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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Sun City, CA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 33.71°N, 117.20°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:47 AM |
| Sunset | 6:24 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 37 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:49 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:18 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:47 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 24 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 38 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:25 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:44 AM |
| Moonset | 4:49 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 121.01°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:50 AM | 7:22 PM | 2:06 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:53 AM | 6:56 PM | 1:55 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:17 AM | 3:14 PM | 8:16 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:33 AM | 4:00 PM | 9:16 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:19 PM | 6:36 AM | 12:29 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Sun City is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Menifee5 km away
- Perris9 km away
- Lake Elsinore13 km away
- Wildomar14 km away
- Mead Valley17 km away
- Murrieta17 km away
- Hemet21 km away
- East Hemet24 km away
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