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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Herent, BE
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Brussels · 50.91°N, 4.67°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:51 AM |
| Sunset | 7:06 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 15 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:39 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:17 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:55 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 47 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 07 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:03 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:46 AM |
| Moonset | 5:50 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.73°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 10:21 AM | 7:35 PM | 2:59 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 10:40 AM | 6:58 PM | 2:49 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:18 AM | 4:59 PM | 9:09 AM | Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:49 AM | 5:31 PM | 10:10 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:07 PM | 7:35 AM | 1:23 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Herent is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
Nearby Locations
- Leuven4 km away
- Blauwput5 km away
- Heverlee5 km away
- Kessel-Lo5 km away
- Rotselaar6 km away
- Kortenberg9 km away
- Tervuren14 km away
- Zaventem14 km away
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