What time is sunset in Dharan today?

Sunset in Dharan is at 5:35 PM local time (Asia/Kathmandu) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Dharan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:52 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:35 AM.

Moonrise in Dharan is at 3:23 AM and moonset is at 4:06 PM local time.

Dharan 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/Kathmandu · 26.81°N, 87.28°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:51 AM
Sunset	5:35 PM
Day length	11 h 43 min
End of civil twilight	5:58 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:25 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:52 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 17 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:35 AM

Moonrise	3:23 AM
Moonset	4:06 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.81°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:46 AM	6:40 PM	1:14 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:43 AM	6:16 PM	1:00 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:38 AM	2:07 PM	7:22 AM	Visible about 4.5 h after dark, highest 63° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:49 AM	2:55 PM	8:22 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 49° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:25 PM	5:40 AM	11:30 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 65° toward the S.

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