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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Barrhead, SCT

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 55.80°N, 4.39°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:32 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Day length11 h 05 min
End of civil twilight7:14 PM
End of nautical twilight7:57 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:40 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 57 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 50 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:30 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:12 AM
Moonset5:35 PM
Illumination9%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.00°N, 157.83°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:15 AM6:54 PM2:35 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:40 AM6:09 PM2:25 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:30 AM4:59 PM8:45 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:08 AM5:24 PM9:46 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 37° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:41 PM7:14 AM1:00 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 36° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Barrhead 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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