What time is sunset in Aswan today?

Sunset in Aswan is at 6:28 PM local time (Africa/Cairo) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Aswan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:43 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:27 AM.

Moonrise in Aswan is at 4:26 AM and moonset is at 5:03 PM local time.

Aswan 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 Africa/Cairo · 24.09°N, 32.90°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:42 AM
Sunset	6:28 PM
Day length	11 h 46 min
End of civil twilight	6:51 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:17 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:43 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 15 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 44 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:27 AM

Moonrise	4:26 AM
Moonset	5:03 PM
Illumination	8.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	6.74°N, 172.18°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:35 AM	7:37 PM	2:06 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:30 AM	7:13 PM	1:52 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:35 AM	2:54 PM	8:15 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:45 AM	3:44 PM	9:14 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:18 PM	6:31 AM	12:27 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 68° toward the S.

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