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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Security-Widefield, CO
2026-10-07 · times in America/Denver · 38.75°N, 104.71°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM |
| Sunset | 6:32 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:58 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:29 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:00 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:33 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:46 AM |
| Moonset | 5:01 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.88°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) | 9:09 AM | 7:23 PM | 2:16 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:16 AM | 6:54 PM | 2:05 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:15 AM | 3:36 PM | 8:26 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:34 AM | 4:19 PM | 9:27 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:28 PM | 6:47 AM | 12:40 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Security-Widefield is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
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