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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Carlisle, PA

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 40.20°N, 77.19°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:11 AM
Sunset6:41 PM
Day length11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight7:08 PM
End of nautical twilight7:39 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:11 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:42 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:49 AM
Moonset5:10 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.70°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 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

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:22 AM7:30 PM2:26 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:30 AM7:01 PM2:15 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:21 AM3:50 PM8:36 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:41 AM4:32 PM9:37 AMVisible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:37 PM6:58 AM12:50 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Carlisle is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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