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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Rocky Mount, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 35.94°N, 77.79°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:11 AM |
| Sunset | 6:46 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 35 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:11 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:41 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:11 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 36 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:46 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:57 AM |
| Moonset | 5:10 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 121.18°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:16 AM | 7:40 PM | 2:29 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:21 AM | 7:14 PM | 2:18 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:34 AM | 3:42 PM | 8:38 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:52 AM | 4:26 PM | 9:39 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:41 PM | 6:59 AM | 12:52 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Rocky Mount is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Wilson27 km away
- Greenville53 km away
- Roanoke Rapids59 km away
- Goldsboro64 km away
- Wake Forest65 km away
- Clayton68 km away
- Henderson70 km away
- Kinston77 km away
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