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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Valenciennes, FR

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Paris · 50.36°N, 3.53°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:55 AM
Sunset7:11 PM
Day length11 h 16 min
End of civil twilight7:43 PM
End of nautical twilight8:21 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:59 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 46 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 09 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:08 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:52 AM
Moonset5:54 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.18°N, 147.36°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:24 AM7:41 PM3:03 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:42 AM7:05 PM2:53 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:25 AM5:01 PM9:13 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 52° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:55 AM5:34 PM10:15 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 40° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:12 PM7:40 AM1:28 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 42° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Valenciennes 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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