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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Richmond, KY
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 37.75°N, 84.29°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:38 AM |
| Sunset | 7:11 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:37 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:07 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:38 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 28 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:12 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:22 AM |
| Moonset | 5:37 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.46°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:45 AM | 8:03 PM | 2:55 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:52 AM | 7:35 PM | 2:43 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:56 AM | 4:12 PM | 9:04 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:14 AM | 4:56 PM | 10:05 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:06 PM | 7:26 AM | 1:18 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Richmond is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Nicholasville29 km away
- Winchester29 km away
- Lexington31 km away
- Lexington-Fayette37 km away
- Danville44 km away
- Georgetown56 km away
- Frankfort71 km away
- Shelbyville96 km away
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