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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Saint Michael, MN

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 45.21°N, 93.66°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:20 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Day length11 h 23 min
End of civil twilight7:13 PM
End of nautical twilight7:47 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:21 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 38 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 22 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:43 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:51 AM
Moonset5:22 PM
Illumination8.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)6.75°N, 171.77°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:06 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:39 AM7:24 PM2:32 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:51 AM6:51 PM2:21 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:12 AM4:11 PM8:42 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:37 AM4:48 PM9:42 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:42 PM7:05 AM12:56 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Saint Michael is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.3. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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