What time is sunset in Purnia today?

Sunset in Purnia is at 5:19 PM local time (Asia/Kolkata) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Purnia?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:36 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:19 AM.

Moonrise in Purnia is at 3:08 AM and moonset is at 3:50 PM local time.

Purnia 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/Kolkata · 25.78°N, 87.47°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:35 AM
Sunset	5:19 PM
Day length	11 h 44 min
End of civil twilight	5:42 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:09 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:36 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 16 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:19 AM

Moonrise	3:08 AM
Moonset	3:50 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.54°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:22 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:29 AM	6:26 PM	12:58 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:26 AM	6:02 PM	12:44 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:24 AM	1:49 PM	7:06 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:34 AM	2:38 PM	8:06 AM	Visible about 3.3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:10 PM	5:24 AM	11:15 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 66° toward the S.

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