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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Newton, MA

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 42.34°N, 71.21°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:48 AM
Sunset6:15 PM
Day length11 h 27 min
End of civil twilight6:43 PM
End of nautical twilight7:16 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:48 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 34 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 27 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:16 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:21 AM
Moonset4:48 PM
Illumination9%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.00°N, 157.85°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:03 AM7:01 PM2:02 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:12 AM6:31 PM1:51 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:51 AM3:32 PM8:12 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:13 AM4:12 PM9:13 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:13 PM6:35 AM12:26 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Newton 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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