What time is sunset in Niigata today?

Sunset in Niigata is at 5:17 PM local time (Asia/Tokyo) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Niigata?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:44 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:18 AM.

Moonrise in Niigata is at 2:54 AM and moonset is at 3:54 PM local time.

Niigata 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/Tokyo · 37.92°N, 139.04°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:45 AM
Sunset	5:17 PM
Day length	11 h 32 min
End of civil twilight	5:43 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:13 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:44 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 29 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 35 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:18 AM

Moonrise	2:54 AM
Moonset	3:54 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.40°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.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:53 AM	6:09 PM	1:01 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:57 AM	5:40 PM	12:48 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:02 AM	2:19 PM	7:10 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:20 AM	3:01 PM	8:10 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:11 PM	5:31 AM	11:19 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S.

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