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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Shakhty, RU

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Moscow · 47.72°N, 40.22°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:26 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Day length11 h 21 min
End of civil twilight6:17 PM
End of nautical twilight6:53 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:29 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 41 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 16 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)4:45 AM

Moon

Moonrise2:23 AM
Moonset4:22 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.20°N, 146.48°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:22 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)8:49 AM6:22 PM1:36 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:06 AM5:49 PM1:27 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:09 AM3:25 PM7:47 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 53° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)1:36 AM4:00 PM8:48 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 41° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)5:47 PM6:12 AM12:02 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 44° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Shakhty 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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