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Mzuzu, Malawi — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Mar 17, 2026 at 4:40:23 am
Sunrise Today: 5:47 am 92° East
Sunset Today: 5:56 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 4:11 am 102° East
Moonset Today: 4:50 pm 262° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 9 minutes (-38s)
Location of MzuzuLocation

Today's Sun Position in Mzuzu

Time:4:40 am
Altitude:-17.3°
Direction:95° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today:12h 8m 42s (Mar 17, 2026)

38 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 16, 2026)

41 minutes, 33 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

39 minutes, 21 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Mzuzu Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight4:37 am – 5:02 am
Nautical Twilight5:02 am – 5:26 am
Civil Twilight5:26 am – 5:47 am
Daylight5:47 am – 5:56 pm
Civil Twilight5:56 pm – 6:17 pm
Nautical Twilight6:17 pm – 6:42 pm
Astro. Twilight6:42 pm – 7:06 pm
Night7:06 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Mzuzu - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 175:47 am5:56 pm12:08:42−0:3811:52 am (79.8°)92.494
Mar 185:47 am5:55 pm12:08:03−0:3811:51 am (79.4°)92.520
Mar 195:47 am5:55 pm12:07:24−0:3811:51 am (79.0°)92.545
Mar 205:47 am5:54 pm12:06:46−0:3811:51 am (78.6°)92.571
Mar 215:47 am5:54 pm12:06:07−0:3811:51 am (78.2°)92.597
Mar 225:47 am5:53 pm12:05:29−0:3811:50 am (77.8°)92.622
Mar 235:48 am5:52 pm12:04:50−0:3811:50 am (77.4°)92.648
* All times are local time for Mzuzu. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Mzuzu is at 4:46 pm on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Mzuzu

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Mzuzu - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 174:11 am4:50 pm-10:32 am(88.5°)236,6203.5%
Mar 185:03 am5:31 pm-11:18 am(81.8°)233,6460.6%
Mar 195:55 am6:12 pm-12:05 pm(74.9°)231,1700.2%
Mar 206:49 am6:55 pm-12:54 pm(68.0°)229,3482.6%
Mar 217:45 am7:42 pm-1:45 pm(61.5°)228,2787.9%
Mar 228:45 am8:33 pm-2:40 pm(56.1°)227,95615.6%
Mar 239:48 am9:30 pm-3:40 pm(52.0°)228,29925.4%
* All times are local time for Mzuzu. 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 Mzuzu This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 17, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:36 amTue 4:49 pmTue 10:42 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 6:56 amTue 6:54 pmTue 12:55 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:49 amTue 5:06 pmTue 10:58 amDifficult to see
JupiterTue 1:26 pmWed 12:50 amTue 7:08 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 6:19 amTue 6:22 pmTue 12:20 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusTue 10:02 amTue 9:32 pmTue 3:47 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:10 amTue 6:13 pmTue 12:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Mzuzu.

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