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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Hoogezand, NL

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Amsterdam · 53.16°N, 6.76°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:44 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Day length11 h 11 min
End of civil twilight7:30 PM
End of nautical twilight8:10 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:51 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 00 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:51 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:32 AM
Moonset5:45 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.99°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:20 AM7:19 PM2:50 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:42 AM6:39 PM2:40 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:00 AM5:01 PM9:01 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:33 AM5:30 PM10:02 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:58 PM7:28 AM1:15 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Hoogezand 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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