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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Ripon, ENG

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 54.14°N, 1.53°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Day length11 h 09 min
End of civil twilight7:03 PM
End of nautical twilight7:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:25 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 53 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 57 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:22 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:04 AM
Moonset5:20 PM
Illumination9.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.60°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:57 AM6:49 PM2:23 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:20 AM6:07 PM2:13 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:28 AM4:39 PM8:34 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:03 AM5:06 PM9:35 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:31 PM7:01 AM12:48 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Ripon is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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