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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Goldsboro, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 35.38°N, 77.99°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:11 AM |
| Sunset | 6:47 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 36 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:12 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:42 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:11 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 36 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:48 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:58 AM |
| Moonset | 5:10 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.42°N, 133.88°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:16 AM | 7:42 PM | 2:29 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:21 AM | 7:16 PM | 2:18 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:37 AM | 3:42 PM | 8:39 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:53 AM | 4:26 PM | 9:40 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:42 PM | 7:00 AM | 12:53 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Goldsboro is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Wilson38 km away
- Kinston40 km away
- Clayton51 km away
- Greenville62 km away
- Rocky Mount64 km away
- Garner67 km away
- Raleigh73 km away
- West Raleigh75 km away
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