What time is sunset in Kabul today?

Sunset in Kabul is at 5:28 PM local time (Asia/Kabul) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kabul?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:51 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:30 AM.

Moonrise in Kabul is at 3:19 AM and moonset is at 4:07 PM local time.

Kabul 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/Kabul · 34.53°N, 69.17°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:53 AM
Sunset	5:28 PM
Day length	11 h 35 min
End of civil twilight	5:53 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:22 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:51 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 26 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:30 AM

Moonrise	3:19 AM
Moonset	4:07 PM
Illumination	8.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	6.74°N, 171.99°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:57 AM	6:25 PM	1:11 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:57 AM	5:57 PM	12:57 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:19 AM	2:20 PM	7:20 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:34 AM	3:04 PM	8:19 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:21 PM	5:39 AM	11:28 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S.

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