What time is sunset in Bontang today?

Sunset in Bontang is at 6:00 PM local time (Asia/Makassar) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Bontang?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:09 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:45 AM.

Moonrise in Bontang is at 3:47 AM and moonset is at 4:09 PM local time.

Bontang 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 · 0.13°N, 117.49°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:54 AM
Sunset	6:00 PM
Day length	12 h 06 min
End of civil twilight	6:21 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:45 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:09 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 53 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:45 AM

Moonrise	3:47 AM
Moonset	4:09 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.21°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:25 AM	7:30 PM	1:28 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:13 AM	7:15 PM	1:14 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:34 AM	1:39 PM	7:37 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:35 AM	2:38 PM	8:37 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:44 PM	5:50 AM	11:45 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 88° toward the NW.

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