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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Pforzheim, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 48.88°N, 8.70°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:33 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Day length11 h 18 min
End of civil twilight7:23 PM
End of nautical twilight7:59 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:36 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 43 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 13 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:49 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:33 AM
Moonset5:31 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 133.09°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:59 AM7:25 PM2:42 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:16 AM6:50 PM2:33 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:10 AM4:35 PM8:53 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 53° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:39 AM5:09 PM9:54 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:52 PM7:18 AM1:07 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 43° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Pforzheim 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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