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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in North Platte, NE

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 41.12°N, 100.77°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:46 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Day length11 h 29 min
End of civil twilight7:42 PM
End of nautical twilight8:14 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 30 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:15 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:27 AM
Moonset5:47 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 146.07°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:58 AM8:02 PM3:00 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:06 AM7:32 PM2:49 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:53 AM4:27 PM9:10 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:14 AM5:08 PM10:11 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:11 PM7:32 AM1:24 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

North Platte 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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