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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in West Island, CC
2026-10-08 · times in Indian/Cocos · 12.16°S, 96.82°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:41 AM |
| Sunset | 5:58 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 17 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:20 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:44 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:09 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 43 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 20 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:30 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:49 AM |
| Moonset | 4:01 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.21°N, 145.91°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 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 | 7:38 PM | 1:20 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:46 AM | 7:27 PM | 1:07 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:45 AM | 1:13 PM | 7:29 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 42° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:41 AM | 2:17 PM | 8:29 AM | Visible about 2.3 h after dark, highest 33° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:38 PM | 5:41 AM | 11:37 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 76° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. West Island is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.