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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Hochfeld, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 51.42°N, 6.75°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:43 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Day length11 h 14 min
End of civil twilight7:30 PM
End of nautical twilight8:09 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:48 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 06 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:53 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:36 AM
Moonset5:43 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.89°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:14 AM7:25 PM2:50 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:34 AM6:47 PM2:40 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:08 AM4:53 PM9:01 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:39 AM5:24 PM10:02 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:59 PM7:27 AM1:15 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Hochfeld 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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