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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Wichita Falls, TX
2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 33.91°N, 98.49°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:32 AM |
| Sunset | 7:09 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 37 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:34 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:03 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:32 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 24 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 38 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:10 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:25 AM |
| Moonset | 5:33 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.75°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:35 AM | 8:07 PM | 2:51 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:39 AM | 7:41 PM | 2:40 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:02 AM | 4:00 PM | 9:01 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:18 AM | 4:46 PM | 10:02 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:04 PM | 7:22 AM | 1:15 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Wichita Falls is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Lawton78 km away
- Duncan82 km away
- Altus112 km away
- Ardmore128 km away
- Gainesville130 km away
- Chickasha137 km away
- Weatherford144 km away
- Denton148 km away
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