Nocto existed as a planet within the Outer Rim Territories' Airam sector.
Before the conflict known as the Clone Wars, pirates originating from Nocto launched assaults against the orbital depots of Ochotl. During the era of the Galactic Civil War, the Rebel shipyard called Calenz was situated in the space surrounding Nocto. This shipyard suffered an attack from the Imperial military unit designated Task Force Vengeance.