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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Canberra, ACT
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Sydney · 35.28°S, 149.13°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:30 AM |
| Sunset | 7:12 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 41 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:37 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:08 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:39 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 17 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 23 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:02 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:59 AM |
| Moonset | 4:46 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 133.04°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:28 AM | 9:15 PM | 2:21 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:02 AM | 9:14 PM | 2:08 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 3:27 AM | 1:33 PM | 8:30 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 4:12 AM | 2:48 PM | 9:30 AM | Visible about 1.5 h after dark, highest 18° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:42 PM | 6:39 AM | 12:43 AM | Visible about 10.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Canberra is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Tuggeranong16 km away
- Goulburn80 km away
- Batemans Bay106 km away
- Wollongong187 km away
- Wollongong city centre187 km away
- Blue Mountains206 km away
- Bathurst212 km away
- Glenmore Park218 km away
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