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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bowling Green, KY
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 36.99°N, 86.44°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:46 AM |
| Sunset | 6:20 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 34 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:46 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:16 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:46 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 27 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 35 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:21 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:32 AM |
| Moonset | 4:46 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.60°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:23 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:53 AM | 7:13 PM | 2:03 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:58 AM | 6:46 PM | 1:52 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:06 AM | 3:19 PM | 8:13 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:24 AM | 4:03 PM | 9:14 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:15 PM | 6:34 AM | 12:27 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Bowling Green is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Springfield66 km away
- Gallatin67 km away
- Goodlettsville78 km away
- Hendersonville78 km away
- Lebanon88 km away
- Mount Juliet88 km away
- Hermitage90 km away
- Elizabethtown94 km away
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