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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Morningside Heights, NY

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 40.81°N, 73.96°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:58 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Day length11 h 29 min
End of civil twilight6:55 PM
End of nautical twilight7:26 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:58 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 30 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:28 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:35 AM
Moonset4:58 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.53°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:10 AM7:15 PM2:13 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:19 AM6:46 PM2:02 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:07 AM3:39 PM8:23 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:27 AM4:20 PM9:24 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:24 PM6:45 AM12:37 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Morningside Heights 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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