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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 4:16:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:36 am↑ 108° East
Sunset Today: 6:09 pm↑ 252° West
Moonrise Today: 10:04 am↑ 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:33 pm↑ 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 33 minutes (-31s)

Today's Sun Position in Sokoto

Time: 4:16 pm
Altitude: 24.6°
Direction: 243° SW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 32m 38s (Nov 13, 2026)

31 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

11 minutes, 4 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 hour, 21 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sokoto Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:23 am
Astro. Twilight 5:23 am – 5:48 am
Nautical Twilight 5:48 am – 6:14 am
Civil Twilight 6:14 am – 6:36 am
Daylight 6:36 am – 6:09 pm
Civil Twilight 6:09 pm – 6:31 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:31 pm – 6:57 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:57 pm – 7:23 pm
Night 7:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sokoto - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 6:36 am 6:09 pm 11:32:38 −0:31 12:23 pm (58.9°) 91.995
Nov 14 6:37 am 6:09 pm 11:32:07 −0:31 12:23 pm (58.7°) 91.974
Nov 15 6:37 am 6:09 pm 11:31:36 −0:30 12:23 pm (58.4°) 91.952
Nov 16 6:38 am 6:09 pm 11:31:06 −0:30 12:23 pm (58.1°) 91.931
Nov 17 6:38 am 6:09 pm 11:30:36 −0:29 12:24 pm (57.9°) 91.911
Nov 18 6:39 am 6:09 pm 11:30:07 −0:28 12:24 pm (57.7°) 91.890
Nov 19 6:39 am 6:09 pm 11:29:39 −0:28 12:24 pm (57.4°) 91.870
* 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
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 10:04 am 9:33 pm - 3:48 pm (49.6°) 252,035 16.6%
Nov 14 10:52 am 10:25 pm - 4:37 pm (51.9°) 251,761 24.4%
Nov 15 11:36 am 11:15 pm - 5:24 pm (55.2°) 250,725 33.1%
Nov 16 12:16 pm - - 6:09 pm (59.6°) 248,895 42.7%
Nov 17 - 12:04 am 12:55 pm 6:53 pm (64.7°) 246,301 52.6%
Nov 18 - 12:53 am 1:32 pm 7:35 pm (70.5°) 243,047 62.7%
Nov 19 - 1:41 am 2:09 pm 8:18 pm (76.7°) 239,311 72.6%
* 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, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:31 am Fri 5:13 pm Fri 11:22 am Difficult to see
Venus Fri 4:39 am Fri 4:22 pm Fri 10:30 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 12:41 am Sat 1:13 pm Sat 6:57 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sat 12:44 am Sat 1:12 pm Sat 6:58 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 3:40 pm Sat 3:45 am Fri 9:42 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Fri 6:53 pm Sat 7:37 am Sat 1:15 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 3:15 pm Sat 3:17 am Fri 9:16 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sokoto.

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