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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Christiansburg, VA
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 37.13°N, 80.41°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:22 AM |
| Sunset | 6:55 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 34 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:21 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:51 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:22 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 27 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 35 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:56 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:06 AM |
| Moonset | 5:21 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 147.21°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:29 AM | 7:49 PM | 2:39 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:34 AM | 7:22 PM | 2:28 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:42 AM | 3:55 PM | 8:49 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:00 AM | 4:39 PM | 9:50 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:51 PM | 7:10 AM | 1:03 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Christiansburg is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Blacksburg11 km away
- Radford15 km away
- Salem36 km away
- Cave Spring37 km away
- Roanoke44 km away
- Eden91 km away
- Beckley100 km away
- Danville109 km away
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