What time is sunset in Rafah today?

Sunset in Rafah is at 6:20 PM local time (Asia/Gaza) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Rafah?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:41 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:20 AM.

Moonrise in Rafah is at 3:13 AM and moonset is at 4:29 PM local time.

Rafah 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 Asia/Gaza · 31.30°N, 34.24°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:40 AM
Sunset	6:20 PM
Day length	11 h 40 min
End of civil twilight	6:45 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:13 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:41 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 20 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:20 AM

Moonrise	3:13 AM
Moonset	4:29 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.83°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:09 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:39 AM	7:21 PM	2:00 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:44 AM	6:58 PM	1:51 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:17 AM	3:04 PM	8:11 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:32 AM	3:52 PM	9:12 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:15 PM	6:32 AM	12:25 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

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