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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Goose Creek, SC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 32.98°N, 80.03°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:18 AM |
| Sunset | 6:56 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 38 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:21 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:50 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:18 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 23 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 39 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:57 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:09 AM |
| Moonset | 5:17 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.79°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:20 AM | 7:55 PM | 2:38 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:23 AM | 7:30 PM | 2:26 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:50 AM | 3:44 PM | 8:47 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:06 AM | 4:30 PM | 9:48 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:50 PM | 7:08 AM | 1:01 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Goose Creek is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Hanahan7 km away
- Summerville14 km away
- North Charleston15 km away
- Charleston25 km away
- Mount Pleasant26 km away
- Sumter108 km away
- Hilton Head109 km away
- Hilton Head Island110 km away
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