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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Muncie, IN

2026-10-07 · times in America/Indiana/Indianapolis · 40.19°N, 85.39°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:44 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Day length11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight7:41 PM
End of nautical twilight8:12 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:43 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:14 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:23 AM
Moonset5:44 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.96°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)9:55 AM8:02 PM2:59 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:02 AM7:33 PM2:48 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:54 AM4:23 PM9:09 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:14 AM5:05 PM10:09 AMVisible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:10 PM7:31 AM1:23 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Muncie 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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