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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Ann Arbor, MI

2026-10-07 · times in America/Detroit · 42.28°N, 83.74°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:38 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight7:34 PM
End of nautical twilight8:06 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:39 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 28 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:06 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:14 AM
Moonset5:39 PM
Illumination8.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)6.74°N, 172.49°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:53 AM7:51 PM2:52 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:02 AM7:21 PM2:41 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:42 AM4:22 PM9:02 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:03 AM5:02 PM10:03 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:03 PM7:25 AM1:16 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Ann Arbor is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.3. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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