What time is sunset in Medan today?

Sunset in Medan is at 6:14 PM local time (Asia/Jakarta) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Medan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:23 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:01 AM.

Moonrise in Medan is at 4:03 AM and moonset is at 4:28 PM local time.

Medan is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Jakarta · 3.58°N, 98.67°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:11 AM
Sunset	6:14 PM
Day length	12 h 04 min
End of civil twilight	6:35 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:59 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:23 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 56 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:01 AM

Moonrise	4:03 AM
Moonset	4:28 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.22°N, 145.57°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:18 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:45 AM	7:41 PM	1:43 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:34 AM	7:25 PM	1:29 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:45 AM	1:59 PM	7:52 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:46 AM	2:57 PM	8:52 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 41° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:58 PM	6:06 AM	12:04 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 88° toward the SW.

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