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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Basford, ENG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 52.97°N, 1.18°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:16 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Day length11 h 11 min
End of civil twilight7:02 PM
End of nautical twilight7:41 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:22 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 01 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:23 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:06 AM
Moonset5:17 PM
Illumination9%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.00°N, 157.63°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:51 AM6:51 PM2:22 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:13 AM6:12 PM2:12 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:32 AM4:32 PM8:32 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:06 AM5:01 PM9:33 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:30 PM6:59 AM12:47 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Basford 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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