What time is sunset in Recife today?

Sunset in Recife is at 5:13 PM local time (America/Recife) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Recife?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:23 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 3:50 AM.

Moonrise in Recife is at 2:36 AM and moonset is at 2:48 PM local time.

Recife 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 America/Recife · 8.05°S, 34.88°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:00 AM
Sunset	5:13 PM
Day length	12 h 13 min
End of civil twilight	5:34 PM
End of nautical twilight	5:59 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:23 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 46 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 27 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	3:50 AM

Moonrise	2:36 AM
Moonset	2:48 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.67°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:25 AM	6:49 PM	12:37 PM	Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:13 AM	6:40 PM	12:26 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:57 AM	12:37 PM	6:47 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:55 AM	1:41 PM	7:48 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 37° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	4:57 PM	5:01 AM	10:57 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 80° toward the N.

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