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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Ellicott City, MD
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 39.27°N, 76.80°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:09 AM |
| Sunset | 6:40 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:06 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:37 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:09 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 32 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:41 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:48 AM |
| Moonset | 5:08 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.63°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:18 AM | 7:30 PM | 2:25 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:26 AM | 7:02 PM | 2:14 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:22 AM | 3:46 PM | 8:34 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:42 AM | 4:28 PM | 9:35 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:36 PM | 6:56 AM | 12:48 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Ellicott City is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Columbia5 km away
- Ilchester5 km away
- Catonsville6 km away
- Arbutus9 km away
- Milford Mill9 km away
- West Elkridge9 km away
- Woodlawn9 km away
- Elkridge10 km away
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