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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chakwama, NG
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Lagos · 11.56°N, 9.66°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:10 AM |
| Sunset | 6:07 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 57 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:29 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:53 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:18 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 03 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 42 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:00 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:16 AM |
| Moonset | 3:55 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.51°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:50 AM | 7:27 PM | 1:39 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:46 AM | 7:12 PM | 1:29 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:30 AM | 2:08 PM | 7:49 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 59° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:36 AM | 3:04 PM | 8:50 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:56 PM | 6:06 AM | 12:03 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 80° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Chakwama is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Kano134 km away
- Bauchi140 km away
- Jos200 km away
- Gashua209 km away
- Gombe217 km away
- Zaria217 km away
- Funtua256 km away
- Zinder260 km away
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