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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Union City, CA
2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 37.60°N, 122.02°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:09 AM |
| Sunset | 6:41 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:08 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:38 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:08 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 28 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:43 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:00 AM |
| Moonset | 5:11 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.08°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:16 AM | 7:34 PM | 2:26 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:22 AM | 7:06 PM | 2:14 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:27 AM | 3:43 PM | 8:35 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:45 AM | 4:26 PM | 9:36 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:37 PM | 6:56 AM | 12:49 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Union City is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Fremont6 km away
- Newark8 km away
- Hayward10 km away
- Castro Valley12 km away
- San Lorenzo13 km away
- Ashland14 km away
- Dublin14 km away
- Pleasanton15 km away
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