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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chapel Hill, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 35.91°N, 79.06°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:16 AM |
| Sunset | 6:51 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 35 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:16 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:46 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:16 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 36 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:52 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:02 AM |
| Moonset | 5:15 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.43°N, 133.48°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:21 AM | 7:46 PM | 2:34 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:26 AM | 7:19 PM | 2:23 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:40 AM | 3:47 PM | 8:43 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:57 AM | 4:31 PM | 9:44 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:46 PM | 7:04 AM | 12:57 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Chapel Hill is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Carrboro2 km away
- Durham17 km away
- Morrisville23 km away
- Apex27 km away
- Cary28 km away
- Holly Springs35 km away
- West Raleigh38 km away
- Burlington40 km away
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