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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Casper, WY

2026-10-07 · times in America/Denver · 42.87°N, 106.31°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:09 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Day length11 h 26 min
End of civil twilight7:04 PM
End of nautical twilight7:36 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:09 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 35 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 27 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:36 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:48 AM
Moonset5:11 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 132.79°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:24 AM7:20 PM2:23 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:34 AM6:49 PM2:11 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:10 AM3:54 PM8:32 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:32 AM4:33 PM9:33 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:33 PM6:55 AM12:46 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Casper 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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