What time is sunset in Akure today?

Sunset in Akure is at 6:27 PM local time (Africa/Lagos) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Akure?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:36 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:17 AM.

Moonrise in Akure is at 3:38 AM and moonset is at 4:11 PM local time.

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

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Lagos · 7.25°N, 5.19°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:26 AM
Sunset	6:27 PM
Day length	12 h 01 min
End of civil twilight	6:48 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:12 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:36 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 59 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:17 AM

Moonrise	3:38 AM
Moonset	4:11 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.71°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:03 AM	7:50 PM	1:56 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:57 AM	7:37 PM	1:47 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:54 AM	2:19 PM	8:07 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 58° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:58 AM	3:17 PM	9:08 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:15 PM	6:23 AM	12:21 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 85° toward the S.

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