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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Zanzibar, TZ
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Dar_es_Salaam · 6.16°S, 39.20°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:05 AM |
| Sunset | 6:16 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 11 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:37 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:02 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:26 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 48 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 29 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:55 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:29 AM |
| Moonset | 3:42 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.28°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.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 7:31 AM | 7:50 PM | 1:40 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 17° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 7:20 AM | 7:42 PM | 1:31 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 15° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:58 AM | 1:44 PM | 7:51 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 48° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:57 AM | 2:47 PM | 8:52 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 38° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:01 PM | 6:06 AM | 12:06 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 82° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Zanzibar is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Dar es Salaam74 km away
- Kibaha74 km away
- Tanga122 km away
- Morogoro185 km away
- Matuga226 km away
- Mombasa240 km away
- Jomvu246 km away
- Malindi343 km away
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