What time is sunset in Chipata today?

Sunset in Chipata is at 5:46 PM local time (Africa/Lusaka) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Chipata?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:57 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:16 AM.

Moonrise in Chipata is at 3:03 AM and moonset is at 3:04 PM local time.

Chipata 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/Lusaka · 13.63°S, 32.65°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:28 AM
Sunset	5:46 PM
Day length	12 h 18 min
End of civil twilight	6:07 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:32 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:57 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 42 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 19 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:16 AM

Moonrise	3:03 AM
Moonset	3:04 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 133.23°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:47 AM	7:26 PM	1:07 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:34 AM	7:20 PM	12:57 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:35 AM	12:59 PM	7:17 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:32 AM	2:05 PM	8:18 AM	Visible about 2.3 h after dark, highest 32° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:28 PM	5:31 AM	11:28 PM	Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 74° toward the N.

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