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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Winchester, VA
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 39.19°N, 78.16°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:14 AM |
| Sunset | 6:45 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:12 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:43 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:14 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 32 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:46 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:54 AM |
| Moonset | 5:14 PM |
| Illumination | 9% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.00°N, 157.64°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) | 9:24 AM | 7:36 PM | 2:30 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:31 AM | 7:07 PM | 2:19 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:28 AM | 3:52 PM | 8:40 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:47 AM | 4:34 PM | 9:41 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:42 PM | 7:02 AM | 12:54 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Winchester is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Front Royal30 km away
- Martinsburg35 km away
- Leesburg52 km away
- Ashburn60 km away
- Hagerstown63 km away
- South Riding64 km away
- Ballenger Creek66 km away
- Sterling66 km away
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