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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Sunnyside, WA

2026-10-07 · times in America/Los_Angeles · 46.32°N, 120.01°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:06 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Day length11 h 21 min
End of civil twilight6:58 PM
End of nautical twilight7:32 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:07 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 40 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 20 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:28 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:40 AM
Moonset5:09 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 146.02°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:28 AM7:06 PM2:17 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:39 AM6:32 PM2:06 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:54 AM4:00 PM8:27 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:19 AM4:36 PM9:28 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:26 PM6:51 AM12:41 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Sunnyside 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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