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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Steenwijk, NL
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Amsterdam · 52.79°N, 6.12°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:47 AM |
| Sunset | 6:58 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 12 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:32 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:12 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:52 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 50 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 01 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:54 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:35 AM |
| Moonset | 5:47 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.43°N, 133.34°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 10:22 AM | 7:23 PM | 2:53 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 10:43 AM | 6:43 PM | 2:43 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:04 AM | 5:02 PM | 9:03 AM | Visible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:37 AM | 5:31 PM | 10:04 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:01 PM | 7:30 AM | 1:18 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Steenwijk is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
Nearby Locations
- Meppel11 km away
- Staphorst17 km away
- Heerenveen23 km away
- Hoogeveen25 km away
- Emmeloord26 km away
- Kampen29 km away
- Zwolle31 km away
- Dalfsen32 km away
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