What time is sunset in Gilgit today?

Sunset in Gilgit is at 5:38 PM local time (Asia/Karachi) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Gilgit?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:03 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:38 AM.

Moonrise in Gilgit is at 2:19 AM and moonset is at 3:50 PM local time.

Gilgit 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 Asia/Karachi · 35.92°N, 74.31°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:02 AM
Sunset	5:38 PM
Day length	11 h 36 min
End of civil twilight	6:03 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:33 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:03 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 25 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:38 AM

Moonrise	2:19 AM
Moonset	3:50 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.44°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:34 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:07 AM	6:32 PM	1:20 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:15 AM	6:08 PM	1:11 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:27 AM	2:34 PM	7:31 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:45 AM	3:19 PM	8:32 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:34 PM	5:53 AM	11:41 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S.

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