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Sunset and sunrise times in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:53 and rises at 05:46. Daylight lasts 12h 7m; evening golden hour runs from 17:26 to 18:06.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:25
Sunrise
05:46
Solar noon
11:50
Sunset
17:53
Last light
18:14
Day length
12h 7m

17h 51m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:26 – 18:06
Blue hour
18:06 – 18:14
Max sun altitude
87.0°
Moon
🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset
17:42 / 05:19

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 17:53 Golden hour 17:26 – 18:06 Day length 12h 7m vs today the same length

Where Kinshasa is

Coordinates
4.3276° S, 15.3136° E
Time zone
Africa/Kinshasa
Current offset
UTC+01:00
Elevation
281 m
Population
16,000,000

Sunrise and sunset in Kinshasa, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:37 05:57 11:58 17:59 18:20 12h 1m +0:13 17:31–18:12 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:36 05:57 11:58 17:59 18:20 12h 1m +0:13 17:31–18:12 🌖 71%
Thu 3 05:36 05:57 11:58 17:59 18:20 12h 2m +0:13 17:31–18:12 🌖 60%
Fri 4 05:35 05:56 11:57 17:59 18:19 12h 2m +0:13 17:31–18:11 🌗 48%
Sat 5 05:35 05:56 11:57 17:58 18:19 12h 2m +0:13 17:31–18:11 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:34 05:55 11:57 17:58 18:19 12h 2m +0:13 17:31–18:11 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:34 05:55 11:56 17:58 18:19 12h 3m +0:13 17:30–18:11 🌘 16%
Tue 8 05:34 05:54 11:56 17:58 18:18 12h 3m +0:14 17:30–18:10 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:33 05:54 11:56 17:57 18:18 12h 3m +0:14 17:30–18:10 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:33 05:53 11:55 17:57 18:18 12h 3m +0:14 17:30–18:10 🌘 0%
Fri 11 05:32 05:53 11:55 17:57 18:18 12h 4m +0:14 17:29–18:10 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:32 05:52 11:55 17:57 18:17 12h 4m +0:14 17:29–18:09 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:31 05:52 11:54 17:56 18:17 12h 4m +0:14 17:29–18:09 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:31 05:52 11:54 17:56 18:17 12h 4m +0:14 17:29–18:09 🌒 13%
Tue 15 05:30 05:51 11:54 17:56 18:17 12h 4m +0:14 17:29–18:09 🌒 20%
Wed 16 05:30 05:51 11:53 17:56 18:16 12h 5m +0:14 17:28–18:08 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:29 05:50 11:53 17:56 18:16 12h 5m +0:14 17:28–18:08 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:29 05:50 11:52 17:55 18:16 12h 5m +0:14 17:28–18:08 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:28 05:49 11:52 17:55 18:16 12h 5m +0:14 17:28–18:08 🌔 56%
Sun 20 05:28 05:49 11:52 17:55 18:16 12h 6m +0:14 17:27–18:07 🌔 65%
Mon 21 05:28 05:48 11:51 17:55 18:15 12h 6m +0:14 17:27–18:07 🌔 74%
Tue 22 05:27 05:48 11:51 17:54 18:15 12h 6m +0:14 17:27–18:07 🌔 82%
Wed 23 05:27 05:47 11:51 17:54 18:15 12h 6m +0:14 17:27–18:07 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:26 05:47 11:50 17:54 18:15 12h 7m +0:14 17:26–18:07 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:26 05:46 11:50 17:54 18:14 12h 7m +0:14 17:26–18:06 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:25 05:46 11:50 17:53 18:14 12h 7m +0:14 17:26–18:06 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:25 05:45 11:49 17:53 18:14 12h 7m +0:14 17:26–18:06 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:24 05:45 11:49 17:53 18:14 12h 7m +0:14 17:26–18:06 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:24 05:45 11:49 17:53 18:13 12h 8m +0:14 17:25–18:05 🌖 91%
Wed 30 05:23 05:44 11:48 17:53 18:13 12h 8m +0:14 17:25–18:05 🌖 84%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 04:48 05:12 05:57 17:59 18:44 19:09 11h 57m 77.5° 278° W
Wed 2 04:48 05:12 05:57 17:59 18:44 19:08 11h 57m 77.9° 278° W
Thu 3 04:47 05:11 05:57 17:59 18:44 19:08 11h 57m 78.2° 277° W
Fri 4 04:47 05:11 05:56 17:59 18:44 19:08 11h 57m 78.6° 277° W
Sat 5 04:46 05:11 05:56 17:58 18:43 19:08 11h 56m 79.0° 277° W
Sun 6 04:46 05:10 05:55 17:58 18:43 19:07 11h 56m 79.3° 276° W
Mon 7 04:46 05:10 05:55 17:58 18:43 19:07 11h 56m 79.7° 276° W
Tue 8 04:45 05:09 05:54 17:58 18:43 19:07 11h 56m 80.1° 275° W
Wed 9 04:45 05:09 05:54 17:57 18:42 19:07 11h 56m 80.5° 275° W
Thu 10 04:44 05:08 05:53 17:57 18:42 19:06 11h 55m 80.8° 275° W
Fri 11 04:44 05:08 05:53 17:57 18:42 19:06 11h 55m 81.2° 274° W
Sat 12 04:43 05:08 05:52 17:57 18:42 19:06 11h 55m 81.6° 274° W
Sun 13 04:43 05:07 05:52 17:56 18:41 19:05 11h 55m 82.0° 274° W
Mon 14 04:43 05:07 05:52 17:56 18:41 19:05 11h 54m 82.4° 273° W
Tue 15 04:42 05:06 05:51 17:56 18:41 19:05 11h 54m 82.7° 273° W
Wed 16 04:42 05:06 05:51 17:56 18:41 19:05 11h 54m 83.1° 272° W
Thu 17 04:41 05:05 05:50 17:56 18:40 19:04 11h 54m 83.5° 272° W
Fri 18 04:41 05:05 05:50 17:55 18:40 19:04 11h 53m 83.9° 272° W
Sat 19 04:40 05:04 05:49 17:55 18:40 19:04 11h 53m 84.3° 271° W
Sun 20 04:40 05:04 05:49 17:55 18:40 19:04 11h 53m 84.7° 271° W
Mon 21 04:39 05:03 05:48 17:55 18:39 19:03 11h 53m 85.1° 270° W
Tue 22 04:39 05:03 05:48 17:54 18:39 19:03 11h 52m 85.5° 270° W
Wed 23 04:38 05:02 05:47 17:54 18:39 19:03 11h 52m 85.8° 270° W
Thu 24 04:38 05:02 05:47 17:54 18:39 19:03 11h 52m 86.2° 269° W
Fri 25 04:37 05:02 05:46 17:54 18:38 19:03 11h 52m 86.6° 269° W
