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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Castres, FR
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 43.61°N, 2.24°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:55 AM |
| Sunset | 7:21 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 26 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:50 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:23 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:56 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 35 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 25 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:21 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:10 AM |
| Moonset | 5:51 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 132.87°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 10:11 AM | 8:05 PM | 3:08 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 10:23 AM | 7:34 PM | 2:58 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:54 AM | 4:43 PM | 9:19 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:17 AM | 5:22 PM | 10:20 AM | Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:20 PM | 7:42 AM | 1:33 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Castres is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
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