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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Rourkela, IN
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Kolkata · 22.22°N, 84.86°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:44 AM |
| Sunset | 5:31 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 48 min |
| End of civil twilight | 5:54 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:20 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 6:46 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 13 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 44 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:30 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:21 AM |
| Moonset | 3:59 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.59°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) | 7:34 AM | 6:42 PM | 1:08 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:29 AM | 6:19 PM | 12:54 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:41 AM | 1:53 PM | 7:17 AM | Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:50 AM | 2:44 PM | 8:17 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:21 PM | 5:34 AM | 11:25 PM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 70° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Rourkela is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.