What time is sunset in Hitchin today?

Sunset in Hitchin is at 6:25 PM local time (Europe/London) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Hitchin?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:17 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:21 AM.

Moonrise in Hitchin is at 3:04 AM and moonset is at 5:12 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from Hitchin if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 2.7.

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Kp2.7

Solar wind346 km/s

X-rayB9.4

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 51.95°N, 0.28°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:11 AM
Sunset	6:25 PM
Day length	11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight	6:58 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:37 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:17 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 49 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 04 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:21 AM

Moonrise	3:04 AM
Moonset	5:12 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.56°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:22 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:44 AM	6:51 PM	2:18 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	10:04 AM	6:13 PM	2:09 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:33 AM	4:23 PM	8:29 AM	Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:06 AM	4:54 PM	9:30 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:27 PM	6:55 AM	12:43 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora possible

Hitchin is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

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