What time is sunset in Lusaka today?

Sunset in Lusaka is at 6:04 PM local time (Africa/Lusaka) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Lusaka?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:16 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:32 AM.

Moonrise in Lusaka is at 3:22 AM and moonset is at 3:21 PM local time.

Lusaka 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/Lusaka · 15.41°S, 28.29°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:45 AM
Sunset	6:04 PM
Day length	12 h 19 min
End of civil twilight	6:25 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:51 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:16 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 40 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 16 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:32 AM

Moonrise	3:22 AM
Moonset	3:21 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.18°N, 147.33°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:26 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:03 AM	7:46 PM	1:24 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:49 AM	7:41 PM	1:15 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:55 AM	1:14 PM	7:35 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 40° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:51 AM	2:20 PM	8:36 AM	Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:46 PM	5:48 AM	11:45 PM	Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 73° toward the N.

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