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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Allen, TX
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 33.10°N, 96.67°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:25 AM |
| Sunset | 7:03 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 38 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:27 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:56 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:25 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 23 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 39 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:03 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:19 AM |
| Moonset | 5:25 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.57°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:14 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:27 AM | 8:01 PM | 2:44 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:30 AM | 7:36 PM | 2:33 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:56 AM | 3:51 PM | 8:54 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:12 AM | 4:37 PM | 9:54 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:57 PM | 7:14 AM | 1:08 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Allen is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Plano10 km away
- Murphy11 km away
- McKinney12 km away
- Frisco15 km away
- Sachse16 km away
- Wylie16 km away
- Richardson18 km away
- Prosper19 km away
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