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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Cheltenham, ENG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 51.90°N, 2.08°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:05 PM
End of nautical twilight7:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:24 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 49 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 04 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:28 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:12 AM
Moonset5:19 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.43°N, 133.71°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:29 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:51 AM6:59 PM2:26 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:11 AM6:20 PM2:16 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:41 AM4:30 PM8:36 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:13 AM5:01 PM9:37 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:34 PM7:03 AM12:50 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Cheltenham 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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