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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Shawinigan, QC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Toronto · 46.57°N, 72.75°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:57 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Day length11 h 21 min
End of civil twilight6:49 PM
End of nautical twilight7:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:59 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 40 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 19 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:18 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:21 AM
Moonset4:58 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.22°N, 145.57°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:19 AM6:57 PM2:08 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:32 AM6:23 PM1:57 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:44 AM3:52 PM8:18 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:10 AM4:28 PM9:19 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:18 PM6:42 AM12:32 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Shawinigan 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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