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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Maple Grove, MN

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 45.07°N, 93.46°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Day length11 h 23 min
End of civil twilight7:12 PM
End of nautical twilight7:46 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:20 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 38 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 23 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:43 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:50 AM
Moonset5:21 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.70°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:38 AM7:23 PM2:31 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:49 AM6:51 PM2:20 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:12 AM4:10 PM8:41 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:36 AM4:47 PM9:42 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:41 PM7:04 AM12:55 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Maple Grove 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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