Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Bangui, Central African Republic

In Bangui, Central African Republic the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:40 and rises at 05:34. Daylight lasts 12h 5m; evening golden hour runs from 17:12 to 17:52.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:13
Sunrise
05:34
Solar noon
11:37
Sunset
17:40
Last light
18:00
Day length
12h 5m

17h 38m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:12 – 17:52
Blue hour
17:52 – 18:00
Max sun altitude
84.3°
Moon
🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset
17:25 / 05:06

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:33 Sunset 17:39 Golden hour 17:12 – 17:52 Day length 12h 5m vs today the same length

Where Bangui is

Coordinates
4.3612° N, 18.5550° E
Time zone
Africa/Bangui
Current offset
UTC+01:00
Elevation
351 m
Population
812,407

Sunrise and sunset in Bangui, 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 05:18 05:39 11:45 17:51 18:12 12h 11m −0:14 17:24–18:04 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:18 05:39 11:45 17:51 18:12 12h 11m −0:14 17:23–18:04 🌖 71%
Thu 3 05:18 05:39 11:45 17:50 18:11 12h 11m −0:14 17:23–18:03 🌖 60%
Fri 4 05:18 05:39 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 11m −0:14 17:22–18:03 🌗 48%
Sat 5 05:18 05:39 11:44 17:49 18:10 12h 10m −0:14 17:22–18:02 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:17 05:38 11:44 17:49 18:10 12h 10m −0:14 17:21–18:02 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:17 05:38 11:43 17:49 18:09 12h 10m −0:14 17:21–18:01 🌘 16%
Tue 8 05:17 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:09 12h 10m −0:14 17:21–18:01 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:17 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:08 12h 9m −0:14 17:20–18:00 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:17 05:37 11:42 17:47 18:08 12h 9m −0:14 17:20–18:00 🌘 0%
Fri 11 05:16 05:37 11:42 17:47 18:07 12h 9m −0:14 17:19–17:59 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:16 05:37 11:42 17:46 18:07 12h 9m −0:14 17:19–17:59 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:16 05:37 11:41 17:46 18:06 12h 8m −0:14 17:18–17:58 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:16 05:37 11:41 17:45 18:06 12h 8m −0:14 17:18–17:58 🌒 13%
Tue 15 05:16 05:36 11:41 17:45 18:06 12h 8m −0:14 17:17–17:57 🌒 20%
Wed 16 05:15 05:36 11:40 17:44 18:05 12h 8m −0:14 17:17–17:57 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:15 05:36 11:40 17:44 18:05 12h 8m −0:14 17:16–17:57 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:15 05:36 11:39 17:43 18:04 12h 7m −0:14 17:16–17:56 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:15 05:35 11:39 17:43 18:04 12h 7m −0:14 17:15–17:56 🌔 56%
Sun 20 05:14 05:35 11:39 17:42 18:03 12h 7m −0:14 17:15–17:55 🌔 65%
Mon 21 05:14 05:35 11:38 17:42 18:03 12h 7m −0:14 17:14–17:55 🌔 74%
Tue 22 05:14 05:35 11:38 17:41 18:02 12h 6m −0:14 17:14–17:54 🌔 82%
Wed 23 05:14 05:34 11:38 17:41 18:02 12h 6m −0:14 17:14–17:54 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:13 05:34 11:37 17:40 18:01 12h 6m −0:14 17:13–17:53 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:13 05:34 11:37 17:40 18:01 12h 6m −0:14 17:13–17:53 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:13 05:34 11:37 17:40 18:00 12h 5m −0:14 17:12–17:52 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:13 05:33 11:36 17:39 18:00 12h 5m −0:14 17:12–17:52 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:13 05:33 11:36 17:39 17:59 12h 5m −0:14 17:11–17:51 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:12 05:33 11:36 17:38 17:59 12h 5m −0:14 17:11–17:51 🌖 91%
