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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Westerlo, BE
2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Brussels · 51.09°N, 4.92°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:50 AM |
| Sunset | 7:05 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 15 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:38 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 8:16 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:54 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 47 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 07 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 6:01 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:44 AM |
| Moonset | 5:50 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 133.03°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 10:21 AM | 7:33 PM | 2:58 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 10:40 AM | 6:56 PM | 2:48 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:16 AM | 4:59 PM | 9:08 AM | Visible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:47 AM | 5:30 PM | 10:09 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 7:06 PM | 7:34 AM | 1:22 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora possible
Westerlo is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast
Nearby Locations
- Geel10 km away
- Herentals11 km away
- Tessenderlo12 km away
- Aarschot13 km away
- Heist-op-den-Berg13 km away
- Diest15 km away
- Kasterlee17 km away
- Lille18 km away
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