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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in The Colony, TX
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 33.09°N, 96.89°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:26 AM |
| Sunset | 7:04 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 38 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:28 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:57 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:26 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 23 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 39 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:04 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:20 AM |
| Moonset | 5:25 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 133.23°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:27 AM | 8:02 PM | 2:45 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:31 AM | 7:37 PM | 2:34 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:57 AM | 3:52 PM | 8:55 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:13 AM | 4:38 PM | 9:55 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:58 PM | 7:15 AM | 1:08 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. The Colony is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- The Trails of Frisco8 km away
- Frisco9 km away
- Little Elm9 km away
- Lewisville11 km away
- Addison15 km away
- Carrollton15 km away
- Highland Village15 km away
- Corinth18 km away
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