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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Charleston, IL
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 39.50°N, 88.18°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:54 AM |
| Sunset | 6:25 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:52 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:23 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:54 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 32 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:26 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:36 AM |
| Moonset | 4:55 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.21°N, 145.99°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:05 AM | 7:15 PM | 2:10 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:12 AM | 6:46 PM | 1:59 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:07 AM | 3:32 PM | 8:20 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:27 AM | 4:14 PM | 9:21 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:21 PM | 6:42 AM | 12:34 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Charleston is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Mattoon17 km away
- Terre Haute65 km away
- Urbana68 km away
- Champaign69 km away
- Decatur77 km away
- Danville84 km away
- Vincennes107 km away
- Crawfordsville127 km away
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