What time is sunset in Awka today?

Sunset in Awka is at 6:20 PM local time (Africa/Lagos) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Awka?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:29 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:09 AM.

Moonrise in Awka is at 3:31 AM and moonset is at 4:03 PM local time.

Awka 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 · 6.21°N, 7.07°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:18 AM
Sunset	6:20 PM
Day length	12 h 02 min
End of civil twilight	6:41 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:05 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:29 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 58 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:09 AM

Moonrise	3:31 AM
Moonset	4:03 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.22°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:54 AM	7:44 PM	1:49 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:48 AM	7:31 PM	1:39 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:48 AM	2:10 PM	7:59 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 57° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:52 AM	3:09 PM	9:00 AM	Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:08 PM	6:16 AM	12:14 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 86° toward the S.

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