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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Gainsborough, ENG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 53.38°N, 0.77°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset6:25 PM
Day length11 h 10 min
End of civil twilight7:00 PM
End of nautical twilight7:40 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:21 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 59 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:20 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:03 AM
Moonset5:16 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.76°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:51 AM6:48 PM2:20 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:13 AM6:08 PM2:10 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:29 AM4:32 PM8:31 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:03 AM5:00 PM9:32 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:28 PM6:58 AM12:45 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Gainsborough 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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