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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Niort, FR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 46.32°N, 0.46°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise8:08 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Day length11 h 22 min
End of civil twilight8:00 PM
End of nautical twilight8:35 PM
End of astronomical twilight9:10 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 39 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 19 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:29 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:17 AM
Moonset6:05 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 132.90°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:29 AM8:09 PM3:19 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:43 AM7:36 PM3:09 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:56 AM5:02 PM9:29 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:22 AM5:39 PM10:30 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:30 PM7:54 AM1:44 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Niort 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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