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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Sandakan, MY
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Kuching · 5.84°N, 118.12°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:54 AM |
| Sunset | 5:56 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 02 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:16 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:41 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:05 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 58 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 40 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:44 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:42 AM |
| Moonset | 4:08 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.67°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:30 AM | 7:20 PM | 1:25 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:20 AM | 7:04 PM | 1:12 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:23 AM | 1:45 PM | 7:34 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 57° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:26 AM | 2:42 PM | 8:34 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:40 PM | 5:49 AM | 11:42 PM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 86° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Sandakan is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Tawau179 km away
- Kota Kinabalu227 km away
- Tarakan287 km away
- Bandar Seri Begawan367 km away
- Puerto Princesa439 km away
- Zamboanga453 km away
- Miri484 km away
- Toli-Toli612 km away
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