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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Salem, VA
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 37.29°N, 80.05°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:20 AM |
| Sunset | 6:54 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:20 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:50 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:20 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 27 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:55 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:04 AM |
| Moonset | 5:20 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.69°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:28 AM | 7:47 PM | 2:38 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:33 AM | 7:20 PM | 2:27 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:40 AM | 3:54 PM | 8:47 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:58 AM | 4:38 PM | 9:48 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:50 PM | 7:09 AM | 1:01 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Salem is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Cave Spring8 km away
- Roanoke10 km away
- Blacksburg33 km away
- Christiansburg36 km away
- Radford50 km away
- West Lynchburg78 km away
- Lynchburg82 km away
- Eden93 km away
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