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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Buftea, RO
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Bucharest · 44.56°N, 25.95°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:21 AM |
| Sunset | 6:46 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 25 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:15 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:48 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:22 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 36 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 23 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:45 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:29 AM |
| Moonset | 5:16 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.55°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:38 AM | 7:28 PM | 2:33 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:51 AM | 6:56 PM | 2:24 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:16 AM | 4:11 PM | 8:44 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:41 AM | 4:49 PM | 9:45 AM | Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:45 PM | 7:08 AM | 12:59 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 47° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Buftea is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
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