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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kitami, JP

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 43.80°N, 143.89°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset4:53 PM
Day length11 h 24 min
End of civil twilight5:22 PM
End of nautical twilight5:55 PM
End of astronomical twilight6:29 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 37 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)3:55 AM

Moon

Moonrise2:28 AM
Moonset3:37 PM
Illumination9.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.65°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 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

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)7:47 AM5:37 PM12:42 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)7:54 AM5:04 PM12:29 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:25 PM2:15 PM6:51 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)12:48 AM2:54 PM7:51 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)4:51 PM5:13 AM11:00 PMVisible 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 OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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