What time is sunset in Himeji today?

Sunset in Himeji is at 5:36 PM local time (Asia/Tokyo) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Himeji?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:59 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:37 AM.

Moonrise in Himeji is at 3:15 AM and moonset is at 4:10 PM local time.

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

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 34.82°N, 134.70°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:00 AM
Sunset	5:36 PM
Day length	11 h 35 min
End of civil twilight	6:01 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:30 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:59 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 25 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:37 AM

Moonrise	3:15 AM
Moonset	4:10 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.21°N, 146.01°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:20 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:05 AM	6:32 PM	1:19 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:06 AM	6:05 PM	1:06 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:27 AM	2:29 PM	7:28 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:42 AM	3:13 PM	8:28 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:29 PM	5:47 AM	11:36 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S.

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