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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kontiolahti, FI

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Helsinki · 62.76°N, 29.85°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:24 AM
Sunset6:11 PM
Day length10 h 47 min
End of civil twilight6:56 PM
End of nautical twilight7:49 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:44 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)13 h 16 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 09 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:53 AM

Moon

Moonrise2:20 AM
Moonset5:33 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.73°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:34 AM6:00 PM2:18 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)11:18 AM4:59 PM2:08 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:20 PM5:35 PM8:28 AMVisible about 6.3 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:17 AM5:42 PM9:30 AMVisible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 33° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:20 PM7:02 AM12:43 AMVisible about 11 h after dark, highest 29° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Kontiolahti 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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