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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Lexington-Fayette, KY
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 38.05°N, 84.46°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:39 AM |
| Sunset | 7:11 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:37 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:08 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:38 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 28 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:12 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:22 AM |
| Moonset | 5:38 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.41°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:43 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:47 AM | 8:03 PM | 2:55 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:53 AM | 7:35 PM | 2:44 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:56 AM | 4:14 PM | 9:05 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:15 AM | 4:57 PM | 10:06 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:07 PM | 7:27 AM | 1:19 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Lexington-Fayette is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Lexington7 km away
- Georgetown20 km away
- Nicholasville21 km away
- Winchester25 km away
- Richmond37 km away
- Frankfort40 km away
- Danville53 km away
- Shelbyville69 km away
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