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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Rockledge, FL
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 28.35°N, 80.73°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:19 AM |
| Sunset | 7:01 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 43 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:25 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:52 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:19 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 18 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 42 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:01 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:17 AM |
| Moonset | 5:17 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.54°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:15 AM | 8:05 PM | 2:40 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:16 AM | 7:42 PM | 2:29 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:02 AM | 3:38 PM | 8:50 AM | Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:15 AM | 4:26 PM | 9:51 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:54 PM | 7:10 AM | 1:04 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Rockledge is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Cocoa4 km away
- Merritt Island4 km away
- Titusville30 km away
- Melbourne32 km away
- West Melbourne32 km away
- Palm Bay38 km away
- Alafaya53 km away
- Saint Cloud56 km away
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