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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Mission, BC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Vancouver · 49.13°N, 122.30°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Day length11 h 17 min
End of civil twilight7:06 PM
End of nautical twilight7:43 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:20 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 45 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 14 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:33 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:46 AM
Moonset5:21 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.95°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:45 AM7:08 PM2:27 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:59 AM6:31 PM2:15 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:53 AM4:19 PM8:36 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 52° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:21 AM4:52 PM9:37 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:35 PM7:01 AM12:50 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 43° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Mission 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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