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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Hereford, TX
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 34.82°N, 102.40°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:49 AM |
| Sunset | 7:25 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 36 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:50 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:19 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:48 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 37 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:25 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:41 AM |
| Moonset | 5:49 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.59°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:14 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:53 AM | 8:21 PM | 3:07 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:57 AM | 7:55 PM | 2:56 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:15 AM | 4:18 PM | 9:17 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:32 AM | 5:03 PM | 10:17 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:19 PM | 7:37 AM | 1:30 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Hereford is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Amarillo69 km away
- Clovis87 km away
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- Dumas123 km away
- Lubbock146 km away
- Pampa153 km away
- Hobbs245 km away
- Roswell252 km away
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