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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in West Bend, WI

2026-10-07 · times in America/Chicago · 43.43°N, 88.18°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise6:57 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Day length11 h 26 min
End of civil twilight6:51 PM
End of nautical twilight7:24 PM
End of astronomical twilight7:57 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 35 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:23 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:31 AM
Moonset4:58 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.44°N, 133.24°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:13 AM7:06 PM2:10 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:23 AM6:35 PM1:59 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:56 AM3:43 PM8:20 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:19 AM4:22 PM9:21 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 43° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:20 PM6:43 AM12:34 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

West Bend 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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