What time is sunset in Herat today?

Sunset in Herat is at 5:57 PM local time (Asia/Kabul) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Herat?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:20 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:57 AM.

Moonrise in Herat is at 2:42 AM and moonset is at 4:07 PM local time.

Herat 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/Kabul · 34.35°N, 62.20°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:20 AM
Sunset	5:57 PM
Day length	11 h 38 min
End of civil twilight	6:22 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:51 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:20 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 23 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 37 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:57 AM

Moonrise	2:42 AM
Moonset	4:07 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.77°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:22 AM	6:54 PM	1:38 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:29 AM	6:30 PM	1:29 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:49 AM	2:49 PM	7:49 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:06 AM	3:35 PM	8:50 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:53 PM	6:11 AM	12:04 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S.

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