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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Pakenham, VIC
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Melbourne · 38.07°S, 145.47°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:43 AM |
| Sunset | 7:28 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 45 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:55 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:26 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:59 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 13 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 12 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:11 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 5:16 AM |
| Moonset | 4:59 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.21°N, 145.83°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:19 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:37 AM | 9:35 PM | 2:36 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:10 AM | 9:35 PM | 2:23 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 3:48 AM | 1:42 PM | 8:45 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 22° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 4:31 AM | 2:58 PM | 9:45 AM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 17° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:57 PM | 6:54 AM | 12:58 AM | Visible about 10.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Pakenham is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Officer6 km away
- Berwick12 km away
- Cranbourne North15 km away
- Cranbourne East16 km away
- Narre Warren16 km away
- Narre Warren South16 km away
- Cranbourne17 km away
- Cranbourne West18 km away
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