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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Jacksonville, IL
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 39.73°N, 90.23°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:03 AM |
| Sunset | 6:33 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 30 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:00 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:31 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:03 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 31 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 32 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:34 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:44 AM |
| Moonset | 5:03 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.08°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:13 AM | 7:23 PM | 2:18 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:20 AM | 6:54 PM | 2:07 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:15 AM | 3:41 PM | 8:28 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:34 AM | 4:23 PM | 9:29 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:30 PM | 6:50 AM | 12:42 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Jacksonville is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Springfield51 km away
- Godfrey87 km away
- Macomb89 km away
- Upper Alton92 km away
- Alton94 km away
- Hannibal97 km away
- Old Jamestown100 km away
- Quincy103 km away
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