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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in UC Irvine, CA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 33.64°N, 117.84°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:50 AM |
| Sunset | 6:27 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 37 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:52 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:21 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:50 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 24 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 38 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:28 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:47 AM |
| Moonset | 4:51 PM |
| Illumination | 9% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.00°N, 157.68°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,604 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:52 AM | 7:25 PM | 2:09 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:55 AM | 6:59 PM | 1:57 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:20 AM | 3:17 PM | 8:18 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:35 AM | 4:02 PM | 9:19 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:21 PM | 6:39 AM | 12:32 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. UC Irvine is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Irvine4 km away
- Westpark6 km away
- Woodbridge6 km away
- Costa Mesa7 km away
- Tustin Legacy7 km away
- Newport Beach8 km away
- El Camino Real9 km away
- Laguna Woods11 km away
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