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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Asahikawa, JP

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 43.77°N, 142.36°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise5:35 AM
Sunset4:59 PM
Day length11 h 24 min
End of civil twilight5:28 PM
End of nautical twilight6:01 PM
End of astronomical twilight6:35 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 37 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:01 AM

Moon

Moonrise2:34 AM
Moonset3:43 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 146.07°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)7:53 AM5:43 PM12:48 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:00 AM5:10 PM12:35 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:31 PM2:21 PM6:57 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)12:55 AM3:00 PM7:57 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)4:57 PM5:19 AM11:06 PMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Asahikawa 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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