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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bathgate, SCT

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 55.90°N, 3.64°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:29 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Day length11 h 05 min
End of civil twilight7:11 PM
End of nautical twilight7:54 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:38 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 57 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 49 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:27 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:08 AM
Moonset5:32 PM
Illumination9.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.56°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:12 AM6:50 PM2:32 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:38 AM6:06 PM2:22 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:27 AM4:57 PM8:42 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:05 AM5:21 PM9:43 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 37° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:38 PM7:11 AM12:57 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 36° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Bathgate 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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