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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Rutland, BC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Vancouver · 49.90°N, 119.39°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:07 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Day length11 h 15 min
End of civil twilight6:54 PM
End of nautical twilight7:31 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:09 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 46 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 12 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:21 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:32 AM
Moonset5:10 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.43°N, 133.76°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:35 AM6:54 PM2:15 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:50 AM6:17 PM2:03 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:38 AM4:10 PM8:25 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 52° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:07 AM4:43 PM9:25 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:23 PM6:50 AM12:38 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 42° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Rutland 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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