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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Sherwood Park, AB

2026-10-07 · times in America/Edmonton · 53.52°N, 113.32°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:46 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Day length11 h 09 min
End of civil twilight7:29 PM
End of nautical twilight8:10 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:51 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 53 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 00 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:51 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:00 AM
Moonset5:50 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 122.00°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:23 AM7:17 PM2:51 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:42 AM6:36 PM2:39 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:58 AM5:02 PM9:00 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:32 AM5:30 PM10:01 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:57 PM7:27 AM1:14 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Sherwood Park 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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