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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Al Khums, LY
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Tripoli · 32.65°N, 14.26°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:01 AM |
| Sunset | 6:40 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 39 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:04 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:33 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:01 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 22 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 38 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:40 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:35 AM |
| Moonset | 4:52 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.21°N, 146.05°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:01 AM | 7:38 PM | 2:20 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:06 AM | 7:15 PM | 2:11 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:34 AM | 3:27 PM | 8:31 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:50 AM | 4:14 PM | 9:32 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:34 PM | 6:52 AM | 12:45 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Al Khums is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Zliten35 km away
- Misratah84 km away
- Tripoli104 km away
- Janzur118 km away
- Az Zawiyah144 km away
- Zawiya144 km away
- Al Ajaylat177 km away
- Qormi359 km away
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