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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Norton Shores, MI

2026-10-07 · times in America/Detroit · 43.17°N, 86.26°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:49 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Day length11 h 26 min
End of civil twilight7:43 PM
End of nautical twilight8:16 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 35 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:16 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:23 AM
Moonset5:50 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.63°N, 122.20°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:42 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:05 AM7:59 PM3:02 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:15 AM7:28 PM2:51 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:49 AM4:35 PM9:12 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)3:12 AM5:14 PM10:13 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:13 PM7:35 AM1:26 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Norton Shores 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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