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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Izmit, TR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Istanbul · 40.76°N, 29.93°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:02 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Day length11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight7:00 PM
End of nautical twilight7:31 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:03 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 29 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:32 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:18 AM
Moonset4:55 PM
Illumination9%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.00°N, 157.49°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:14 AM7:20 PM2:18 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:24 AM6:52 PM2:08 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:12 AM3:44 PM8:28 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:33 AM4:26 PM9:29 AMVisible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:30 PM6:51 AM12:43 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Izmit 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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