What time is sunset in Grafton today?

Sunset in Grafton is at 6:53 PM local time (Australia/Sydney) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Grafton?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:14 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:56 AM.

Moonrise in Grafton is at 4:39 AM and moonset is at 4:32 PM local time.

Grafton is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Sydney · 29.68°S, 152.93°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:19 AM
Sunset	6:53 PM
Day length	12 h 34 min
End of civil twilight	7:17 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:45 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:14 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 25 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 42 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:56 AM

Moonrise	4:39 AM
Moonset	4:32 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.19°N, 146.94°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:24 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:23 AM	8:49 PM	2:06 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:00 AM	8:46 PM	1:53 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	3:00 AM	1:30 PM	8:15 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:49 AM	2:42 PM	9:15 AM	Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:26 PM	6:25 AM	12:28 AM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the N.

Aurora near poles only. Grafton is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.