What time is sunset in Mtwara today?

Sunset in Mtwara is at 6:14 PM local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Mtwara?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:24 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:48 AM.

Moonrise in Mtwara is at 3:29 AM and moonset is at 3:35 PM local time.

Mtwara 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/Dar_es_Salaam · 10.27°S, 40.18°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:59 AM
Sunset	6:14 PM
Day length	12 h 15 min
End of civil twilight	6:35 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:00 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:24 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 45 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 24 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:48 AM

Moonrise	3:29 AM
Moonset	3:35 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 133.16°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.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:22 AM	7:52 PM	1:36 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:10 AM	7:45 PM	1:27 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:00 AM	1:34 PM	7:47 AM	Visible about 3.3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:58 AM	2:39 PM	8:48 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 36° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:58 PM	6:02 AM	12:02 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 78° toward the N.

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