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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Colwyn Bay, WLS

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 53.29°N, 3.73°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:26 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Day length11 h 10 min
End of civil twilight7:12 PM
End of nautical twilight7:52 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:33 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 00 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:32 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:16 AM
Moonset5:28 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.63°N, 122.03°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:03 AM7:00 PM2:32 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:24 AM6:20 PM2:22 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:41 AM4:43 PM8:42 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:15 AM5:12 PM9:44 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:40 PM7:10 AM12:57 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Colwyn Bay is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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