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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Cestas, FR
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 44.74°N, 0.68°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 8:07 AM |
| Sunset | 7:32 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 25 min |
| End of civil twilight | 8:01 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:35 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 9:09 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 37 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 23 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:31 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:21 AM |
| Moonset | 6:04 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.64°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 10:26 AM | 8:14 PM | 3:20 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 10:38 AM | 7:42 PM | 3:10 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:02 AM | 4:58 PM | 9:30 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:26 AM | 5:36 PM | 10:31 AM | Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:31 PM | 7:54 AM | 1:45 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 47° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Cestas is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
Nearby Locations
- Gradignan6 km away
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- Talence10 km away
- Villenave-d'Ornon10 km away
- Merignac11 km away
- Begles12 km away
- Bordeaux13 km away
- Le Bouscat15 km away
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