What time is sunset in Ostend today?

Sunset in Ostend is at 7:12 PM local time (Europe/Brussels) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Ostend?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 9:03 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:09 AM.

Moonrise in Ostend is at 3:53 AM and moonset is at 5:58 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from Ostend if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 2.7.

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Kp2.7

Solar wind348 km/s

X-rayB9.5

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Brussels · 51.22°N, 2.93°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:58 AM
Sunset	7:12 PM
Day length	11 h 14 min
End of civil twilight	7:45 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight	9:03 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 47 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 06 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:09 AM

Moonrise	3:53 AM
Moonset	5:58 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.90°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	10:29 AM	7:41 PM	3:06 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	10:48 AM	7:03 PM	2:56 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:24 AM	5:07 PM	9:16 AM	Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:55 AM	5:39 PM	10:17 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:14 PM	7:42 AM	1:30 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora possible

Ostend is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

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