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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Highview, KY
2026-10-07 · times in America/Kentucky/Louisville · 38.14°N, 85.62°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:43 AM |
| Sunset | 7:16 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:42 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:12 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:43 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:17 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:27 AM |
| Moonset | 5:43 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.60°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:52 AM | 8:07 PM | 3:00 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:58 AM | 7:40 PM | 2:49 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:00 AM | 4:19 PM | 9:10 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:19 AM | 5:02 PM | 10:10 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:12 PM | 7:31 AM | 1:23 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Highview is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Fern Creek4 km away
- Newburg4 km away
- Okolona6 km away
- Jeffersontown8 km away
- Saint Matthews13 km away
- Louisville17 km away
- Jeffersonville18 km away
- Shively18 km away
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