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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Valley Station, KY
2026-10-07 · times in America/Kentucky/Louisville · 38.11°N, 85.87°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:44 AM |
| Sunset | 7:17 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:43 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:13 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:44 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 28 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 34 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:18 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:28 AM |
| Moonset | 5:44 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.42°N, 133.84°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:53 AM | 8:09 PM | 3:01 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:59 AM | 7:41 PM | 2:50 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:01 AM | 4:20 PM | 9:11 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:20 AM | 5:03 PM | 10:11 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:13 PM | 7:32 AM | 1:24 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Valley Station is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Pleasure Ridge Park4 km away
- Shively11 km away
- Okolona16 km away
- Louisville19 km away
- Newburg19 km away
- New Albany20 km away
- Highview22 km away
- Jeffersonville22 km away
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