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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Armidale, NSW
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Sydney · 30.50°S, 151.67°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:23 AM |
| Sunset | 6:58 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 35 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:23 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:51 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:20 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 24 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 40 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:00 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:45 AM |
| Moonset | 4:37 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.60°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:27 AM | 8:56 PM | 2:11 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:03 AM | 8:53 PM | 1:58 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 3:07 AM | 1:33 PM | 8:20 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:55 AM | 2:45 PM | 9:20 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:31 PM | 6:30 AM | 12:33 AM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Armidale is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Tamworth96 km away
- Coffs Harbour141 km away
- Grafton152 km away
- Port Macquarie157 km away
- Taree174 km away
- Muswellbrook209 km away
- Maitland248 km away
- Warwick256 km away
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