What time is sunset in Lira today?

Sunset in Lira is at 6:38 PM local time (Africa/Kampala) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Lira?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:47 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:24 AM.

Moonrise in Lira is at 3:48 AM and moonset is at 4:14 PM local time.

Lira 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/Kampala · 2.25°N, 32.90°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:33 AM
Sunset	6:38 PM
Day length	12 h 05 min
End of civil twilight	6:59 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:23 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:47 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 55 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 37 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:24 AM

Moonrise	3:48 AM
Moonset	4:14 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.86°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)	8:06 AM	8:05 PM	2:06 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:58 AM	7:54 PM	1:56 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:11 AM	2:21 PM	8:16 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:13 AM	3:21 PM	9:17 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:25 PM	6:32 AM	12:31 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 89° toward the SW.

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