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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Ziguinchor, SN
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Dakar · 12.57°N, 16.27°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:54 AM |
| Sunset | 6:51 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 57 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:12 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:37 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:01 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 03 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 42 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:44 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 4:03 AM |
| Moonset | 4:43 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 132.76°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:35 AM | 8:09 PM | 2:22 PM | Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 13° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:31 AM | 7:54 PM | 2:12 PM | Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:12 AM | 2:53 PM | 8:33 AM | Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 59° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:18 AM | 3:49 PM | 9:34 AM | Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:40 PM | 6:50 AM | 12:47 AM | Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 79° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Ziguinchor is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Banjul104 km away
- Serekunda106 km away
- Bissau107 km away
- Kaolack177 km away
- Mbour219 km away
- Diourbel231 km away
- Thies257 km away
- Thies Nones257 km away
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