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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Markham, ON

2026-10-07 · times in America/Toronto · 43.87°N, 79.27°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:21 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Day length11 h 25 min
End of civil twilight7:15 PM
End of nautical twilight7:49 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:22 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 36 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 25 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:47 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:53 AM
Moonset5:22 PM
Illumination9.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.43°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:34 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:38 AM7:30 PM2:34 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:49 AM6:58 PM2:23 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:19 AM4:09 PM8:44 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:42 AM4:48 PM9:45 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:45 PM7:07 AM12:58 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Markham 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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