Tonight from Manila

Tonight in Manila, Philippines, the sun sets at 18:26 local time and astronomical darkness — when even the faintest stars become visible — arrives at 19:46. The moon is in new phase, 1% illuminated. No major planets are above the horizon at sunset. Sunrise comes at 05:27.

At low latitude near the equator, night length is roughly constant year-round — about twelve hours regardless of season. Polaris sits roughly at this latitude above the northern horizon, making it a permanent compass for navigation. The Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, and the northern circumpolar stars never set.