What time is sunset in Bukoba today?

Sunset in Bukoba is at 6:44 PM local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Bukoba?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:53 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:27 AM.

Moonrise in Bukoba is at 3:55 AM and moonset is at 4:16 PM local time.

Bukoba 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/Dar_es_Salaam · 1.33°S, 31.81°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:36 AM
Sunset	6:44 PM
Day length	12 h 08 min
End of civil twilight	7:05 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:29 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:53 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 52 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 34 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:27 AM

Moonrise	3:55 AM
Moonset	4:16 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.43°N, 133.39°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:06 AM	8:14 PM	2:10 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:57 AM	8:04 PM	2:01 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:20 AM	2:21 PM	8:20 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:22 AM	3:22 PM	9:22 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:30 PM	6:36 AM	12:35 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 87° toward the N.

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