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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bishoftu, ET
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Addis_Ababa · 8.75°N, 38.98°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:12 AM |
| Sunset | 6:11 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 00 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:32 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:57 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:21 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 00 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 41 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:02 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:17 AM |
| Moonset | 3:53 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.43°N, 133.79°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:49 AM | 7:33 PM | 1:41 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:44 AM | 7:20 PM | 1:32 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:37 AM | 2:07 PM | 7:52 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 58° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:42 AM | 3:04 PM | 8:53 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:00 PM | 6:09 AM | 12:07 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 83° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Bishoftu is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Nazret39 km away
- Addis Ababa40 km away
- Asela91 km away
- Debre Birhan120 km away
- Shashamane178 km away
- Hosa'ina182 km away
- Awasa196 km away
- Debre Mark'os224 km away
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