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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Asheville, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 35.60°N, 82.55°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:30 AM |
| Sunset | 7:05 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 35 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:30 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:00 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:29 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 36 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:06 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:17 AM |
| Moonset | 5:29 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.19°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:34 AM | 8:00 PM | 2:48 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:39 AM | 7:34 PM | 2:37 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:54 AM | 4:00 PM | 8:57 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:11 AM | 4:45 PM | 9:58 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:00 PM | 7:18 AM | 1:11 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Asheville is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Greeneville67 km away
- Greer79 km away
- Taylors79 km away
- Morganton80 km away
- Wade Hampton80 km away
- Johnson City81 km away
- Greenville84 km away
- Easley86 km away
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