What time is sunset in Gulu today?

Sunset in Gulu is at 6:40 PM local time (Africa/Kampala) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Gulu?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:49 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:27 AM.

Moonrise in Gulu is at 3:50 AM and moonset is at 4:17 PM local time.

Gulu is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

Live now

Kp2.7

Solar wind346 km/s

X-rayB9.5

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Kampala · 2.77°N, 32.30°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:36 AM
Sunset	6:40 PM
Day length	12 h 04 min
End of civil twilight	7:01 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:25 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 55 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 37 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:27 AM

Moonrise	3:50 AM
Moonset	4:17 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.24°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:09 AM	8:07 PM	2:08 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:02 AM	7:56 PM	1:59 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:12 AM	2:25 PM	8:18 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:15 AM	3:24 PM	9:20 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:27 PM	6:35 AM	12:33 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 89° toward the SW.

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