What time is sunset in Baubau today?

Sunset in Baubau is at 5:42 PM local time (Asia/Makassar) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Baubau?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:52 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:21 AM.

Moonrise in Baubau is at 3:29 AM and moonset is at 3:47 PM local time.

Baubau 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 Asia/Makassar · 5.46°S, 122.60°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:31 AM
Sunset	5:42 PM
Day length	12 h 11 min
End of civil twilight	6:03 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:27 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:52 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 29 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:21 AM

Moonrise	3:29 AM
Moonset	3:47 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.43°N, 133.31°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:58 AM	7:16 PM	1:07 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:44 AM	7:04 PM	12:54 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:22 AM	1:10 PM	7:16 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:20 AM	2:12 PM	8:16 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:24 PM	5:29 AM	11:25 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 83° toward the N.

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