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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Middelkerke, BE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Brussels · 51.19°N, 2.82°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:58 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Day length11 h 14 min
End of civil twilight7:46 PM
End of nautical twilight8:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight9:03 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 47 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 07 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:10 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:53 AM
Moonset5:58 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.19°N, 146.96°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:24 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:29 AM7:41 PM3:06 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:49 AM7:04 PM2:56 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:24 AM5:08 PM9:16 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:56 AM5:39 PM10:17 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:15 PM7:43 AM1:31 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Middelkerke 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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