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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Pontarlier, FR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 46.90°N, 6.36°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:41 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Day length11 h 22 min
End of civil twilight7:33 PM
End of nautical twilight8:08 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:43 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 40 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 18 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:01 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:47 AM
Moonset5:38 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 146.06°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:03 AM7:40 PM2:52 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:18 AM7:07 PM2:42 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:27 AM4:37 PM9:02 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:53 AM5:13 PM10:03 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:02 PM7:27 AM1:17 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Pontarlier 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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