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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Fontenay-le-Comte, FR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 46.47°N, 0.81°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise8:09 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Day length11 h 22 min
End of civil twilight8:01 PM
End of nautical twilight8:36 PM
End of astronomical twilight9:11 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 39 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 19 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:30 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:18 AM
Moonset6:07 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.43°N, 133.76°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:29 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:30 AM8:10 PM3:21 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:45 AM7:37 PM3:11 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:57 AM5:04 PM9:31 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:23 AM5:41 PM10:32 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:31 PM7:55 AM1:45 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Fontenay-le-Comte 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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