What time is sunset in Niamey today?

Sunset in Niamey is at 6:37 PM local time (Africa/Niamey) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Niamey?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:47 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:30 AM.

Moonrise in Niamey is at 3:45 AM and moonset is at 4:28 PM local time.

Niamey 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/Niamey · 13.51°N, 2.11°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:41 AM
Sunset	6:37 PM
Day length	11 h 56 min
End of civil twilight	6:58 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:23 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:47 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 04 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:30 AM

Moonrise	3:45 AM
Moonset	4:28 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.64°N, 121.89°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:23 AM	7:55 PM	2:09 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:19 AM	7:39 PM	1:59 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:57 AM	2:41 PM	8:19 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:04 AM	3:37 PM	9:20 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:26 PM	6:37 AM	12:34 AM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 78° toward the S.

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