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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Junction City, KS
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 39.03°N, 96.83°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:29 AM |
| Sunset | 7:00 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:27 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:57 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:28 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:01 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:13 AM |
| Moonset | 5:29 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.30°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:38 AM | 7:51 PM | 2:45 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:45 AM | 7:22 PM | 2:33 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:43 AM | 4:06 PM | 8:54 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:02 AM | 4:48 PM | 9:55 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:56 PM | 7:16 AM | 1:08 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Junction City is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Manhattan28 km away
- Salina71 km away
- Emporia89 km away
- Topeka100 km away
- Newton118 km away
- Lawrence138 km away
- Hutchinson144 km away
- Wichita155 km away
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