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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chowchilla, CA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 37.12°N, 120.26°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM |
| Sunset | 6:35 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:01 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:31 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:01 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 28 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 35 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:36 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:53 AM |
| Moonset | 5:03 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 120.92°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:08 AM | 7:28 PM | 2:18 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:13 AM | 7:00 PM | 2:07 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:21 AM | 3:35 PM | 8:28 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:39 AM | 4:18 PM | 9:29 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:30 PM | 6:49 AM | 12:42 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Chowchilla is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Madera25 km away
- Merced28 km away
- Atwater40 km away
- Los Banos53 km away
- Clovis60 km away
- Fresno60 km away
- Turlock66 km away
- Sanger78 km away
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