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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chatham, ON

2026-10-07 · times in America/Toronto · 42.41°N, 82.18°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:32 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight7:27 PM
End of nautical twilight8:00 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:32 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 27 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:00 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:07 AM
Moonset5:33 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)9:47 AM7:45 PM2:46 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:56 AM7:14 PM2:35 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:35 AM4:16 PM8:56 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:57 AM4:56 PM9:57 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:57 PM7:19 AM1:10 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Chatham 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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