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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Sylvan Lake, AB

2026-10-07 · times in America/Edmonton · 52.31°N, 114.08°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:48 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Day length11 h 11 min
End of civil twilight7:33 PM
End of nautical twilight8:12 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:52 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 04 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:56 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:05 AM
Moonset5:51 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.22°N, 145.40°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)10:22 AM7:25 PM2:54 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:40 AM6:45 PM2:42 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:07 AM4:59 PM9:03 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:39 AM5:29 PM10:04 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:01 PM7:29 AM1:17 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Sylvan Lake 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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