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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Mandan, ND

2026-10-07 · times in America/North_Dakota/New_Salem · 46.83°N, 100.89°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:50 AM
Sunset7:11 PM
Day length11 h 21 min
End of civil twilight7:41 PM
End of nautical twilight8:16 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:51 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 41 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 19 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:11 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:19 AM
Moonset5:52 PM
Illumination9%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.00°N, 157.44°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:12 AM7:49 PM3:01 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:25 AM7:14 PM2:50 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:36 AM4:45 PM9:11 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:01 AM5:21 PM10:11 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:10 PM7:35 AM1:24 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Mandan 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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