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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Post Falls, ID

2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 47.72°N, 116.95°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:55 AM
Sunset6:14 PM
Day length11 h 19 min
End of civil twilight6:45 PM
End of nautical twilight7:21 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:57 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 42 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 17 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:14 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:25 AM
Moonset4:58 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 132.76°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)9:19 AM6:50 PM2:05 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:32 AM6:15 PM1:54 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:37 AM3:52 PM8:15 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 53° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:03 AM4:27 PM9:15 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:14 PM6:39 AM12:28 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 44° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Post Falls 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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