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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kalamazoo, MI

2026-10-07 · times in America/Detroit · 42.29°N, 85.59°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:46 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight7:41 PM
End of nautical twilight8:13 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 28 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:14 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:21 AM
Moonset5:46 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 145.82°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

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

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:00 AM7:59 PM3:00 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:09 AM7:28 PM2:49 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:49 AM4:30 PM9:10 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:11 AM5:10 PM10:10 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:10 PM7:32 AM1:23 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Kalamazoo 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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