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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Varel, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 53.40°N, 8.14°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:39 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Day length11 h 10 min
End of civil twilight7:24 PM
End of nautical twilight8:05 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:45 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 59 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:45 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:25 AM
Moonset5:40 PM
Illumination8.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)6.75°N, 171.85°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:16 AM7:13 PM2:45 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:38 AM6:32 PM2:35 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:53 AM4:56 PM8:55 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:27 AM5:25 PM9:56 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:53 PM7:22 AM1:10 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 38° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Varel is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.3. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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