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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Great Bend, KS
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 38.36°N, 98.76°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:36 AM |
| Sunset | 7:08 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:34 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:05 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:36 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:09 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:22 AM |
| Moonset | 5:37 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.21°N, 145.93°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:45 AM | 8:00 PM | 2:52 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:51 AM | 7:32 PM | 2:41 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:52 AM | 4:12 PM | 9:02 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:11 AM | 4:54 PM | 10:03 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:04 PM | 7:24 AM | 1:16 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Great Bend is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Hays75 km away
- Hutchinson80 km away
- Salina113 km away
- Dodge City129 km away
- Newton129 km away
- Wichita146 km away
- Derby160 km away
- Junction City183 km away
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