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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Veendam, NL

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Amsterdam · 53.11°N, 6.88°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:44 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Day length11 h 11 min
End of civil twilight7:29 PM
End of nautical twilight8:09 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:50 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 00 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:50 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:31 AM
Moonset5:45 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 145.80°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

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

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:20 AM7:19 PM2:50 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:41 AM6:39 PM2:40 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:59 AM5:00 PM9:00 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:33 AM5:29 PM10:01 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:58 PM7:27 AM1:15 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Veendam 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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