What time is sunset in Dhanbad today?

Sunset in Dhanbad is at 5:24 PM local time (Asia/Kolkata) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Dhanbad?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:39 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:23 AM.

Moonrise in Dhanbad is at 3:14 AM and moonset is at 3:53 PM local time.

Dhanbad is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Kolkata · 23.80°N, 86.43°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:38 AM
Sunset	5:24 PM
Day length	11 h 46 min
End of civil twilight	5:47 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:13 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:39 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 14 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 44 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:23 AM

Moonrise	3:14 AM
Moonset	3:53 PM
Illumination	8.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	6.74°N, 172.23°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:30 AM	6:33 PM	1:02 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:26 AM	6:10 PM	12:48 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:32 AM	1:50 PM	7:11 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:41 AM	2:40 PM	8:10 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:14 PM	5:28 AM	11:19 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 68° toward the S.

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