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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in North Lakes, QLD
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Brisbane · 27.22°S, 153.02°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:20 AM |
| Sunset | 5:51 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:15 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:42 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:10 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 27 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 49 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 3:59 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:37 AM |
| Moonset | 3:33 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 146.87°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:24 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:27 AM | 7:45 PM | 1:05 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:05 AM | 7:40 PM | 12:53 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:55 AM | 12:34 PM | 7:15 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:45 AM | 1:45 PM | 8:15 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:26 PM | 5:25 AM | 11:23 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. North Lakes is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Deception Bay3 km away
- Kallangur4 km away
- Narangba7 km away
- Bracken Ridge10 km away
- Albany Creek15 km away
- Morayfield15 km away
- Caboolture17 km away
- The Gap26 km away
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