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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Plainview, TX
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 34.18°N, 101.71°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:45 AM |
| Sunset | 7:22 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 37 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:47 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:16 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:45 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 24 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 38 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:23 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:39 AM |
| Moonset | 5:46 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.41°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) | 9:49 AM | 8:19 PM | 3:04 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:52 AM | 7:54 PM | 2:53 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:14 AM | 4:14 PM | 9:14 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:30 AM | 4:59 PM | 10:15 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:17 PM | 7:34 AM | 1:28 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Plainview is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Lubbock69 km away
- Hereford95 km away
- Amarillo116 km away
- Clovis140 km away
- Pampa165 km away
- Dumas188 km away
- Hobbs212 km away
- Big Spring216 km away
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