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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Hakodate, JP

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 41.78°N, 140.74°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset5:07 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight5:35 PM
End of nautical twilight6:07 PM
End of astronomical twilight6:40 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 30 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:09 AM

Moon

Moonrise2:43 AM
Moonset3:49 PM
Illumination9%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.00°N, 157.69°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)7:55 AM5:54 PM12:55 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:01 AM5:23 PM12:42 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:44 PM2:22 PM7:04 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:05 AM3:02 PM8:04 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:04 PM5:25 AM11:12 PMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Hakodate 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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