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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Central Coast, NSW
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Sydney · 33.43°S, 151.37°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:23 AM |
| Sunset | 7:01 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 39 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:26 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:56 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:26 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 20 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 30 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:56 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:49 AM |
| Moonset | 4:37 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.41°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:22 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:23 AM | 9:02 PM | 2:12 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:58 AM | 9:00 PM | 1:59 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 3:14 AM | 1:28 PM | 8:21 AM | Visible about 2.3 h after dark, highest 25° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 4:00 AM | 2:42 PM | 9:21 AM | Visible about 1.5 h after dark, highest 19° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:33 PM | 6:31 AM | 12:34 AM | Visible about 10.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Central Coast is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Umina Beach12 km away
- Pittwater27 km away
- Dee Why37 km away
- Hornsby39 km away
- Saint Ives39 km away
- Wahroonga40 km away
- Manly42 km away
- Cherrybrook44 km away
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