What time is sunset in Kampala today?

Sunset in Kampala is at 6:40 PM local time (Africa/Kampala) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kampala?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:49 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:25 AM.

Moonrise in Kampala is at 3:51 AM and moonset is at 4:14 PM local time.

Kampala 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 · 0.32°N, 32.58°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:34 AM
Sunset	6:40 PM
Day length	12 h 06 min
End of civil twilight	7:01 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:25 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 53 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:25 AM

Moonrise	3:51 AM
Moonset	4:14 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.45°N, 132.62°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)	8:05 AM	8:09 PM	2:07 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:57 AM	7:58 PM	1:57 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:15 AM	2:20 PM	8:17 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:17 AM	3:20 PM	9:19 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:27 PM	6:33 AM	12:32 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 88° toward the NW.

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