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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Gorseinon, WLS

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 51.67°N, 4.04°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:26 AM
Sunset6:40 PM
Day length11 h 14 min
End of civil twilight7:13 PM
End of nautical twilight7:52 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:31 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 05 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:36 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:21 AM
Moonset5:27 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 132.91°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:59 AM7:07 PM2:33 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:18 AM6:29 PM2:24 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:50 AM4:37 PM8:44 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:21 AM5:08 PM9:45 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:42 PM7:10 AM12:58 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Gorseinon 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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