What time is sunset in Boma today?

Sunset in Boma is at 6:01 PM local time (Africa/Kinshasa) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Boma?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:10 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:40 AM.

Moonrise in Boma is at 3:17 AM and moonset is at 3:31 PM local time.

Boma is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Kinshasa · 5.85°S, 13.05°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:50 AM
Sunset	6:01 PM
Day length	12 h 11 min
End of civil twilight	6:22 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:46 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:10 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 48 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 29 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:40 AM

Moonrise	3:17 AM
Moonset	3:31 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.43°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:16 AM	7:35 PM	1:25 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:05 AM	7:26 PM	1:15 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:42 AM	1:29 PM	7:35 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:41 AM	2:32 PM	8:37 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 38° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:45 PM	5:50 AM	11:46 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 82° toward the N.

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