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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Oerlinghausen, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 51.95°N, 8.66°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:36 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Day length11 h 13 min
End of civil twilight7:22 PM
End of nautical twilight8:01 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:41 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 49 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 04 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:45 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:27 AM
Moonset5:36 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.19°N, 146.79°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:23 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:09 AM7:16 PM2:43 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:29 AM6:37 PM2:33 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:58 AM4:48 PM8:53 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:30 AM5:18 PM9:54 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:51 PM7:20 AM1:07 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Oerlinghausen 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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