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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Karagandy, KZ

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Almaty · 49.80°N, 73.10°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:17 AM
Sunset5:31 PM
Day length11 h 14 min
End of civil twilight6:03 PM
End of nautical twilight6:41 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:18 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 14 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:32 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:19 AM
Moonset4:27 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.22°N, 145.41°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)8:47 AM6:03 PM1:25 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)8:58 AM5:25 PM1:11 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:48 PM3:19 PM7:34 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 52° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:16 AM3:51 PM8:34 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:31 PM5:57 AM11:42 PMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 42° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Karagandy 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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