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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Mek'ele, ET
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Addis_Ababa · 13.50°N, 39.48°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:11 AM |
| Sunset | 6:07 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 56 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:29 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:53 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:18 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 04 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 43 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:01 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:10 AM |
| Moonset | 3:54 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 121.24°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:53 AM | 7:25 PM | 1:39 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:50 AM | 7:10 PM | 1:30 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:28 AM | 2:12 PM | 7:50 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:35 AM | 3:08 PM | 8:51 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:57 PM | 6:08 AM | 12:05 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 78° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Mek'ele is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Adigrat87 km away
- Asmara213 km away
- Gonder239 km away
- Debre Tabor242 km away
- Dessie263 km away
- Kombolcha270 km away
- Bahir Dar310 km away
- Kassala396 km away
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