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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Altona Meadows, VIC
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Melbourne · 37.88°S, 144.78°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:46 AM |
| Sunset | 7:31 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 45 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:57 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:29 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 9:01 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 14 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 13 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:14 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 5:19 AM |
| Moonset | 5:02 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 146.94°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:24 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:40 AM | 9:37 PM | 2:38 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:13 AM | 9:38 PM | 2:25 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 3:50 AM | 1:45 PM | 8:47 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 22° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 4:34 AM | 3:01 PM | 9:48 AM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 17° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:00 PM | 6:56 AM | 1:00 AM | Visible about 10.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Altona Meadows is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Point Cook4 km away
- Hoppers Crossing7 km away
- Truganina8 km away
- Werribee10 km away
- Sunshine West11 km away
- Tarneit12 km away
- Deer Park13 km away
- Yarraville13 km away
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