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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Carlsbad, NM
2026-10-07 · times in America/Denver · 32.42°N, 104.23°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:55 AM |
| Sunset | 6:33 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 39 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:58 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:26 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:55 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 22 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 39 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:34 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:51 AM |
| Moonset | 4:55 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.91°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:56 AM | 7:32 PM | 2:14 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:58 AM | 7:08 PM | 2:03 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:28 AM | 3:20 PM | 8:24 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:43 AM | 4:06 PM | 9:25 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:27 PM | 6:44 AM | 12:38 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Carlsbad is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Hobbs107 km away
- Roswell112 km away
- Alamogordo171 km away
- West Odessa175 km away
- Odessa187 km away
- Horizon City203 km away
- Midland208 km away
- Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia213 km away
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