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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Waterville, ME

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 44.55°N, 69.63°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:43 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Day length11 h 24 min
End of civil twilight6:37 PM
End of nautical twilight7:10 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:44 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 37 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 24 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:08 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:11 AM
Moonset4:44 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.23°N, 144.89°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:01 AM6:49 PM1:56 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:13 AM6:18 PM1:45 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:38 AM3:33 PM8:06 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:02 AM4:11 PM9:07 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:06 PM6:29 AM12:20 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Waterville 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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