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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Hilliard, OH

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 40.03°N, 83.16°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:35 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Day length11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight7:32 PM
End of nautical twilight8:03 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:34 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:06 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:14 AM
Moonset5:35 PM
Illumination8.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)6.75°N, 171.84°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:46 AM7:54 PM2:50 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:53 AM7:25 PM2:39 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:46 AM4:14 PM9:00 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:06 AM4:55 PM10:01 AMVisible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:01 PM7:22 AM1:14 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Hilliard is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.3. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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