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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Blantyre, MW
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Blantyre · 15.78°S, 35.01°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:18 AM |
| Sunset | 5:37 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 19 min |
| End of civil twilight | 5:59 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:24 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 6:49 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 40 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 15 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:05 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 2:55 AM |
| Moonset | 2:53 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.44°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:35 AM | 7:19 PM | 12:57 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:21 AM | 7:14 PM | 12:48 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:29 AM | 12:46 PM | 7:08 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:25 AM | 1:53 PM | 8:09 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:19 PM | 5:22 AM | 11:18 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 72° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Blantyre is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Zomba55 km away
- Tete158 km away
- Mandimba174 km away
- Gurue214 km away
- Lilongwe241 km away
- Mocuba241 km away
- Lichinga276 km away
- Quelimane307 km away
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