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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bourges, FR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 47.08°N, 2.40°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:57 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Day length11 h 21 min
End of civil twilight7:48 PM
End of nautical twilight8:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:59 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 40 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 18 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:17 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:03 AM
Moonset5:54 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 132.96°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:19 AM7:55 PM3:08 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:34 AM7:22 PM2:58 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:42 AM4:53 PM9:18 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:09 AM5:29 PM10:19 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:18 PM7:43 AM1:32 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Bourges 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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