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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Oswego, IL

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 41.68°N, 88.35°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:56 AM
Sunset6:24 PM
Day length11 h 28 min
End of civil twilight6:52 PM
End of nautical twilight7:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:56 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 33 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 29 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:25 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:34 AM
Moonset4:57 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.68°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:10 AM7:11 PM2:11 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:18 AM6:41 PM2:00 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:02 AM3:39 PM8:21 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:23 AM4:19 PM9:21 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:22 PM6:43 AM12:34 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Oswego 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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