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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Randolph, NJ

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 40.85°N, 74.58°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:01 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Day length11 h 29 min
End of civil twilight6:57 PM
End of nautical twilight7:29 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:01 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 30 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:31 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:37 AM
Moonset5:00 PM
Illumination9%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.00°N, 157.53°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:13 AM7:18 PM2:16 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:21 AM6:48 PM2:05 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:09 AM3:42 PM8:26 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:30 AM4:23 PM9:26 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:27 PM6:48 AM12:39 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Randolph is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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