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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Wilrijk, BE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Brussels · 51.17°N, 4.40°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:52 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Day length11 h 15 min
End of civil twilight7:40 PM
End of nautical twilight8:18 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:57 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 47 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 07 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)6:03 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:46 AM
Moonset5:52 PM
Illumination9.6%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.64°N, 121.91°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:23 AM7:35 PM3:00 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:42 AM6:58 PM2:50 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:18 AM5:01 PM9:10 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:49 AM5:33 PM10:11 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:08 PM7:36 AM1:24 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Wilrijk 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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