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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Fort St. John, BC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Dawson_Creek · 56.25°N, 120.85°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Day length11 h 03 min
End of civil twilight6:59 PM
End of nautical twilight7:42 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:26 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 59 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 49 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:16 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:26 AM
Moonset5:23 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.56°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:04 AM6:37 PM2:21 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:27 AM5:51 PM2:09 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:14 AM4:47 PM8:30 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:52 AM5:10 PM9:31 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 37° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:26 PM6:58 AM12:44 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 36° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Fort St. John is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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