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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Newcastle, NSW
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Sydney · 32.93°S, 151.78°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:21 AM |
| Sunset | 6:59 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 38 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:24 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:54 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:24 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 21 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 32 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:56 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:47 AM |
| Moonset | 4:36 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 121.35°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:22 AM | 9:00 PM | 2:10 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:58 AM | 8:58 PM | 1:58 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 3:11 AM | 1:28 PM | 8:20 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 27° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:58 AM | 2:41 PM | 9:20 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 22° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:31 PM | 6:29 AM | 12:32 AM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 55° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Newcastle is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Maitland30 km away
- Cessnock41 km away
- Central Coast67 km away
- Umina Beach79 km away
- Pittwater93 km away
- Dee Why102 km away
- Saint Ives106 km away
- Hornsby107 km away
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