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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Dire Dawa, ET
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Addis_Ababa · 9.59°N, 41.87°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:00 AM |
| Sunset | 5:59 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 59 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:20 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:45 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:09 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 01 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 41 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:50 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:04 AM |
| Moonset | 3:42 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.55°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:22 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:39 AM | 7:21 PM | 1:30 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:34 AM | 7:07 PM | 1:20 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:24 AM | 1:56 PM | 7:40 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 59° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:30 AM | 2:54 PM | 8:42 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:48 PM | 5:58 AM | 11:51 PM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 82° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Dire Dawa is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Harar42 km away
- Arabi80 km away
- Jijiga106 km away
- Borama149 km away
- Ruqi176 km away
- Hargeysa241 km away
- Debre Birhan256 km away
- Balbala258 km away
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