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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Chingola, ZM
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Lusaka · 12.53°S, 27.88°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:48 AM |
| Sunset | 6:04 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 17 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:26 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:50 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:15 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 43 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 21 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:36 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:21 AM |
| Moonset | 3:25 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.73°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:23 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:08 AM | 7:44 PM | 1:26 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:55 AM | 7:37 PM | 1:16 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:53 AM | 1:20 PM | 7:36 AM | Visible about 3.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:50 AM | 2:25 PM | 8:37 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 36° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:47 PM | 5:50 AM | 11:47 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 76° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Chingola is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Mufulira39 km away
- Kitwe47 km away
- Luanshya89 km away
- Ndola95 km away
- Lubumbashi106 km away
- Kipushi110 km away
- Solwezi167 km away
- Mansa184 km away
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