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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bulawayo, ZW
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Harare · 20.15°S, 28.58°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:41 AM |
| Sunset | 6:05 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 23 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:27 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:53 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:19 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 36 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 07 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:26 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:26 AM |
| Moonset | 3:17 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.87°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:55 AM | 7:51 PM | 1:23 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:39 AM | 7:48 PM | 1:13 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:02 AM | 1:05 PM | 7:33 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 37° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:56 AM | 2:13 PM | 8:35 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:45 PM | 5:47 AM | 11:44 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 68° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Bulawayo is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Gweru151 km away
- Kwekwe187 km away
- Chitungwiza354 km away
- Harare366 km away
- Epworth369 km away
- Livingstone385 km away
- Polokwane427 km away
- Mutare448 km away
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