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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Freetown, SL
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Freetown · 8.49°N, 13.24°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:40 AM |
| Sunset | 6:40 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 00 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:01 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:25 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:50 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 00 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 41 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:31 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:53 AM |
| Moonset | 4:28 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 121.07°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:18 AM | 8:02 PM | 2:10 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:12 AM | 7:48 PM | 2:00 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:06 AM | 2:35 PM | 8:20 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 58° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:11 AM | 3:32 PM | 9:21 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:28 PM | 6:37 AM | 12:35 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 83° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Freetown is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Camayenne127 km away
- Conakry127 km away
- Dixinn128 km away
- Maneah140 km away
- Dubreka148 km away
- Bo175 km away
- Kindia179 km away
- Kenema235 km away
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