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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Marlborough, MA

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 42.35°N, 71.55°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:50 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight6:45 PM
End of nautical twilight7:17 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:50 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 27 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:17 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:22 AM
Moonset4:49 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.20°N, 146.19°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:04 AM7:02 PM2:04 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:13 AM6:32 PM1:53 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:53 AM3:34 PM8:13 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:15 AM4:14 PM9:14 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:14 PM6:36 AM12:27 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Marlborough 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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