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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Velbert, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 51.34°N, 7.04°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:42 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Day length11 h 14 min
End of civil twilight7:29 PM
End of nautical twilight8:07 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 47 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 06 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:52 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:35 AM
Moonset5:41 PM
Illumination9.7%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.66°N, 120.54°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:13 AM7:24 PM2:49 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:32 AM6:46 PM2:39 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:07 AM4:51 PM8:59 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:38 AM5:23 PM10:01 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:58 PM7:26 AM1:14 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Velbert 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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