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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Aberdeen, SD

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 45.46°N, 98.49°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:39 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Day length11 h 23 min
End of civil twilight7:32 PM
End of nautical twilight8:06 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:40 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 39 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 22 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:02 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:11 AM
Moonset5:41 PM
Illumination9.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.51°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:59 AM7:43 PM2:51 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:11 AM7:10 PM2:40 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:31 AM4:31 PM9:01 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:55 AM5:08 PM10:02 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:01 PM7:25 AM1:15 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Aberdeen is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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