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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Petropavl, KZ

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Almaty · 54.87°N, 69.15°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset5:42 PM
Day length11 h 04 min
End of civil twilight6:18 PM
End of nautical twilight7:00 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:42 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 58 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 57 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:39 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:30 AM
Moonset4:46 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.19°N, 146.82°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)9:20 AM6:01 PM1:41 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:37 AM5:17 PM1:27 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)11:40 PM3:58 PM7:50 AMVisible about 5.8 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:15 AM4:23 PM8:49 AMVisible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:44 PM6:15 AM12:02 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 37° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Petropavl 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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