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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Burlington, IA

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 40.81°N, 91.11°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:07 AM
Sunset6:36 PM
Day length11 h 29 min
End of civil twilight7:03 PM
End of nautical twilight7:35 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:07 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 30 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:37 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:47 AM
Moonset5:08 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.20°N, 146.28°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)9:19 AM7:24 PM2:22 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:27 AM6:54 PM2:11 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:15 AM3:48 PM8:32 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:36 AM4:29 PM9:32 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:33 PM6:54 AM12:45 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Burlington 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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