What time is sunset in Basrah today?

Sunset in Basrah is at 5:27 PM local time (Asia/Baghdad) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Basrah?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:46 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:26 AM.

Moonrise in Basrah is at 2:18 AM and moonset is at 3:33 PM local time.

Basrah 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 Asia/Baghdad · 30.51°N, 47.78°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:45 AM
Sunset	5:27 PM
Day length	11 h 41 min
End of civil twilight	5:51 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:19 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 19 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:26 AM

Moonrise	2:18 AM
Moonset	3:33 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 120.95°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:44 AM	6:28 PM	1:06 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:48 AM	6:06 PM	12:57 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:24 AM	2:09 PM	7:17 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:39 AM	2:57 PM	8:18 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:21 PM	5:37 AM	11:27 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

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