What time is sunset in Hoima today?

Sunset in Hoima is at 6:45 PM local time (Africa/Kampala) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Hoima?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:54 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:30 AM.

Moonrise in Hoima is at 3:55 AM and moonset is at 4:20 PM local time.

Hoima 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/Kampala · 1.43°N, 31.35°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:39 AM
Sunset	6:45 PM
Day length	12 h 05 min
End of civil twilight	7:05 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:30 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:54 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 54 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:30 AM

Moonrise	3:55 AM
Moonset	4:20 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.69°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:11 AM	8:13 PM	2:12 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:03 AM	8:01 PM	2:02 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:18 AM	2:26 PM	8:22 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:20 AM	3:27 PM	9:24 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:31 PM	6:38 AM	12:37 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 89° toward the NW.

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