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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Pinehurst, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 35.20°N, 79.47°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:17 AM |
| Sunset | 6:53 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 36 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:18 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:47 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:17 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 37 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:54 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:04 AM |
| Moonset | 5:16 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.42°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:34 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:21 AM | 7:49 PM | 2:35 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:26 AM | 7:23 PM | 2:24 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:43 AM | 3:47 PM | 8:45 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:00 AM | 4:32 PM | 9:46 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:48 PM | 7:06 AM | 12:59 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Pinehurst is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Sanford41 km away
- Fort Bragg43 km away
- Laurinburg47 km away
- Hope Mills54 km away
- Fayetteville56 km away
- Asheboro65 km away
- Albemarle69 km away
- Fuquay-Varina75 km away
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