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Sokoto, Nigeria — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 92.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:22:44 am
Sunrise Today: 7:04 am 106° East
Sunset Today: 6:41 pm 254° West
Moonrise Today: 9:09 pm 88° East
Moonset Today: 8:52 am 275° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 36 minutes (+34s)

Today's Sun Position in Sokoto

Time: 10:22 am
Altitude: 42.8°
Direction: 127° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 36m 23s (Feb 4, 2026)

34 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

14 minutes, 49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 hour, 17 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sokoto Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:51 am
Astro. Twilight 5:51 am – 6:17 am
Nautical Twilight 6:17 am – 6:42 am
Civil Twilight 6:42 am – 7:04 am
Daylight 7:04 am – 6:41 pm
Civil Twilight 6:41 pm – 7:03 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:03 pm – 7:28 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:28 pm – 7:53 pm
Night 7:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sokoto - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 7:04 am 6:41 pm 11:36:23 +0:34 12:52 pm (60.8°) 91.636
Feb 5 7:04 am 6:41 pm 11:36:59 +0:35 12:52 pm (61.1°) 91.651
Feb 6 7:04 am 6:41 pm 11:37:35 +0:35 12:53 pm (61.4°) 91.667
Feb 7 7:04 am 6:42 pm 11:38:11 +0:36 12:53 pm (61.7°) 91.682
Feb 8 7:03 am 6:42 pm 11:38:48 +0:36 12:53 pm (62.0°) 91.699
Feb 9 7:03 am 6:42 pm 11:39:25 +0:37 12:53 pm (62.4°) 91.715
Feb 10 7:03 am 6:43 pm 11:40:02 +0:37 12:53 pm (62.7°) 91.732
* All times are local time for Sokoto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Sokoto

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Sokoto - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:52 am 9:09 pm 2:37 am (83.4°) 236,809 94.4%
Feb 5 - 9:30 am 9:58 pm 3:21 am (76.9°) 240,185 88.4%
Feb 6 - 10:06 am 10:46 pm 4:03 am (70.5°) 243,488 80.8%
Feb 7 - 10:43 am 11:34 pm 4:46 am (64.6°) 246,447 72.2%
Feb 8 - 11:21 am - 5:29 am (59.3°) 248,839 62.8%
Feb 9 12:23 am 12:02 pm - 6:14 am (54.8°) 250,494 53.1%
Feb 10 1:14 am 12:46 pm - 7:01 am (51.3°) 251,309 43.3%
* All times are local time for Sokoto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Sokoto This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:45 am Wed 7:24 pm Wed 1:35 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:34 am Wed 7:10 pm Wed 1:22 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 6:45 am Wed 6:13 pm Wed 12:29 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 4:28 pm Thu 5:16 am Wed 10:52 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:40 am Wed 9:38 pm Wed 3:39 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 1:00 pm Thu 1:40 am Wed 7:20 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:42 am Wed 9:43 pm Wed 3:42 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sokoto.

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