What time is sunset in Madurai today?

Sunset in Madurai is at 6:04 PM local time (Asia/Kolkata) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Madurai?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:14 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:55 AM.

Moonrise in Madurai is at 3:03 AM and moonset is at 3:42 PM local time.

Madurai 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/Kolkata · 9.92°N, 78.12°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:05 AM
Sunset	6:04 PM
Day length	11 h 59 min
End of civil twilight	6:25 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:50 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:14 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 01 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:55 AM

Moonrise	3:03 AM
Moonset	3:42 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.27°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:44 AM	7:25 PM	1:35 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:40 AM	7:12 PM	1:26 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:29 AM	2:02 PM	7:45 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 59° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:34 AM	2:59 PM	8:47 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:54 PM	6:03 AM	12:00 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 82° toward the S.

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