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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Staunton, VA
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 38.15°N, 79.07°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:17 AM |
| Sunset | 6:49 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:16 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:46 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:17 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 28 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:50 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:59 AM |
| Moonset | 5:16 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.17°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:25 AM | 7:41 PM | 2:34 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:32 AM | 7:14 PM | 2:23 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:34 AM | 3:53 PM | 8:43 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:53 AM | 4:35 PM | 9:44 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:45 PM | 7:05 AM | 12:57 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Staunton is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Waynesboro18 km away
- Harrisonburg38 km away
- Charlottesville54 km away
- Lynchburg82 km away
- West Lynchburg84 km away
- Culpeper101 km away
- Front Royal115 km away
- Roanoke124 km away
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