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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Ash Sharqat, IQ
2026-10-07 · times in Asia/Baghdad · 35.52°N, 43.23°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:06 AM |
| Sunset | 5:42 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 36 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:08 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:37 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:07 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 36 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:42 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 2:30 AM |
| Moonset | 3:56 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.01°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:10 AM | 6:37 PM | 1:24 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:18 AM | 6:13 PM | 1:15 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:32 AM | 2:38 PM | 7:35 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:49 AM | 3:23 PM | 8:36 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:38 PM | 5:57 AM | 11:45 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Ash Sharqat is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Bayji70 km away
- Al Mawsil al Jadidah91 km away
- Mosul91 km away
- Xebat94 km away
- Erbil103 km away
- Kirkuk106 km away
- Khasnahzan112 km away
- Baharkah115 km away
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