What time is sunset in Maroua today?

Sunset in Maroua is at 5:49 PM local time (Africa/Douala) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Maroua?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:59 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:41 AM.

Moonrise in Maroua is at 2:57 AM and moonset is at 3:36 PM local time.

Maroua 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/Douala · 10.59°N, 14.32°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:51 AM
Sunset	5:49 PM
Day length	11 h 58 min
End of civil twilight	6:10 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:35 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:59 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 02 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 42 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:41 AM

Moonrise	2:57 AM
Moonset	3:36 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.74°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:30 AM	7:09 PM	1:20 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:26 AM	6:55 PM	1:10 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:13 AM	1:48 PM	7:30 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 59° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:18 AM	2:45 PM	8:32 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:38 PM	5:48 AM	11:41 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 81° toward the S.

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