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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Radford, VA
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 37.13°N, 80.58°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:22 AM |
| Sunset | 6:56 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 34 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:22 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:52 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:22 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 27 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 35 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:57 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:07 AM |
| Moonset | 5:22 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 145.04°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:29 AM | 7:49 PM | 2:40 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:35 AM | 7:22 PM | 2:29 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:43 AM | 3:56 PM | 8:49 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:01 AM | 4:40 PM | 9:50 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:52 PM | 7:11 AM | 1:03 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Radford is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Christiansburg15 km away
- Blacksburg18 km away
- Salem50 km away
- Cave Spring51 km away
- Roanoke58 km away
- Beckley90 km away
- Eden102 km away
- Winston-Salem119 km away
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