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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bakersfield, CA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 35.37°N, 119.02°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:55 AM |
| Sunset | 6:31 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 35 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:56 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:26 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:55 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 37 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:32 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:50 AM |
| Moonset | 4:57 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 132.74°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:00 AM | 7:26 PM | 2:14 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:04 AM | 7:00 PM | 2:02 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:21 AM | 3:25 PM | 8:23 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:37 AM | 4:10 PM | 9:24 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:25 PM | 6:44 AM | 12:37 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Bakersfield is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Oildale5 km away
- Lamont16 km away
- Arvin25 km away
- Shafter27 km away
- Wasco38 km away
- Delano49 km away
- Porterville77 km away
- Corcoran94 km away
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