What time is sunset in Makkah today?

Sunset in Makkah is at 6:03 PM local time (Asia/Riyadh) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Makkah?

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 5:00 AM.

Moonrise in Makkah is at 3:01 AM and moonset is at 3:58 PM local time.

Makkah 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/Riyadh · 21.43°N, 39.83°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:13 AM
Sunset	6:03 PM
Day length	11 h 49 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)	12 h 11 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:00 AM

Moonrise	3:01 AM
Moonset	3:58 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.24°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:02 AM	7:13 PM	1:38 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:02 AM	6:55 PM	1:29 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:13 AM	2:23 PM	7:48 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:24 AM	3:16 PM	8:50 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:55 PM	6:07 AM	12:03 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 70° toward the S.

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