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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Tshikapa, CD
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Lubumbashi · 6.42°S, 20.80°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:18 AM |
| Sunset | 6:30 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 12 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:51 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:15 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:40 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 48 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 29 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:08 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:45 AM |
| Moonset | 3:58 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 121.28°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:44 AM | 8:04 PM | 1:54 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:33 AM | 7:56 PM | 1:44 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:12 AM | 1:57 PM | 8:04 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:11 AM | 3:00 PM | 9:06 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 38° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:14 PM | 6:19 AM | 12:19 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 82° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Tshikapa is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Chitato99 km away
- Dundo106 km away
- Kananga188 km away
- Kikwit267 km away
- Mwene-Ditu300 km away
- Mbuji-Mayi310 km away
- Gandajika350 km away
- Saurimo364 km away
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