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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Winschoten, NL

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Amsterdam · 53.14°N, 7.03°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:43 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Day length11 h 11 min
End of civil twilight7:29 PM
End of nautical twilight8:09 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 00 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:49 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:30 AM
Moonset5:44 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.19°N, 147.22°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:19 AM7:18 PM2:49 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:41 AM6:38 PM2:39 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:59 AM5:00 PM8:59 AMVisible about 5.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:32 AM5:29 PM10:01 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 38° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:57 PM7:27 AM1:14 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 39° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Winschoten 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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