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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Blankenburg, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 51.79°N, 10.96°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:26 AM
Sunset6:40 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:13 PM
End of nautical twilight7:52 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:31 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 05 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:36 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:17 AM
Moonset5:26 PM
Illumination8.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)6.75°N, 171.84°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:59 AM7:07 PM2:33 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:19 AM6:29 PM2:24 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:49 AM4:38 PM8:44 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:21 AM5:09 PM9:45 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:42 PM7:10 AM12:58 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Blankenburg is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.3. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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