What time is sunset in Akita today?

Sunset in Akita is at 5:11 PM local time (Asia/Tokyo) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Akita?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:41 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:13 AM.

Moonrise in Akita is at 2:48 AM and moonset is at 3:50 PM local time.

Akita is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 39.72°N, 140.12°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:42 AM
Sunset	5:11 PM
Day length	11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight	5:38 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:09 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:41 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:13 AM

Moonrise	2:48 AM
Moonset	3:50 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.19°N, 146.85°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:24 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:53 AM	6:01 PM	12:57 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:57 AM	5:31 PM	12:44 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	11:52 PM	2:19 PM	7:06 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:12 AM	3:00 PM	8:06 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:07 PM	5:27 AM	11:15 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Akita is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.