 2:49 PM | 8:20 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:24 PM | 5:38 AM | 11:29 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 68° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Al Kharj is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Riyadh86 km away
- Al Hufuf264 km away
- Al Mubarraz267 km away
- Az Zulfi348 km away
- Thuqbah372 km away
- Khobar373 km away
- Dammam376 km away
- Madinat Hamad387 km away
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