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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Thetford-Mines, QC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Toronto · 46.09°N, 71.31°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:51 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Day length11 h 22 min
End of civil twilight6:43 PM
End of nautical twilight7:18 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:52 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 39 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 20 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:13 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:16 AM
Moonset4:52 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.63°N, 122.24°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:42 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:12 AM6:52 PM2:03 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:24 AM6:19 PM1:52 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:40 AM3:44 PM8:12 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:05 AM4:21 PM9:13 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:12 PM6:36 AM12:26 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Thetford-Mines 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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