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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Port Hedland, WA
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Perth · 20.31°S, 118.61°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:41 AM |
| Sunset | 6:05 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 24 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:27 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:53 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:19 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 35 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 06 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:25 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:54 AM |
| Moonset | 3:59 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 147.10°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:55 AM | 7:52 PM | 1:23 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:35 AM | 7:44 PM | 1:10 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:01 AM | 1:03 PM | 7:32 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:53 AM | 2:11 PM | 8:32 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:42 PM | 5:43 AM | 11:41 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 68° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Port Hedland is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Karratha190 km away
- Geraldton1,024 km away
- Kalgoorlie1,195 km away
- Kupang1,248 km away
- Ellenbrook1,301 km away
- Landsdale1,307 km away
- Ballajura1,310 km away
- Duncraig1,312 km away
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