Tonight from Lagos

Tonight in Lagos, Nigeria, the sun sets at 19:01 local time and astronomical darkness — when even the faintest stars become visible — arrives at 20:17. The moon is in waning crescent phase, 6% illuminated. 4 major planets are above the horizon as night falls. Sunrise comes at 06:31.

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.