Tonight from Lagos

Tonight in Lagos, Nigeria, the sun sets at 19:02 local time and astronomical darkness — when even the faintest stars become visible — arrives at 20:14. The moon is in waning crescent phase, 8% illuminated. 6 major planets are above the horizon as night falls. Sunrise comes at 06:41.

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.