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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Diksmuide, BE
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Brussels · 51.03°N, 2.86°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:58 AM |
| Sunset | 7:13 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 15 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:46 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:24 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 9:03 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 47 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 07 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:10 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:53 AM |
| Moonset | 5:58 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.21°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:42 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 10:29 AM | 7:42 PM | 3:06 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 10:48 AM | 7:04 PM | 2:56 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:25 AM | 5:07 PM | 9:16 AM | Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:56 AM | 5:38 PM | 10:17 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:15 PM | 7:42 AM | 1:31 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Diksmuide is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
Nearby Locations
- Middelkerke17 km away
- Torhout17 km away
- Koksijde18 km away
- Ieper20 km away
- Roeselare20 km away
- Ostend21 km away
- Poperinge22 km away
- Zedelgem23 km away
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