What time is sunset in Bitung today?

Sunset in Bitung is at 5:29 PM local time (Asia/Makassar) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Bitung?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:38 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:15 AM.

Moonrise in Bitung is at 3:15 AM and moonset is at 3:38 PM local time.

Bitung 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 · 1.44°N, 125.13°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:24 AM
Sunset	5:29 PM
Day length	12 h 05 min
End of civil twilight	5:50 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:14 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:38 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 54 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:15 AM

Moonrise	3:15 AM
Moonset	3:38 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.78°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:56 AM	6:58 PM	12:57 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:45 AM	6:43 PM	12:44 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:02 AM	1:10 PM	7:06 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:03 AM	2:09 PM	8:06 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:13 PM	5:20 AM	11:15 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 89° toward the W.

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