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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Frankfort, KY
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 38.20°N, 84.87°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:40 AM |
| Sunset | 7:13 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:39 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:10 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:40 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:14 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:24 AM |
| Moonset | 5:40 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.27°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:49 AM | 8:04 PM | 2:57 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:55 AM | 7:37 PM | 2:46 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:57 AM | 4:16 PM | 9:07 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:16 AM | 4:59 PM | 10:07 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:09 PM | 7:28 AM | 1:20 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Frankfort is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Georgetown27 km away
- Shelbyville31 km away
- Lexington-Fayette40 km away
- Lexington42 km away
- Nicholasville44 km away
- Jeffersontown60 km away
- Danville62 km away
- Fern Creek63 km away
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