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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Gladstone, QLD
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Brisbane · 23.85°S, 151.26°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:28 AM |
| Sunset | 5:56 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 28 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:19 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:46 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:13 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 31 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 58 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:11 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:42 AM |
| Moonset | 3:42 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 133.22°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:39 AM | 7:47 PM | 1:13 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:19 AM | 7:41 PM | 1:00 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:56 AM | 12:47 PM | 7:22 AM | Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 35° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:47 AM | 1:56 PM | 8:22 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:32 PM | 5:33 AM | 11:30 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 64° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Gladstone is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Rockhampton93 km away
- Bundaberg158 km away
- Hervey Bay221 km away
- Maryborough238 km away
- Gympie296 km away
- Sunshine Coast362 km away
- Maroochydore363 km away
- Buderim364 km away
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