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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Waterloo, ON
2026-10-07 · times in America/Toronto · 43.47°N, 80.52°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:26 AM |
| Sunset | 6:52 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 26 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:20 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:53 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:27 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 35 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 26 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:52 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:58 AM |
| Moonset | 5:27 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.50°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 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
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:42 AM | 7:36 PM | 2:39 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:53 AM | 7:04 PM | 2:28 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:25 AM | 4:13 PM | 8:49 AM | Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:48 AM | 4:52 PM | 9:50 AM | Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:50 PM | 7:12 AM | 1:03 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Waterloo 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
- Forest Heights5 km away
- Kitchener5 km away
- Vanier7 km away
- Hespeler17 km away
- Cambridge20 km away
- Fiddlesticks20 km away
- Christopher-Champlain22 km away
- Guelph23 km away
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