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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Rockhampton, QLD
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Brisbane · 23.38°S, 150.51°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:32 AM |
| Sunset | 5:59 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 27 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:22 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:48 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:15 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 32 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 59 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:14 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:45 AM |
| Moonset | 3:45 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 132.92°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:43 AM | 7:49 PM | 1:16 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:23 AM | 7:43 PM | 1:03 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:58 AM | 12:51 PM | 7:25 AM | Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 35° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:50 AM | 2:00 PM | 8:25 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:35 PM | 5:36 AM | 11:33 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 65° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Rockhampton is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Gladstone93 km away
- Bundaberg249 km away
- Mackay283 km away
- Hervey Bay312 km away
- Maryborough327 km away
- Gympie381 km away
- Sunshine Coast447 km away
- Buderim448 km away
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