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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Salisbury, NC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 35.67°N, 80.47°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:21 AM |
| Sunset | 6:57 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 35 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:22 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:52 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:21 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 36 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:57 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:08 AM |
| Moonset | 5:20 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.45°N, 132.63°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:26 AM | 7:52 PM | 2:39 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:31 AM | 7:25 PM | 2:28 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:46 AM | 3:52 PM | 8:49 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:03 AM | 4:37 PM | 9:50 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:52 PM | 7:10 AM | 1:03 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Salisbury is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Kannapolis24 km away
- Lexington26 km away
- Concord31 km away
- Mooresville32 km away
- Statesville39 km away
- Clemmons40 km away
- Cornelius40 km away
- Thomasville42 km away
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