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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Gronau, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 52.21°N, 7.02°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:42 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:29 PM
End of nautical twilight8:08 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:48 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 49 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 03 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:51 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:33 AM
Moonset5:43 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 145.04°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:16 AM7:21 PM2:49 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:36 AM6:42 PM2:39 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:03 AM4:55 PM8:59 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:36 AM5:26 PM10:01 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:57 PM7:26 AM1:14 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Gronau 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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