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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chongjin, KP

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Pyongyang · 41.80°N, 129.78°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:24 AM
Sunset5:51 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight6:19 PM
End of nautical twilight6:51 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:23 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 30 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:53 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:29 AM
Moonset4:33 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 145.91°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)8:39 AM6:38 PM1:38 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:44 AM6:06 PM1:25 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:29 AM3:06 PM7:47 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:49 AM3:46 PM8:47 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:47 PM6:09 AM12:00 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Chongjin 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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