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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Caen, FR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 49.19°N, 0.36°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise8:09 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Day length11 h 18 min
End of civil twilight7:59 PM
End of nautical twilight8:36 PM
End of astronomical twilight9:13 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 44 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 12 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:25 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:11 AM
Moonset6:08 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.65°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:14 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:36 AM8:00 PM3:19 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:53 AM7:25 PM3:09 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:45 AM5:12 PM9:29 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 52° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:14 AM5:46 PM10:30 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:28 PM7:55 AM1:43 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 43° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Caen 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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