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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Walton-on-the-Naze, ENG
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/London · 51.85°N, 1.27°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:05 AM |
| Sunset | 6:18 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 13 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:52 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:31 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:10 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 48 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 04 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:15 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 2:58 AM |
| Moonset | 5:05 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.45°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:43 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:38 AM | 6:46 PM | 2:12 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:58 AM | 6:07 PM | 2:02 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:28 AM | 4:17 PM | 8:22 AM | Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:00 AM | 4:47 PM | 9:24 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:21 PM | 6:49 AM | 12:37 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Walton-on-the-Naze is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
Nearby Locations
- Frinton-on-Sea3 km away
- Clacton-on-Sea10 km away
- Harwich10 km away
- Felixstowe14 km away
- Colchester25 km away
- Ipswich25 km away
- Stowmarket42 km away
- Sudbury42 km away
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