What time is sunset in Matola today?

Sunset in Matola is at 5:52 PM local time (Africa/Maputo) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Matola?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:10 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:04 AM.

Moonrise in Matola is at 3:16 AM and moonset is at 2:56 PM local time.

Matola 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/Maputo · 25.96°S, 32.46°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:23 AM
Sunset	5:52 PM
Day length	12 h 29 min
End of civil twilight	6:15 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:43 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:10 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 30 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 54 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:04 AM

Moonrise	3:16 AM
Moonset	2:56 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.64°N, 121.57°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:31 AM	7:44 PM	1:07 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:13 AM	7:43 PM	12:58 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:56 AM	12:39 PM	7:18 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:48 AM	1:51 PM	8:19 AM	Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:31 PM	5:30 AM	11:28 PM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the N.

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