What time is sunset in Gitega today?

Sunset in Gitega is at 5:52 PM local time (Africa/Bujumbura) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Gitega?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:01 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:33 AM.

Moonrise in Gitega is at 3:05 AM and moonset is at 3:22 PM local time.

Gitega 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 Africa/Bujumbura · 3.43°S, 29.92°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:43 AM
Sunset	5:52 PM
Day length	12 h 09 min
End of civil twilight	6:13 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:37 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:01 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 50 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:33 AM

Moonrise	3:05 AM
Moonset	3:22 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.43°N, 133.57°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:29 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:11 AM	7:24 PM	1:18 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:02 AM	7:15 PM	1:08 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:31 AM	1:25 PM	7:28 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:31 AM	2:27 PM	8:29 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:38 PM	5:43 AM	11:38 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 85° toward the N.

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