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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Arlington, WA

2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 48.20°N, 122.13°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:16 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Day length11 h 18 min
End of civil twilight7:06 PM
End of nautical twilight7:42 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:18 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 43 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 16 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:34 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:46 AM
Moonset5:20 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.65°N, 121.41°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:41 AM7:10 PM2:26 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:55 AM6:34 PM2:14 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:56 AM4:15 PM8:36 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 53° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:23 AM4:49 PM9:36 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:34 PM7:00 AM12:49 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 44° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Arlington 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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