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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Hope Mills, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 34.97°N, 78.95°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:15 AM |
| Sunset | 6:51 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 36 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:16 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:45 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:15 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 37 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:52 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:02 AM |
| Moonset | 5:14 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.43°N, 133.81°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:19 AM | 7:47 PM | 2:33 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:23 AM | 7:21 PM | 2:22 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:41 AM | 3:44 PM | 8:43 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:58 AM | 4:29 PM | 9:44 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:46 PM | 7:04 AM | 12:57 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Hope Mills is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Fayetteville11 km away
- Fort Bragg20 km away
- Lumberton40 km away
- Laurinburg52 km away
- Pinehurst54 km away
- Sanford61 km away
- Fuquay-Varina70 km away
- Holly Springs76 km away
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