What time is sunset in Jos today?

Sunset in Jos is at 6:11 PM local time (Africa/Lagos) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Jos?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:21 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:02 AM.

Moonrise in Jos is at 3:20 AM and moonset is at 3:58 PM local time.

Jos 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/Lagos · 9.93°N, 8.89°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:12 AM
Sunset	6:11 PM
Day length	11 h 59 min
End of civil twilight	6:32 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:57 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:21 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 01 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:02 AM

Moonrise	3:20 AM
Moonset	3:58 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.84°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:51 AM	7:32 PM	1:42 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:46 AM	7:18 PM	1:32 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:35 AM	2:09 PM	7:52 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 59° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:41 AM	3:06 PM	8:53 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:00 PM	6:09 AM	12:07 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 82° toward the S.

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