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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Plattsburgh, NY

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 44.70°N, 73.45°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:59 AM
Sunset6:23 PM
Day length11 h 24 min
End of civil twilight6:52 PM
End of nautical twilight7:26 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:00 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 37 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 23 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:23 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:27 AM
Moonset4:59 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.45°N, 132.69°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:17 AM7:04 PM2:11 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:28 AM6:32 PM2:00 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:53 AM3:48 PM8:21 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:17 AM4:26 PM9:22 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:21 PM6:45 AM12:35 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Plattsburgh 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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