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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Eagle River, AK

2026-10-07 · times in America/Anchorage · 61.32°N, 149.57°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise8:20 AM
Sunset7:09 PM
Day length10 h 49 min
End of civil twilight7:53 PM
End of nautical twilight8:43 PM
End of astronomical twilight9:35 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)13 h 14 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 23 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:57 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:15 AM
Moonset6:26 PM
Illumination8.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)6.74°N, 172.38°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)11:25 AM7:05 PM3:16 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)11:59 AM6:08 PM3:04 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:32 AM6:17 PM9:25 AMVisible about 6.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:22 AM6:29 PM10:26 AMVisible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 35° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:17 PM7:56 AM1:39 AMVisible about 11 h after dark, highest 31° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Eagle River is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.3. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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