What time is sunset in Kaolack today?

Sunset in Kaolack is at 6:49 PM local time (Africa/Dakar) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kaolack?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:00 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:43 AM.

Moonrise in Kaolack is at 4:00 AM and moonset is at 4:43 PM local time.

Kaolack 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/Dakar · 14.15°N, 16.07°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:54 AM
Sunset	6:49 PM
Day length	11 h 55 min
End of civil twilight	7:11 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:35 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:00 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 05 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:43 AM

Moonrise	4:00 AM
Moonset	4:43 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 132.93°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)	8:36 AM	8:07 PM	2:22 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:33 AM	7:50 PM	2:11 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:09 AM	2:55 PM	8:32 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:16 AM	3:50 PM	9:33 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:39 PM	6:49 AM	12:46 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 78° toward the S.

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