What time is sunset in Xai-Xai today?

Sunset in Xai-Xai is at 5:47 PM local time (Africa/Maputo) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Xai-Xai?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:04 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:01 AM.

Moonrise in Xai-Xai is at 3:10 AM and moonset is at 2:52 PM local time.

Xai-Xai 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 Africa/Maputo · 25.05°S, 33.64°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:19 AM
Sunset	5:47 PM
Day length	12 h 28 min
End of civil twilight	6:10 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:37 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:04 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 31 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 56 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:01 AM

Moonrise	3:10 AM
Moonset	2:52 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.18°N, 147.70°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:28 AM	7:38 PM	1:03 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:10 AM	7:37 PM	12:53 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:50 AM	12:36 PM	7:13 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 32° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:42 AM	1:47 PM	8:14 AM	Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 25° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:26 PM	5:26 AM	11:24 PM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 63° toward the N.

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