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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Meppen, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 52.69°N, 7.29°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:42 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Day length11 h 12 min
End of civil twilight7:28 PM
End of nautical twilight8:07 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:48 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 50 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 02 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:49 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:31 AM
Moonset5:42 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.72°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:16 AM7:19 PM2:48 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:38 AM6:39 PM2:38 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:00 AM4:56 PM8:58 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:33 AM5:26 PM10:00 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:56 PM7:25 AM1:13 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Meppen 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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