What time is sunset in Maxixe today?

Sunset in Maxixe is at 5:40 PM local time (Africa/Maputo) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Maxixe?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:56 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 3:55 AM.

Moonrise in Maxixe is at 3:02 AM and moonset is at 2:46 PM local time.

Maxixe 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 · 23.86°S, 35.35°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:13 AM
Sunset	5:40 PM
Day length	12 h 27 min
End of civil twilight	6:02 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:29 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:56 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 32 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 59 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	3:55 AM

Moonrise	3:02 AM
Moonset	2:46 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.71°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)	6:23 AM	7:29 PM	12:56 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:05 AM	7:28 PM	12:46 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:41 AM	12:32 PM	7:06 AM	Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 35° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:33 AM	1:42 PM	8:08 AM	Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 28° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:19 PM	5:19 AM	11:17 PM	Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 64° toward the N.

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