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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Lacey, WA

2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 47.03°N, 122.82°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset6:38 PM
Day length11 h 20 min
End of civil twilight7:09 PM
End of nautical twilight7:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:19 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 41 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 19 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:38 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:51 AM
Moonset5:21 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.22°N, 145.05°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:41 AM7:16 PM2:29 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:53 AM6:41 PM2:17 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:03 AM4:13 PM8:38 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:29 AM4:49 PM9:39 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:37 PM7:02 AM12:52 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Lacey 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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