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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Culpeper, VA
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 38.47°N, 78.00°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:13 AM |
| Sunset | 6:45 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:11 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:42 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:13 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:46 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:54 AM |
| Moonset | 5:12 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 120.98°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:22 AM | 7:36 PM | 2:29 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:28 AM | 7:08 PM | 2:18 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:29 AM | 3:49 PM | 8:39 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:48 AM | 4:32 PM | 9:40 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:41 PM | 7:01 AM | 12:53 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Culpeper is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Linton Hall49 km away
- Fredericksburg50 km away
- Front Royal52 km away
- Manassas55 km away
- Sudley56 km away
- Buckhall57 km away
- Manassas Park57 km away
- Montclair59 km away
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