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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Petrich, BG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Sofia · 41.40°N, 23.21°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:30 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Day length11 h 29 min
End of civil twilight7:26 PM
End of nautical twilight7:58 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:31 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 28 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:59 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:46 AM
Moonset5:23 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.50°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:42 AM7:46 PM2:44 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:53 AM7:17 PM2:35 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:37 AM4:13 PM8:55 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:58 AM4:54 PM9:56 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:57 PM7:18 AM1:09 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Petrich 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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