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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Ballarat, VIC
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Melbourne · 37.57°S, 143.85°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:50 AM |
| Sunset | 7:34 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 44 min |
| End of civil twilight | 8:01 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:32 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 9:04 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 14 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 14 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:18 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 5:23 AM |
| Moonset | 5:06 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.21°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) | 7:45 AM | 9:40 PM | 2:42 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:18 AM | 9:41 PM | 2:29 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 3:53 AM | 1:49 PM | 8:51 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 22° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 4:37 AM | 3:06 PM | 9:51 AM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 17° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:04 PM | 7:00 AM | 1:04 AM | Visible about 10.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Ballarat is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Bacchus Marsh53 km away
- Lara71 km away
- Corio74 km away
- Sunbury77 km away
- Tarneit77 km away
- Wyndham Vale77 km away
- Highton78 km away
- Geelong79 km away
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