What time is sunset in Butembo today?

Sunset in Butembo is at 5:53 PM local time (Africa/Lubumbashi) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Butembo?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:02 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:38 AM.

Moonrise in Butembo is at 3:04 AM and moonset is at 3:27 PM local time.

Butembo 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/Lubumbashi · 0.14°N, 29.29°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:47 AM
Sunset	5:53 PM
Day length	12 h 06 min
End of civil twilight	6:14 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:38 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:02 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 53 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:38 AM

Moonrise	3:04 AM
Moonset	3:27 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.89°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:18 AM	7:22 PM	1:20 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:10 AM	7:12 PM	1:11 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:28 AM	1:33 PM	7:31 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:30 AM	2:33 PM	8:32 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:40 PM	5:46 AM	11:41 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 88° toward the NW.

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