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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Botevgrad, BG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Sofia · 42.91°N, 23.79°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:28 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight7:24 PM
End of nautical twilight7:56 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:29 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:55 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:41 AM
Moonset5:23 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.20°N, 146.21°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:43 AM7:40 PM2:42 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:55 AM7:10 PM2:33 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:30 AM4:15 PM8:52 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:53 AM4:54 PM9:54 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:54 PM7:16 AM1:07 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Botevgrad 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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