What time is sunset in Funchal today?

Sunset in Funchal is at 7:44 PM local time (Atlantic/Madeira) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Funchal?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 9:06 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:44 AM.

Moonrise in Funchal is at 4:46 AM and moonset is at 5:59 PM local time.

Funchal 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 Atlantic/Madeira · 32.67°N, 16.93°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	8:05 AM
Sunset	7:44 PM
Day length	11 h 39 min
End of civil twilight	8:09 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:37 PM
End of astronomical twilight	9:06 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 22 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:44 AM

Moonrise	4:46 AM
Moonset	5:59 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.87°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	10:06 AM	8:43 PM	3:25 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	10:11 AM	8:19 PM	3:15 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:39 AM	4:32 PM	9:35 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:54 AM	5:18 PM	10:36 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:39 PM	7:56 AM	1:50 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 59° toward the S.

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