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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Meridian, MS
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 32.36°N, 88.70°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:52 AM |
| Sunset | 6:31 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 39 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:56 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:24 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:53 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 22 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 39 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:32 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:46 AM |
| Moonset | 4:52 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.87°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:53 AM | 7:30 PM | 2:12 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:56 AM | 7:06 PM | 2:01 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:26 AM | 3:18 PM | 8:22 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:41 AM | 4:04 PM | 9:23 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:25 PM | 6:42 AM | 12:36 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Meridian is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Laurel85 km away
- Brandon121 km away
- Starkville121 km away
- Columbus128 km away
- Hattiesburg128 km away
- Madison133 km away
- Ridgeland134 km away
- Pearl135 km away
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