What time is sunset in Makurdi today?

Sunset in Makurdi is at 6:13 PM local time (Africa/Lagos) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Makurdi?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:23 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:03 AM.

Moonrise in Makurdi is at 3:24 AM and moonset is at 3:58 PM local time.

Makurdi 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/Lagos · 7.73°N, 8.52°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:13 AM
Sunset	6:13 PM
Day length	12 h 00 min
End of civil twilight	6:34 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:59 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:23 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 59 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:03 AM

Moonrise	3:24 AM
Moonset	3:58 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.27°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)	7:50 AM	7:36 PM	1:43 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:44 AM	7:23 PM	1:33 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:40 AM	2:07 PM	7:53 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 58° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:45 AM	3:05 PM	8:55 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:02 PM	6:10 AM	12:08 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 84° toward the S.

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