What time is sunset in Palu today?

Sunset in Palu is at 5:51 PM local time (Asia/Makassar) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Palu?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:00 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:35 AM.

Moonrise in Palu is at 3:38 AM and moonset is at 3:59 PM local time.

Palu 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/Makassar · 0.91°S, 119.87°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:44 AM
Sunset	5:51 PM
Day length	12 h 07 min
End of civil twilight	6:12 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:36 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:00 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 52 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 34 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:35 AM

Moonrise	3:38 AM
Moonset	3:59 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.16°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)	7:15 AM	7:22 PM	1:18 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 16° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:02 AM	7:07 PM	1:05 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 12° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:26 AM	1:28 PM	7:27 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:26 AM	2:28 PM	8:27 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 40° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:34 PM	5:41 AM	11:35 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 87° toward the NW.

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