What time is sunset in Van today?

Sunset in Van is at 5:40 PM local time (Europe/Istanbul) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Van?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:08 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:40 AM.

Moonrise in Van is at 2:25 AM and moonset is at 3:58 PM local time.

Van is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Istanbul · 38.49°N, 43.38°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:07 AM
Sunset	5:40 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	6:06 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:37 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:08 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 32 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:40 AM

Moonrise	2:25 AM
Moonset	3:58 PM
Illumination	9.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.66°N, 120.43°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,601 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:34 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:15 AM	6:31 PM	1:24 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:24 AM	6:04 PM	1:14 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:24 AM	2:44 PM	7:34 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:43 AM	3:27 PM	8:36 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:37 PM	5:57 AM	11:45 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S.

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