Sunset Tracker

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

In Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:06 and rises at 05:57. Daylight lasts 12h 9m; evening golden hour runs from 17:38 to 18:18.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:35
Sunrise
05:57
Solar noon
12:01
Sunset
18:06
Last light
18:27
Day length
12h 9m

18h 4m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:38 – 18:18
Blue hour
18:18 – 18:27
Max sun altitude
79.7°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:53 / 05:29

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 18:06 Golden hour 17:38 – 18:18 Day length 12h 9m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Lubumbashi is

Coordinates
11.6609° S, 27.4794° E
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
1,260 m
Population
2,221,925

Sunrise and sunset in Lubumbashi, 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 05:52 06:13 12:10 18:06 18:28 11h 53m +0:36 17:38–18:19 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:51 06:12 12:09 18:06 18:28 11h 53m +0:36 17:38–18:19 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:51 06:12 12:09 18:06 18:28 11h 54m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:50 06:11 12:09 18:06 18:28 11h 55m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:49 06:11 12:08 18:06 18:27 11h 55m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:49 06:10 12:08 18:06 18:27 11h 56m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:48 06:09 12:08 18:06 18:27 11h 56m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:47 06:09 12:07 18:06 18:27 11h 57m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:47 06:08 12:07 18:06 18:27 11h 58m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:46 06:07 12:07 18:06 18:27 11h 58m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:45 06:07 12:06 18:06 18:27 11h 59m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:45 06:06 12:06 18:06 18:27 12h 0m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:44 06:05 12:06 18:06 18:27 12h 0m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:44 06:05 12:05 18:06 18:27 12h 1m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:43 06:04 12:05 18:06 18:27 12h 1m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:42 06:03 12:04 18:06 18:27 12h 2m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:41 06:03 12:04 18:06 18:27 12h 3m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:41 06:02 12:04 18:06 18:27 12h 3m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:40 06:01 12:03 18:06 18:27 12h 4m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:39 06:01 12:03 18:06 18:27 12h 5m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:39 06:00 12:03 18:06 18:27 12h 5m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:38 05:59 12:02 18:06 18:27 12h 6m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:37 05:59 12:02 18:06 18:27 12h 7m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:37 05:58 12:02 18:06 18:27 12h 7m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:36 05:57 12:01 18:06 18:27 12h 8m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:35 05:57 12:01 18:06 18:27 12h 9m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:35 05:56 12:01 18:06 18:27 12h 9m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:34 05:55 12:00 18:06 18:27 12h 10m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:33 05:55 12:00 18:05 18:27 12h 10m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:33 05:54 12:00 18:05 18:27 12h 11m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 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 05:03 05:27 06:13 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 6m 70.1° 278° W
Wed 2 05:02 05:27 06:12 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 5m 70.5° 278° W
Thu 3 05:01 05:26 06:12 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 4m 70.9° 277° W
Fri 4 05:01 05:25 06:11 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 4m 71.2° 277° W
Sat 5 05:00 05:25 06:11 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 3m 71.6° 277° W
Sun 6 05:00 05:24 06:10 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 3m 72.0° 276° W
Mon 7 04:59 05:23 06:09 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 2m 72.4° 276° W
Tue 8 04:58 05:23 06:09 18:06 18:52 19:16 12h 1m 72.7° 275° W
Wed 9 04:58 05:22 06:08 18:06 18:52 19:16 12h 1m 73.1° 275° W
Thu 10 04:57 05:22 06:07 18:06 18:52 19:16 12h 0m 73.5° 275° W
Fri 11 04:56 05:21 06:07 18:06 18:52 19:16 11h 59m 73.9° 274° W
Sat 12 04:56 05:20 06:06 18:06 18:52 19:16 11h 59m 74.2° 274° W
Sun 13 04:55 05:20 06:05 18:06 18:52 19:16 11h 58m 74.6° 274° W
Mon 14 04:54 05:19 06:05 18:06 18:52 19:16 11h 58m 75.0° 273° W
Tue 15 04:54 05:18 06:04 18:06 18:52 19:16 11h 57m 75.4° 273° W
Wed 16 04:53 05:18 06:03 18:06 18:52 19:16 11h 56m 75.8° 272° W
Thu 17 04:52 05:17 06:03 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 56m 76.2° 272° W
Fri 18 04:52 05:16 06:02 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 55m 76.6° 272° W
Sat 19 04:51 05:16 06:01 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 54m 76.9° 271° W
Sun 20 04:50 05:15 06:01 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 54m 77.3° 271° W
Mon 21 04:50 05:14 06:00 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 53m 77.7° 270° W
Tue 22 04:49 05:14 05:59 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 52m 78.1° 270° W
