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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Weirton, WV

2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 40.42°N, 80.59°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:24 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Day length11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight7:21 PM
End of nautical twilight7:53 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:24 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:55 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:03 AM
Moonset5:24 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.65°N, 121.09°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:36 AM7:43 PM2:40 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:44 AM7:14 PM2:29 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:34 AM4:04 PM8:50 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:55 AM4:46 PM9:50 AMVisible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:51 PM7:12 AM1:03 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Weirton 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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