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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kitami, JP
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 43.80°N, 143.89°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:29 AM |
| Sunset | 4:53 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 24 min |
| End of civil twilight | 5:22 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 5:55 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 6:29 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 37 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 26 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 3:55 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 2:28 AM |
| Moonset | 3:37 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.65°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:47 AM | 5:37 PM | 12:42 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:54 AM | 5:04 PM | 12:29 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 11:25 PM | 2:15 PM | 6:51 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 12:48 AM | 2:54 PM | 7:51 AM | Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 4:51 PM | 5:13 AM | 11:00 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Kitami is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
Nearby Locations
- Kushiro100 km away
- Obihiro113 km away
- Asahikawa123 km away
- Ebetsu204 km away
- Sapporo221 km away
- Tomakomai226 km away
- Hakodate342 km away
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk362 km away
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