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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Lafayette, LA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 30.22°N, 92.02°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:05 AM |
| Sunset | 6:46 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 41 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:10 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:37 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:05 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 20 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 41 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:46 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:02 AM |
| Moonset | 5:04 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.92°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) | 9:03 AM | 7:47 PM | 2:25 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:05 AM | 7:24 PM | 2:14 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:44 AM | 3:26 PM | 8:35 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:58 AM | 4:14 PM | 9:36 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:39 PM | 6:55 AM | 12:49 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 62° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Lafayette is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- New Iberia31 km away
- Opelousas35 km away
- Baton Rouge84 km away
- Zachary95 km away
- Shenandoah100 km away
- Central101 km away
- Prairieville101 km away
- Lake Charles114 km away
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