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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Balikpapan, ID
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Makassar · 1.27°S, 116.83°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:56 AM |
| Sunset | 6:04 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 08 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:24 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:49 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:13 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 52 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:47 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:51 AM |
| Moonset | 4:12 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.85°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:26 AM | 7:34 PM | 1:30 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:14 AM | 7:20 PM | 1:17 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:39 AM | 1:39 PM | 7:39 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:39 AM | 2:39 PM | 8:39 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:47 PM | 5:53 AM | 11:48 PM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 86° toward the NW. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Balikpapan is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Nusantara35 km away
- Loa Janan82 km away
- Samarinda93 km away
- Bontang172 km away
- Martapura323 km away
- Banjarbaru328 km away
- Banjarmasin338 km away
- Palangkaraya340 km away
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