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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Cohoes, NY

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 42.77°N, 73.70°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:58 AM
Sunset6:25 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight6:53 PM
End of nautical twilight7:26 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:59 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 27 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:26 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:31 AM
Moonset4:58 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.43°N, 133.41°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:14 AM7:10 PM2:12 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:23 AM6:39 PM2:01 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:00 AM3:44 PM8:22 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:22 AM4:23 PM9:23 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:23 PM6:45 AM12:36 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Cohoes 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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