What time is sunset in Minya today?

Sunset in Minya is at 6:36 PM local time (Africa/Cairo) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Minya?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:54 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:35 AM.

Moonrise in Minya is at 3:32 AM and moonset is at 4:40 PM local time.

Minya 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/Cairo · 28.09°N, 30.76°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:52 AM
Sunset	6:36 PM
Day length	11 h 44 min
End of civil twilight	6:59 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:27 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:54 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 17 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 41 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:35 AM

Moonrise	3:32 AM
Moonset	4:40 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.11°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:37 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:48 AM	7:40 PM	2:14 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 8° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:51 AM	7:18 PM	2:05 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:37 AM	3:12 PM	8:25 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:51 AM	4:01 PM	9:26 AM	Visible about 3.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:30 PM	6:45 AM	12:39 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 64° toward the S.

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