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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Idaho Falls, ID

2026-10-07 · times in America/Boise · 43.47°N, 112.03°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:32 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Day length11 h 25 min
End of civil twilight7:26 PM
End of nautical twilight7:59 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:33 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 36 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:58 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:11 AM
Moonset5:35 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.19°N, 147.12°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:49 AM7:42 PM2:46 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:58 AM7:10 PM2:34 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:31 AM4:19 PM8:55 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:54 AM4:58 PM9:56 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:55 PM7:18 AM1:09 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Idaho Falls 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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