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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Biddulph, ENG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 53.12°N, 2.18°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:20 AM
Sunset6:31 PM
Day length11 h 11 min
End of civil twilight7:06 PM
End of nautical twilight7:45 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:26 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 00 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:26 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:10 AM
Moonset5:21 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.69°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:56 AM6:55 PM2:26 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:17 AM6:15 PM2:16 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:36 AM4:36 PM8:36 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:09 AM5:05 PM9:37 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:34 PM7:03 AM12:51 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Biddulph 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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