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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Jacksonville, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 34.75°N, 77.43°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:09 AM |
| Sunset | 6:45 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 36 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:10 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:39 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:09 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 37 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:46 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:56 AM |
| Moonset | 5:07 PM |
| Illumination | 8.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 6.74°N, 172.23°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,605 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:12 AM | 7:41 PM | 2:27 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:17 AM | 7:15 PM | 2:16 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:36 AM | 3:38 PM | 8:37 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:52 AM | 4:23 PM | 9:38 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:40 PM | 6:58 AM | 12:51 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° 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
- Havelock50 km away
- New Bern53 km away
- Kinston58 km away
- Wilmington75 km away
- Leland79 km away
- Goldsboro87 km away
- Greenville96 km away
- Wilson116 km away
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