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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Mount Vernon, IL
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 38.32°N, 88.90°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:56 AM |
| Sunset | 6:29 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:55 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:26 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:56 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:30 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:40 AM |
| Moonset | 4:57 PM |
| Illumination | 9% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.00°N, 157.86°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,604 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:05 AM | 7:20 PM | 2:13 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:11 AM | 6:52 PM | 2:02 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:13 AM | 3:32 PM | 8:23 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:32 AM | 4:15 PM | 9:23 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:25 PM | 6:44 AM | 12:37 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Mount Vernon is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Marion65 km away
- Carbondale71 km away
- O'Fallon93 km away
- Belleville97 km away
- Fairview Heights99 km away
- Collinsville102 km away
- Edwardsville107 km away
- East Saint Louis114 km away
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