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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Caracal, RO

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Bucharest · 44.12°N, 24.35°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:27 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Day length11 h 26 min
End of civil twilight7:21 PM
End of nautical twilight7:55 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:28 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 36 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 24 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:52 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:36 AM
Moonset5:22 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 145.64°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

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

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:44 AM7:35 PM2:40 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:56 AM7:04 PM2:30 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:24 AM4:16 PM8:50 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:48 AM4:55 PM9:51 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:51 PM7:14 AM1:05 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Caracal 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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