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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Cochrane, AB

2026-10-07 · times in America/Edmonton · 51.18°N, 114.47°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:48 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:34 PM
End of nautical twilight8:13 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:51 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 08 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:59 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:09 AM
Moonset5:52 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.68°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:20 AM7:30 PM2:55 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:36 AM6:51 PM2:44 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:13 AM4:56 PM9:05 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:44 AM5:27 PM10:05 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:03 PM7:30 AM1:19 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Cochrane 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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