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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Firminy, FR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 45.39°N, 4.29°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:48 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Day length11 h 24 min
End of civil twilight7:41 PM
End of nautical twilight8:15 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:50 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 38 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 21 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:11 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:58 AM
Moonset5:45 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.43°N, 133.35°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:07 AM7:52 PM3:00 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:21 AM7:20 PM2:50 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:40 AM4:40 PM9:10 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:05 AM5:18 PM10:12 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:11 PM7:35 AM1:25 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Firminy 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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