Wed 30 05:12 05:33 11:35 17:38 17:58 12h 4m −0:14 17:10–17:50 🌖 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 04:30 04:54 05:39 17:51 18:36 19:01 11h 48m 86.2° 278° W
Wed 2 04:29 04:54 05:39 17:51 18:36 19:00 11h 48m 86.5° 278° W
Thu 3 04:29 04:54 05:39 17:50 18:36 19:00 11h 48m 86.9° 277° W
Fri 4 04:29 04:54 05:39 17:50 18:35 18:59 11h 48m 87.3° 277° W
Sat 5 04:29 04:53 05:39 17:49 18:35 18:59 11h 48m 87.6° 277° W
Sun 6 04:29 04:53 05:38 17:49 18:34 18:58 11h 49m 88.0° 276° W
Mon 7 04:29 04:53 05:38 17:49 18:34 18:58 11h 49m 88.4° 276° W
Tue 8 04:29 04:53 05:38 17:48 18:33 18:57 11h 49m 88.8° 276° W
Wed 9 04:28 04:53 05:38 17:48 18:33 18:57 11h 49m 89.1° 275° W
Thu 10 04:28 04:52 05:37 17:47 18:32 18:56 11h 50m 89.5° 275° W
Fri 11 04:28 04:52 05:37 17:47 18:32 18:56 11h 50m 89.9° 274° W
Sat 12 04:28 04:52 05:37 17:46 18:31 18:55 11h 50m 89.7° 274° W
Sun 13 04:28 04:52 05:37 17:46 18:31 18:55 11h 50m 89.3° 274° W
Mon 14 04:27 04:52 05:37 17:45 18:30 18:54 11h 51m 89.0° 273° W
Tue 15 04:27 04:51 05:36 17:45 18:30 18:54 11h 51m 88.6° 273° W
Wed 16 04:27 04:51 05:36 17:44 18:29 18:53 11h 51m 88.2° 273° W
Thu 17 04:27 04:51 05:36 17:44 18:29 18:53 11h 51m 87.8° 272° W
Fri 18 04:27 04:51 05:36 17:43 18:28 18:52 11h 52m 87.4° 272° W
Sat 19 04:26 04:50 05:35 17:43 18:28 18:52 11h 52m 87.0° 271° W
Sun 20 04:26 04:50 05:35 17:42 18:27 18:51 11h 52m 86.6° 271° W
Mon 21 04:26 04:50 05:35 17:42 18:27 18:51 11h 52m 86.2° 271° W
Tue 22 04:26 04:50 05:35 17:41 18:26 18:50 11h 52m 85.9° 270° W
Wed 23 04:25 04:50 05:34 17:41 18:26 18:50 11h 53m 85.5° 270° W
Thu 24 04:25 04:49 05:34 17:40 18:25 18:49 11h 53m 85.1° 269° W
Fri 25 04:25 04:49 05:34 17:40 18:25 18:49 11h 53m 84.7° 269° W
Sat 26 04:25 04:49 05:34 17:40 18:24 18:48 11h 53m 84.3° 269° W
Sun 27 04:25 04:49 05:33 17:39 18:24 18:48 11h 54m 83.9° 268° W
Mon 28 04:24 04:48 05:33 17:39 18:23 18:48 11h 54m 83.5° 268° W
Tue 29 04:24 04:48 05:33 17:38 18:23 18:47 11h 54m 83.1° 267° W
Wed 30 04:24 04:48 05:33 17:38 18:23 18:47 11h 54m 82.7° 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 05:12 05:33 11:35 17:37 17:58 12h 4m −0:14 17:10–17:50 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:12 05:32 11:35 17:37 17:58 12h 4m −0:14 17:09–17:50 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:11 05:32 11:34 17:36 17:57 12h 4m −0:14 17:09–17:49 🌗 52%
Sun 4 05:11 05:32 11:34 17:36 17:57 12h 3m −0:14 17:08–17:49 🌘 40%
Mon 5 05:11 05:32 11:34 17:36 17:56 12h 3m −0:14 17:08–17:48 🌘 29%
Tue 6 05:11 05:32 11:33 17:35 17:56 12h 3m −0:14 17:08–17:48 🌘 19%
Wed 7 05:11 05:31 11:33 17:35 17:56 12h 3m −0:14 17:07–17:48 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:10 05:31 11:33 17:34 17:55 12h 3m −0:14 17:07–17:47 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:10 05:31 11:33 17:34 17:55 12h 2m −0:14 17:06–17:47 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:10 05:31 11:32 17:34 17:54 12h 2m −0:14 17:06–17:46 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:10 05:31 11:32 17:33 17:54 12h 2m −0:14 17:06–17:46 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:10 05:31 11:32 17:33 17:54 12h 2m −0:14 17:05–17:46 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:10 05:31 11:32 17:32 17:53 12h 1m −0:14 17:05–17:45 🌒 9%
