What time is sunset in Rustaq today?

Sunset in Rustaq is at 5:50 PM local time (Asia/Muscat) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Rustaq?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:05 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:49 AM.

Moonrise in Rustaq is at 3:45 AM and moonset is at 4:22 PM local time.

Rustaq 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/Muscat · 23.39°N, 57.42°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:04 AM
Sunset	5:50 PM
Day length	11 h 47 min
End of civil twilight	6:13 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:39 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:05 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 14 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 44 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:49 AM

Moonrise	3:45 AM
Moonset	4:22 PM
Illumination	9%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.00°N, 157.47°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,604 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:56 AM	7:00 PM	1:28 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 10° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:51 AM	6:37 PM	1:14 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:58 AM	2:15 PM	7:37 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:08 AM	3:05 PM	8:36 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:40 PM	5:53 AM	11:45 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 68° toward the S.

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