What time is sunset in Kure today?

Sunset in Kure is at 5:45 PM local time (Asia/Tokyo) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kure?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:08 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:46 AM.

Moonrise in Kure is at 3:24 AM and moonset is at 4:18 PM local time.

Kure 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 · 34.23°N, 132.57°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:09 AM
Sunset	5:45 PM
Day length	11 h 36 min
End of civil twilight	6:10 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:39 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:08 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 25 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:46 AM

Moonrise	3:24 AM
Moonset	4:18 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.70°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:12 AM	6:42 PM	1:27 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:14 AM	6:15 PM	1:14 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:36 AM	2:36 PM	7:36 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:52 AM	3:21 PM	8:36 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:38 PM	5:56 AM	11:45 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the S.

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