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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Stratford, ON

2026-10-07 · times in America/Toronto · 43.37°N, 80.95°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:28 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Day length11 h 26 min
End of civil twilight7:22 PM
End of nautical twilight7:55 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:28 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 35 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:54 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:00 AM
Moonset5:28 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 145.03°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:44 AM7:38 PM2:41 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:54 AM7:06 PM2:30 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:27 AM4:14 PM8:51 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:50 AM4:53 PM9:52 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:52 PM7:14 AM1:05 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Stratford 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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