What time is sunset in Kirkuk today?

Sunset in Kirkuk is at 5:38 PM local time (Asia/Baghdad) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kirkuk?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:02 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:38 AM.

Moonrise in Kirkuk is at 2:25 AM and moonset is at 3:51 PM local time.

Kirkuk 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 Asia/Baghdad · 35.47°N, 44.39°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:01 AM
Sunset	5:38 PM
Day length	11 h 36 min
End of civil twilight	6:03 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:33 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:02 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 25 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:38 AM

Moonrise	2:25 AM
Moonset	3:51 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.43°N, 133.51°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:06 AM	6:33 PM	1:20 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 5° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:13 AM	6:08 PM	1:10 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:27 AM	2:33 PM	7:30 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:45 AM	3:18 PM	8:31 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:34 PM	5:52 AM	11:41 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 56° toward the S.

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