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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Palmerston, NT
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Darwin · 12.49°S, 130.98°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:25 AM |
| Sunset | 6:42 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 17 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:03 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:28 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:53 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 42 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 20 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:13 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:28 AM |
| Moonset | 4:40 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.60°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) | 7:46 AM | 8:22 PM | 2:04 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:29 AM | 8:11 PM | 1:50 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:29 AM | 1:56 PM | 8:13 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 42° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:25 AM | 3:01 PM | 9:13 AM | Visible about 2.3 h after dark, highest 33° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:22 PM | 6:25 AM | 12:25 AM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 76° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Palmerston is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Darwin16 km away
- Dili735 km away
- Kupang844 km away
- Ambon1,025 km away
- Timika1,076 km away
- Baubau1,207 km away
- Alice Springs1,284 km away
- Mount Isa1,289 km away
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