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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Okotoks, AB

2026-10-07 · times in America/Edmonton · 50.73°N, 113.98°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:46 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Day length11 h 14 min
End of civil twilight7:33 PM
End of nautical twilight8:10 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 09 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:58 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:08 AM
Moonset5:49 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.74°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:16 AM7:29 PM2:53 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:32 AM6:51 PM2:42 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:13 AM4:52 PM9:03 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:43 AM5:24 PM10:04 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:01 PM7:28 AM1:17 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Okotoks 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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