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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Alice Springs, NT
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Darwin · 23.70°S, 133.88°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:08 AM |
| Sunset | 6:36 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 28 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:58 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:25 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:52 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 31 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 58 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:51 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:23 AM |
| Moonset | 4:24 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.33°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:42 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:19 AM | 8:26 PM | 1:52 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:58 AM | 8:20 PM | 1:39 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:35 AM | 1:27 PM | 8:01 AM | Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 35° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:27 AM | 2:36 PM | 9:01 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:11 PM | 6:12 AM | 12:14 AM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 64° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Alice Springs is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Mount Isa666 km away
- Whyalla1,098 km away
- Broken Hill1,182 km away
- Palmerston1,284 km away
- Darwin1,290 km away
- Gawler1,301 km away
- Paralowie1,312 km away
- Parafield Gardens1,315 km away
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