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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Hereford, ENG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 52.06°N, 2.71°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:21 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:08 PM
End of nautical twilight7:47 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:27 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 49 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 04 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:30 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:14 AM
Moonset5:22 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.65°N, 121.18°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:54 AM7:01 PM2:28 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:15 AM6:22 PM2:18 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:43 AM4:34 PM8:38 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:15 AM5:04 PM9:39 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:36 PM7:05 AM12:53 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Hereford 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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