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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Palakkad, IN
2026-10-07 · times in Asia/Kolkata · 10.77°N, 76.65°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:12 AM |
| Sunset | 6:10 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 58 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:31 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:55 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:20 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 02 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 42 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:02 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:09 AM |
| Moonset | 3:49 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.58°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:51 AM | 7:30 PM | 1:41 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:47 AM | 7:16 PM | 1:32 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:33 AM | 2:09 PM | 7:51 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 59° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:39 AM | 3:06 PM | 8:53 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:59 PM | 6:09 AM | 12:06 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 81° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Palakkad is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.