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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Forchheim, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 49.72°N, 11.06°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:24 AM
Sunset6:41 PM
Day length11 h 17 min
End of civil twilight7:13 PM
End of nautical twilight7:50 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:28 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 44 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 11 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:39 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:21 AM
Moonset5:23 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.70°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:52 AM7:13 PM2:33 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:10 AM6:37 PM2:23 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:58 AM4:29 PM8:43 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 52° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:27 AM5:02 PM9:45 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:42 PM7:09 AM12:58 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 42° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Forchheim 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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