What time is sunset in Mbarara today?

Sunset in Mbarara is at 6:48 PM local time (Africa/Kampala) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Mbarara?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:57 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:32 AM.

Moonrise in Mbarara is at 3:59 AM and moonset is at 4:21 PM local time.

Mbarara 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/Kampala · 0.60°S, 30.65°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:41 AM
Sunset	6:48 PM
Day length	12 h 07 min
End of civil twilight	7:09 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:33 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:57 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 53 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:32 AM

Moonrise	3:59 AM
Moonset	4:21 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.81°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:11 AM	8:18 PM	2:15 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:03 AM	8:07 PM	2:05 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:24 AM	2:26 PM	8:25 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:25 AM	3:27 PM	9:26 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 39° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:34 PM	6:41 AM	12:40 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 87° toward the N.

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