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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Dickinson, ND

2026-10-07 · times in America/Denver · 46.88°N, 102.79°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:58 AM
Sunset6:18 PM
Day length11 h 21 min
End of civil twilight6:49 PM
End of nautical twilight7:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:59 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 41 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 19 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:18 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:27 AM
Moonset5:00 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 132.89°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:20 AM6:56 PM2:09 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:33 AM6:22 PM1:57 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:43 AM3:53 PM8:18 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:09 AM4:29 PM9:19 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:18 PM6:42 AM12:32 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Dickinson 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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