What time is sunset in Tawau today?

Sunset in Tawau is at 5:57 PM local time (Asia/Kuching) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Tawau?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:06 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:45 AM.

Moonrise in Tawau is at 3:44 AM and moonset is at 4:09 PM local time.

Tawau 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/Kuching · 4.24°N, 117.89°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:54 AM
Sunset	5:57 PM
Day length	12 h 03 min
End of civil twilight	6:18 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:42 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:06 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 57 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:45 AM

Moonrise	3:44 AM
Moonset	4:09 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.19°N, 146.83°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:23 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:29 AM	7:23 PM	1:26 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:18 AM	7:07 PM	1:13 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:27 AM	1:43 PM	7:35 AM	Visible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 57° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:29 AM	2:41 PM	8:35 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:42 PM	5:49 AM	11:43 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 87° toward the SW.

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