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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia, TX
2026-10-07 · times in America/Denver · 31.64°N, 106.29°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:02 AM |
| Sunset | 6:42 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 39 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:06 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:34 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:03 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 21 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 40 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:42 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:00 AM |
| Moonset | 5:03 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.42°N, 134.32°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:32 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:03 AM | 7:42 PM | 2:23 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:05 AM | 7:18 PM | 2:11 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:38 AM | 3:26 PM | 8:32 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:52 AM | 4:13 PM | 9:33 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:36 PM | 6:52 AM | 12:46 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Socorro2 km away
- Horizon City10 km away
- Ciudad Juarez19 km away
- El Paso23 km away
- Sunland Park33 km away
- Las Cruces88 km away
- Alamogordo144 km away
- Carlsbad213 km away
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