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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Gainesville, TX
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 33.63°N, 97.13°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:27 AM |
| Sunset | 7:04 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 37 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:29 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:58 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:27 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 23 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 38 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:05 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:20 AM |
| Moonset | 5:27 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.45°N, 132.67°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 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 | 8:02 PM | 2:46 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:33 AM | 7:37 PM | 2:35 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:57 AM | 3:54 PM | 8:56 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:13 AM | 4:40 PM | 9:56 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:59 PM | 7:16 AM | 1:09 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Gainesville is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Denton46 km away
- Celina47 km away
- Sherman49 km away
- Corinth53 km away
- Prosper53 km away
- Little Elm55 km away
- Denison57 km away
- The Trails of Frisco57 km away
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