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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bayji, IQ
2026-10-07 · times in Asia/Baghdad · 34.93°N, 43.49°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:05 AM |
| Sunset | 5:42 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 37 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:07 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:36 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:05 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 24 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 36 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:42 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 2:30 AM |
| Moonset | 3:54 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.48°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:08 AM | 6:37 PM | 1:23 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:15 AM | 6:13 PM | 1:14 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:32 AM | 2:35 PM | 7:34 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:49 AM | 3:21 PM | 8:35 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:37 PM | 5:56 AM | 11:44 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Bayji is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Ash Sharqat70 km away
- Samarra'89 km away
- Kirkuk102 km away
- Tuz Khurmatu104 km away
- Erbil148 km away
- Xebat151 km away
- Khasnahzan153 km away
- Al Mawsil al Jadidah160 km away
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