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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Goettingen, DE
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 51.53°N, 9.93°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:30 AM |
| Sunset | 6:44 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 14 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:17 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:56 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:35 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 48 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 05 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:41 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:22 AM |
| Moonset | 5:30 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.73°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 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
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 10:02 AM | 7:12 PM | 2:38 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 10:22 AM | 6:34 PM | 2:28 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:54 AM | 4:41 PM | 8:48 AM | Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:26 AM | 5:12 PM | 9:49 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:46 PM | 7:14 AM | 1:02 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Goettingen is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
Nearby Locations
- Northeim20 km away
- Heilbad Heiligenstadt22 km away
- Witzenhausen22 km away
- Duderstadt23 km away
- Hannoversch Muenden24 km away
- Uslar25 km away
- Einbeck32 km away
- Vellmar37 km away
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