What time is sunset in Rize today?

Sunset in Rize is at 5:50 PM local time (Europe/Istanbul) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Rize?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:21 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:50 AM.

Moonrise in Rize is at 2:33 AM and moonset is at 4:13 PM local time.

The aurora is possible from Rize if the sky is dark and clear; planetary Kp is 1.0.

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Kp1.0

Solar wind350 km/s

X-rayC1.0

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Istanbul · 41.02°N, 40.52°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:20 AM
Sunset	5:50 PM
Day length	11 h 30 min
End of civil twilight	6:17 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:49 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:21 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 29 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:50 AM

Moonrise	2:33 AM
Moonset	4:13 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.71°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:36 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:32 AM	6:37 PM	1:35 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:43 AM	6:09 PM	1:26 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:29 AM	3:02 PM	7:46 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:50 AM	3:44 PM	8:47 AM	Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:48 PM	6:09 AM	12:00 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 51° toward the S.

Aurora possible

Rize is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 1.0. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

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