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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Grande Prairie, AB

2026-10-07 · times in America/Edmonton · 55.17°N, 118.80°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise8:09 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Day length11 h 05 min
End of civil twilight7:51 PM
End of nautical twilight8:33 PM
End of astronomical twilight9:16 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 57 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 54 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:10 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:19 AM
Moonset6:14 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.67°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)10:51 AM7:33 PM3:13 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)11:13 AM6:49 PM3:01 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:11 AM5:32 PM9:22 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:48 AM5:58 PM10:23 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 37° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:18 PM7:49 AM1:36 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 37° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Grande Prairie 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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