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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Whitehorse, YT

2026-10-07 · times in America/Whitehorse · 60.72°N, 135.05°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise8:21 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Day length10 h 51 min
End of civil twilight7:55 PM
End of nautical twilight8:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight9:35 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)13 h 12 min
Fully dark sky tonight8 h 26 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:01 AM

Moon

Moonrise4:14 AM
Moonset6:27 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.43°N, 133.71°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:29 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)11:23 AM7:11 PM3:18 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)11:56 AM6:16 PM3:06 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:39 AM6:14 PM9:27 AMVisible about 6.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:28 AM6:27 PM10:28 AMVisible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 36° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:20 PM7:58 AM1:41 AMVisible about 11 h after dark, highest 31° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Whitehorse 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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