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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Macomb, IL

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 40.46°N, 90.67°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:05 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Day length11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight7:02 PM
End of nautical twilight7:33 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:05 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:35 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:45 AM
Moonset5:05 PM
Illumination9.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.53°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)9:17 AM7:23 PM2:20 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:24 AM6:54 PM2:09 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:14 AM3:45 PM8:30 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:35 AM4:26 PM9:31 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:31 PM6:52 AM12:44 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Macomb 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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