Wed 23 04:48 05:13 05:59 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 52m 78.5° 270° W
Thu 24 04:48 05:12 05:58 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 51m 78.9° 269° W
Fri 25 04:47 05:12 05:57 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 50m 79.3° 269° W
Sat 26 04:46 05:11 05:57 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 50m 79.7° 268° W
Sun 27 04:46 05:10 05:56 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 49m 80.1° 268° W
Mon 28 04:45 05:10 05:55 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 49m 80.4° 268° W
Tue 29 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:05 18:51 19:16 11h 48m 80.8° 267° W
Wed 30 04:44 05:08 05:54 18:05 18:51 19:16 11h 47m 81.2° 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 05:32 05:53 11:59 18:05 18:27 12h 12m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:31 05:53 11:59 18:05 18:27 12h 12m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:31 05:52 11:59 18:05 18:27 12h 13m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:30 05:51 11:58 18:05 18:27 12h 14m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:30 05:51 11:58 18:06 18:27 12h 14m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:29 05:50 11:58 18:06 18:27 12h 15m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:28 05:49 11:57 18:06 18:27 12h 16m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:28 05:49 11:57 18:06 18:27 12h 16m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:27 05:48 11:57 18:06 18:27 12h 17m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:26 05:48 11:57 18:06 18:27 12h 18m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:26 05:47 11:56 18:06 18:27 12h 18m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:25 05:47 11:56 18:06 18:27 12h 19m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:25 05:46 11:56 18:06 18:27 12h 19m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:24 05:45 11:56 18:06 18:27 12h 20m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:23 05:45 11:55 18:06 18:27 12h 21m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 22%
Fri 16 05:23 05:44 11:55 18:06 18:28 12h 21m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 30%
Sat 17 05:22 05:44 11:55 18:06 18:28 12h 22m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 39%
Sun 18 05:22 05:43 11:55 18:06 18:28 12h 23m +0:38 17:38–18:20 🌓 48%
Mon 19 05:21 05:43 11:55 18:06 18:28 12h 23m +0:37 17:38–18:20 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:21 05:42 11:54 18:07 18:28 12h 24m +0:37 17:38–18:20 🌔 67%
Wed 21 05:20 05:42 11:54 18:07 18:28 12h 24m +0:37 17:38–18:20 🌔 76%
Thu 22 05:20 05:41 11:54 18:07 18:28 12h 25m +0:37 17:38–18:20 🌔 84%
Fri 23 05:19 05:41 11:54 18:07 18:29 12h 26m +0:37 17:39–18:20 🌔 91%
Sat 24 05:19 05:40 11:54 18:07 18:29 12h 26m +0:37 17:39–18:20 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:18 05:40 11:54 18:07 18:29 12h 27m +0:36 17:39–18:21 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:18 05:40 11:54 18:08 18:29 12h 27m +0:36 17:39–18:21 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:17 05:39 11:53 18:08 18:30 12h 28m +0:36 17:39–18:21 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:17 05:39 11:53 18:08 18:30 12h 29m +0:36 17:39–18:21 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:17 05:38 11:53 18:08 18:30 12h 29m +0:35 17:40–18:22 🌖 87%
Fri 30 05:16 05:38 11:53 18:08 18:30 12h 30m +0:35 17:40–18:22 🌖 78%
Sat 31 05:16 05:38 11:53 18:09 18:31 12h 30m +0:35 17:40–18:22 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Lubumbashi

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 12h 48m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 11h 26m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 22m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:52 on 30 May; the latest is 18:42 on 25 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:35 on 19 November to 06:31 on 12 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Lubumbashi different

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 11.7°S buys you.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 1h 22m, one of the widest swings of any Democratic Republic of the Congo city on the site.

Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

On 18 February and 24 October the midday sun stands at the zenith, 248 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 4 weeks.

At 1,260 m the horizon sits 1.23° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 10 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 December, in 3 months, and sunset moves a mere 0 minutes later in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Lubumbashi

Arrive by 17:23. Golden hour opens at 17:38 and the sun is down by 18:06, 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 18:18 and runs to 18:27, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Lubumbashi — 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 Lubumbashi today?

The sun sets in Lubumbashi at 18:06 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Lubumbashi?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:27 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Lubumbashi?

Evening golden hour runs 17:38 to 18:18 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Lubumbashi covers the morning window and the coming week.

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