What time is sunset in Tarakan today?

Sunset in Tarakan is at 5:59 PM local time (Asia/Makassar) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Tarakan?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:08 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:46 AM.

Moonrise in Tarakan is at 3:45 AM and moonset is at 4:10 PM local time.

Tarakan 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/Makassar · 3.31°N, 117.59°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:55 AM
Sunset	5:59 PM
Day length	12 h 04 min
End of civil twilight	6:19 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:08 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 56 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:46 AM

Moonrise	3:45 AM
Moonset	4:10 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.26°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:29 AM	7:26 PM	1:27 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:18 AM	7:10 PM	1:14 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:29 AM	1:43 PM	7:36 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:31 AM	2:41 PM	8:36 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 41° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:43 PM	5:50 AM	11:45 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 88° toward the SW.

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