What time is sunset in Kindu today?

Sunset in Kindu is at 6:08 PM local time (Africa/Lubumbashi) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kindu?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:17 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:50 AM.

Moonrise in Kindu is at 3:21 AM and moonset is at 3:39 PM local time.

Kindu 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/Lubumbashi · 2.94°S, 25.92°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:59 AM
Sunset	6:08 PM
Day length	12 h 09 min
End of civil twilight	6:29 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:53 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:17 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 51 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:50 AM

Moonrise	3:21 AM
Moonset	3:39 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.57°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:14 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:28 AM	7:40 PM	1:34 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:18 AM	7:30 PM	1:24 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:46 AM	1:42 PM	7:44 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:47 AM	2:44 PM	8:45 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:54 PM	5:59 AM	11:54 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 85° toward the N.

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