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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in South Lake Tahoe, CA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 38.93°N, 119.98°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM |
| Sunset | 6:32 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:59 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:30 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:01 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:34 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:50 AM |
| Moonset | 5:04 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.44°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:43 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:11 AM | 7:23 PM | 2:17 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:17 AM | 6:55 PM | 2:06 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:16 AM | 3:38 PM | 8:27 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:35 AM | 4:20 PM | 9:28 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:28 PM | 6:48 AM | 12:41 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. South Lake Tahoe is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Carson City32 km away
- Truckee47 km away
- Reno68 km away
- Sparks70 km away
- Sun Valley76 km away
- Spanish Springs83 km away
- Cameron Park92 km away
- Fernley98 km away
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