What time is sunset in Arusha today?

Sunset in Arusha is at 6:25 PM local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Arusha?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:34 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:06 AM.

Moonrise in Arusha is at 3:37 AM and moonset is at 3:55 PM local time.

Arusha 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/Dar_es_Salaam · 3.37°S, 36.68°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:16 AM
Sunset	6:25 PM
Day length	12 h 09 min
End of civil twilight	6:46 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:10 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:34 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 50 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:06 AM

Moonrise	3:37 AM
Moonset	3:55 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.84°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:44 AM	7:57 PM	1:50 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:35 AM	7:48 PM	1:41 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:04 AM	1:58 PM	8:01 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:04 AM	3:00 PM	9:02 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:11 PM	6:16 AM	12:16 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 85° toward the N.

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