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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Townsville, QLD
2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Brisbane · 19.27°S, 146.81°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:48 AM |
| Sunset | 6:12 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 23 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:34 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:00 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:26 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 36 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 08 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:34 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:57 AM |
| Moonset | 4:02 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.18°N, 147.38°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:03 AM | 7:58 PM | 1:30 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:45 AM | 7:50 PM | 1:17 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:06 AM | 1:12 PM | 7:39 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:00 AM | 2:20 PM | 8:39 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:49 PM | 5:51 AM | 11:48 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 69° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Townsville is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Kirwan9 km away
- Cairns283 km away
- Mackay324 km away
- Rockhampton597 km away
- Gladstone687 km away
- Mount Isa781 km away
- Bundaberg845 km away
- Hervey Bay908 km away
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