What time is sunset in Karatsu today?

Sunset in Karatsu is at 5:55 PM local time (Asia/Tokyo) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Karatsu?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:18 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:57 AM.

Moonrise in Karatsu is at 3:36 AM and moonset is at 4:29 PM local time.

Karatsu 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/Tokyo · 33.44°N, 129.97°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:19 AM
Sunset	5:55 PM
Day length	11 h 37 min
End of civil twilight	6:20 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:49 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:18 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 24 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:57 AM

Moonrise	3:36 AM
Moonset	4:29 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.80°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:21 AM	6:54 PM	1:38 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:22 AM	6:27 PM	1:25 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:49 AM	2:45 PM	7:47 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:04 AM	3:30 PM	8:47 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:49 PM	6:06 AM	11:55 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S.

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