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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Oakdale, MN

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 44.96°N, 92.96°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:17 AM
Sunset6:40 PM
Day length11 h 23 min
End of civil twilight7:10 PM
End of nautical twilight7:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:18 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 38 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 23 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:41 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:49 AM
Moonset5:19 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 145.91°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)9:36 AM7:22 PM2:29 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:47 AM6:49 PM2:18 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:10 AM4:07 PM8:39 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:34 AM4:45 PM9:40 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:39 PM7:02 AM12:53 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Oakdale 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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