Wed 14 05:09 05:30 11:31 17:32 17:53 12h 1m −0:14 17:04–17:45 🌒 15%
Thu 15 05:09 05:30 11:31 17:32 17:53 12h 1m −0:13 17:04–17:45 🌒 22%
Fri 16 05:09 05:30 11:31 17:31 17:52 12h 1m −0:13 17:04–17:44 🌒 30%
Sat 17 05:09 05:30 11:31 17:31 17:52 12h 1m −0:13 17:03–17:44 🌒 39%
Sun 18 05:09 05:30 11:30 17:31 17:52 12h 0m −0:13 17:03–17:44 🌓 48%
Mon 19 05:09 05:30 11:30 17:31 17:52 12h 0m −0:13 17:03–17:43 🌔 58%
Tue 20 05:09 05:30 11:30 17:30 17:51 12h 0m −0:13 17:02–17:43 🌔 67%
Wed 21 05:09 05:30 11:30 17:30 17:51 12h 0m −0:13 17:02–17:43 🌔 76%
Thu 22 05:09 05:30 11:30 17:30 17:51 11h 59m −0:13 17:02–17:43 🌔 84%
Fri 23 05:09 05:30 11:30 17:29 17:51 11h 59m −0:13 17:01–17:42 🌔 91%
Sat 24 05:09 05:30 11:29 17:29 17:50 11h 59m −0:13 17:01–17:42 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:08 05:30 11:29 17:29 17:50 11h 59m −0:13 17:01–17:42 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:08 05:30 11:29 17:29 17:50 11h 59m −0:13 17:01–17:42 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:08 05:30 11:29 17:29 17:50 11h 58m −0:12 17:00–17:42 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:08 05:30 11:29 17:28 17:50 11h 58m −0:12 17:00–17:41 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:08 05:30 11:29 17:28 17:49 11h 58m −0:12 17:00–17:41 🌖 87%
Fri 30 05:08 05:30 11:29 17:28 17:49 11h 58m −0:12 17:00–17:41 🌖 78%
Sat 31 05:08 05:30 11:29 17:28 17:49 11h 58m −0:12 17:00–17:41 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Bangui

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

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, 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 17:27 on 9 November; the latest is 18:02 on 19 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:30 on 26 October to 06:01 on 4 February.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Bangui different

On standard time the sun peaks at 11:37, 23 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 4.4°N 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 13 minutes earlier, averaging about 28 seconds a day.

Of the 5 Central African Republic cities tracked here, this one sees the earliest sunset today — 11 minutes apart from Berbérati at the other end of the country.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 1 April and 12 September — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

The longest and shortest days of the year differ by just 30 minutes here. In London the same gap is around 8.8 hours. That is about 17 times less seasonal variation.

The times barely move this week: the shortest 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 6 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Bangui

Arrive by 16:57. Golden hour opens at 17:12 and the sun is down by 17:40, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° 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 17:52 and runs to 18:00, 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 Bangui — 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 Bangui today?

The sun sets in Bangui at 17:40 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Bangui?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:00 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Bangui?

Evening golden hour runs 17:12 to 17:52 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Bangui covers the morning window and the coming week.