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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Burlington, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 36.10°N, 79.44°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:17 AM |
| Sunset | 6:52 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 35 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:18 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:47 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:17 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 36 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:53 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:03 AM |
| Moonset | 5:16 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.94°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:23 AM | 7:47 PM | 2:35 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:28 AM | 7:20 PM | 2:24 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:41 AM | 3:49 PM | 8:45 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:58 AM | 4:33 PM | 9:46 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:47 PM | 7:06 AM | 12:59 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Burlington is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Greensboro32 km away
- Carrboro39 km away
- Chapel Hill40 km away
- Durham50 km away
- Eden53 km away
- High Point53 km away
- Asheboro55 km away
- Danville55 km away
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