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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Lens, FR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 50.43°N, 2.83°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:58 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Day length11 h 16 min
End of civil twilight7:46 PM
End of nautical twilight8:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight9:02 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 46 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 09 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:11 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:55 AM
Moonset5:57 PM
Illumination8.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)6.74°N, 172.38°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:27 AM7:44 PM3:06 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:45 AM7:07 PM2:56 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:28 AM5:04 PM9:16 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 52° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:58 AM5:37 PM10:17 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:15 PM7:42 AM1:31 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Lens is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.3. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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