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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bellingham, WA

2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 48.76°N, 122.49°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Day length11 h 17 min
End of civil twilight7:07 PM
End of nautical twilight7:43 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:20 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 44 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 15 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:35 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:47 AM
Moonset5:22 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.65°N, 121.42°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:44 AM7:09 PM2:27 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:58 AM6:33 PM2:16 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:55 AM4:18 PM8:37 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 53° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:23 AM4:52 PM9:37 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:35 PM7:01 AM12:51 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 43° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Bellingham 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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