What time is sunset in Kigali today?

Sunset in Kigali is at 5:51 PM local time (Africa/Kigali) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kigali?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:00 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:34 AM.

Moonrise in Kigali is at 3:03 AM and moonset is at 3:23 PM local time.

Kigali 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/Kigali · 1.95°S, 30.06°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:43 AM
Sunset	5:51 PM
Day length	12 h 08 min
End of civil twilight	6:12 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:36 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:00 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 52 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 33 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:34 AM

Moonrise	3:03 AM
Moonset	3:23 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.22°N, 145.31°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:12 AM	7:22 PM	1:17 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:03 AM	7:12 PM	1:08 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:28 AM	1:27 PM	7:27 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:29 AM	2:28 PM	8:29 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:37 PM	5:43 AM	11:38 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 86° toward the N.

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