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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Mbandaka, CD
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Kinshasa · 0.05°N, 18.26°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:31 AM |
| Sunset | 5:38 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 06 min |
| End of civil twilight | 5:58 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:22 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 6:47 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 53 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 35 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:22 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 2:50 AM |
| Moonset | 3:13 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 133.10°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:02 AM | 7:07 PM | 1:04 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:53 AM | 6:56 PM | 12:55 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:12 AM | 1:17 PM | 7:15 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:14 AM | 2:17 PM | 8:16 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:24 PM | 5:30 AM | 11:25 PM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 88° toward the NW. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Mbandaka is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Bandundu Province387 km away
- Gemena394 km away
- Bimbo468 km away
- Bangui481 km away
- Begoua491 km away
- Bumba525 km away
- Franceville553 km away
- Kikwit569 km away
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