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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Palm Beach, QLD
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Brisbane · 28.12°S, 153.47°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:17 AM |
| Sunset | 5:50 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:13 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:41 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:10 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 47 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 3:56 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:36 AM |
| Moonset | 3:31 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.42°N, 133.88°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:23 AM | 7:45 PM | 1:04 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:01 AM | 7:40 PM | 12:51 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:55 AM | 12:31 PM | 7:13 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:44 AM | 1:42 PM | 8:13 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:24 PM | 5:23 AM | 11:21 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Palm Beach is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Robina9 km away
- Banora Point13 km away
- Gold Coast13 km away
- Surfers Paradise13 km away
- Southport18 km away
- Nerang19 km away
- Labrador20 km away
- Pacific Pines25 km away
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