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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Airdrie, AB

2026-10-07 · times in America/Edmonton · 51.30°N, 114.04°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:46 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:33 PM
End of nautical twilight8:11 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:50 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 49 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 07 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:57 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:07 AM
Moonset5:50 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 132.77°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:18 AM7:28 PM2:54 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:35 AM6:49 PM2:42 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:11 AM4:55 PM9:03 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:42 AM5:26 PM10:04 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:01 PM7:29 AM1:17 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Airdrie is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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