What time is sunset in Marka today?

Sunset in Marka is at 5:51 PM local time (Africa/Mogadishu) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Marka?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:00 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:36 AM.

Moonrise in Marka is at 2:59 AM and moonset is at 3:24 PM local time.

Marka 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/Mogadishu · 1.72°N, 44.77°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:46 AM
Sunset	5:51 PM
Day length	12 h 05 min
End of civil twilight	6:12 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:36 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:00 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 55 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 37 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:36 AM

Moonrise	2:59 AM
Moonset	3:24 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.47°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:18 AM	7:19 PM	1:18 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:10 AM	7:07 PM	1:09 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:24 AM	1:33 PM	7:29 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:27 AM	2:33 PM	8:30 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:38 PM	5:45 AM	11:39 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 89° toward the W.

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