Sat 26 04:37 05:01 05:46 17:53 18:38 19:02 11h 52m 87.0° 268° W
Sun 27 04:37 05:01 05:45 17:53 18:38 19:02 11h 51m 87.4° 268° W
Mon 28 04:36 05:00 05:45 17:53 18:38 19:02 11h 51m 87.8° 268° W
Tue 29 04:36 05:00 05:45 17:53 18:38 19:02 11h 51m 88.2° 267° W
Wed 30 04:35 04:59 05:44 17:53 18:37 19:02 11h 51m 88.6° 267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:23 05:44 11:48 17:52 18:13 12h 8m +0:14 17:25–18:05 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:22 05:43 11:48 17:52 18:13 12h 8m +0:14 17:25–18:05 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:22 05:43 11:47 17:52 18:13 12h 9m +0:14 17:24–18:05 🌗 52%
Sun 4 05:22 05:42 11:47 17:52 18:13 12h 9m +0:14 17:24–18:04 🌘 40%
Mon 5 05:21 05:42 11:47 17:52 18:12 12h 9m +0:14 17:24–18:04 🌘 29%
Tue 6 05:21 05:41 11:46 17:51 18:12 12h 9m +0:14 17:24–18:04 🌘 19%
Wed 7 05:20 05:41 11:46 17:51 18:12 12h 10m +0:14 17:24–18:04 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:20 05:41 11:46 17:51 18:12 12h 10m +0:14 17:23–18:04 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:19 05:40 11:46 17:51 18:12 12h 10m +0:14 17:23–18:04 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:19 05:40 11:45 17:51 18:12 12h 10m +0:14 17:23–18:04 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:19 05:39 11:45 17:51 18:11 12h 11m +0:14 17:23–18:03 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:18 05:39 11:45 17:50 18:11 12h 11m +0:14 17:23–18:03 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:18 05:39 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 11m +0:14 17:23–18:03 🌒 9%
Wed 14 05:17 05:38 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 11m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌒 15%
Thu 15 05:17 05:38 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌒 22%
Fri 16 05:17 05:38 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌒 30%
Sat 17 05:16 05:37 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌒 39%
Sun 18 05:16 05:37 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌓 48%
Mon 19 05:16 05:37 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌔 58%
Tue 20 05:15 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 13m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌔 67%
Wed 21 05:15 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 13m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌔 76%
Thu 22 05:15 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 13m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌔 84%
Fri 23 05:14 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 13m +0:14 17:22–18:02 🌔 91%
Sat 24 05:14 05:35 11:42 17:49 18:11 12h 14m +0:14 17:21–18:02 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:14 05:35 11:42 17:49 18:11 12h 14m +0:14 17:21–18:02 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:14 05:35 11:42 17:49 18:11 12h 14m +0:14 17:21–18:03 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:13 05:35 11:42 17:49 18:11 12h 14m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:13 05:35 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:13 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 87%
Fri 30 05:13 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 78%
Sat 31 05:13 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Kinshasa

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 12h 22m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 11h 52m.

Between them the day length swings by 30m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:49 on 25 October; the latest is 18:21 on 3 February. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:33 on 10 November to 06:08 on 20 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Kinshasa different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 4.3°S accounts for the 3-minute difference.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 47° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across September the sunset moves 7 minutes earlier, averaging about 14 seconds a day.

On 10 March and 4 October the midday sun stands at the zenith, 208 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 8 days.

At 4.3° the seasons barely touch the clock: 30 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

The times barely move this week: the longest day of the year falls on 21 December, in 3 months, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 3 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Kinshasa

Arrive by 17:11. Golden hour opens at 17:26 and the sun is down by 17:53, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 268° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:06 and runs to 18:14, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Kinshasa — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Kinshasa today?

The sun sets in Kinshasa at 17:53 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kinshasa?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:14 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kinshasa?

Evening golden hour runs 17:26 to 18:06 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Kinshasa covers the morning window and the coming week.

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