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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Las Cruces, NM
2026-10-07 · times in America/Denver · 32.31°N, 106.78°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:05 AM |
| Sunset | 6:43 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 39 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:08 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:36 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:05 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 22 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 39 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:44 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:02 AM |
| Moonset | 5:05 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 122.00°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:06 AM | 7:43 PM | 2:25 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:08 AM | 7:18 PM | 2:13 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:38 AM | 3:30 PM | 8:34 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:53 AM | 4:16 PM | 9:35 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:37 PM | 6:54 AM | 12:48 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Las Cruces is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Sunland Park60 km away
- El Paso67 km away
- Ciudad Juarez72 km away
- Socorro86 km away
- Horizon City87 km away
- Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia88 km away
- Alamogordo101 km away
- Carlsbad240 km away
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