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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Hopkinsville, KY
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 36.87°N, 87.49°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:50 AM |
| Sunset | 6:24 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 34 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:50 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:20 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:50 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 27 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 35 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:25 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:36 AM |
| Moonset | 4:50 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.43°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:43 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:57 AM | 7:17 PM | 2:07 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:02 AM | 6:50 PM | 1:56 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:11 AM | 3:23 PM | 8:17 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:29 AM | 4:07 PM | 9:18 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:19 PM | 6:38 AM | 12:31 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Hopkinsville is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Clarksville39 km away
- Madisonville51 km away
- Springfield67 km away
- Murray79 km away
- Dickson88 km away
- Goodlettsville92 km away
- Bowling Green94 km away
- Hendersonville100 km away
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