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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Crawfordsville, IN

2026-10-07 · times in America/Indiana/Indianapolis · 40.04°N, 86.87°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:49 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Day length11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight7:47 PM
End of nautical twilight8:18 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:20 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:30 AM
Moonset5:50 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.20°N, 146.67°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:23 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:00 AM8:09 PM3:05 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:08 AM7:40 PM2:54 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)2:00 AM4:29 PM9:15 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:20 AM5:10 PM10:15 AMVisible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:16 PM7:37 AM1:28 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Crawfordsville 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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