Sunset and sunrise times in Yaoundé, Cameroon

In Yaoundé, Cameroon the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:08 and rises at 06:02. Daylight lasts 12h 5m; evening golden hour runs from 17:40 to 18:20.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:41
Sunrise: 06:02
Solar noon: 12:05
Sunset: 18:08
Last light: 18:28
Day length: 12h 5m

18h 6m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:40 – 18:20
Blue hour: 18:20 – 18:28
Max sun altitude: 84.8°
Moon: 🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset: 17:55 / 05:35

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 18:07 Golden hour 17:40 – 18:20 Day length 12h 5m vs today the same length

Where Yaoundé is

Coordinates: 3.8667° N, 11.5167° E
Time zone: Africa/Douala
Current offset: UTC+01:00
Elevation: 726 m
Population: 1,299,369

Sunrise and sunset in Yaoundé, 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	05:47	06:08	12:13	18:19	18:40	12h 11m	−0:12	17:51–18:32	🌖 81%
Wed 2	05:47	06:08	12:13	18:19	18:40	12h 11m	−0:12	17:51–18:31	🌖 71%
Thu 3	05:46	06:07	12:13	18:18	18:39	12h 10m	−0:12	17:51–18:31	🌖 60%
Fri 4	05:46	06:07	12:12	18:18	18:39	12h 10m	−0:12	17:50–18:31	🌗 48%
Sat 5	05:46	06:07	12:12	18:17	18:38	12h 10m	−0:13	17:50–18:30	🌘 37%
Sun 6	05:46	06:07	12:12	18:17	18:38	12h 10m	−0:13	17:49–18:30	🌘 26%
Mon 7	05:46	06:06	12:11	18:16	18:37	12h 9m	−0:13	17:49–18:29	🌘 16%
Tue 8	05:45	06:06	12:11	18:16	18:37	12h 9m	−0:13	17:48–18:29	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:45	06:06	12:11	18:16	18:36	12h 9m	−0:13	17:48–18:28	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:45	06:06	12:10	18:15	18:36	12h 9m	−0:13	17:48–18:28	🌘 0%
Fri 11	05:45	06:06	12:10	18:15	18:35	12h 9m	−0:13	17:47–18:27	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:44	06:05	12:10	18:14	18:35	12h 8m	−0:13	17:47–18:27	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:44	06:05	12:09	18:14	18:34	12h 8m	−0:13	17:46–18:26	🌒 7%
Mon 14	05:44	06:05	12:09	18:13	18:34	12h 8m	−0:13	17:46–18:26	🌒 13%
Tue 15	05:44	06:05	12:09	18:13	18:34	12h 8m	−0:13	17:45–18:26	🌒 20%
Wed 16	05:44	06:04	12:08	18:12	18:33	12h 8m	−0:13	17:45–18:25	🌒 28%
Thu 17	05:43	06:04	12:08	18:12	18:33	12h 7m	−0:13	17:44–18:25	🌒 37%
Fri 18	05:43	06:04	12:08	18:11	18:32	12h 7m	−0:13	17:44–18:24	🌓 46%
Sat 19	05:43	06:04	12:07	18:11	18:32	12h 7m	−0:13	17:44–18:24	🌔 56%
Sun 20	05:43	06:03	12:07	18:10	18:31	12h 7m	−0:13	17:43–18:23	🌔 65%
Mon 21	05:42	06:03	12:07	18:10	18:31	12h 7m	−0:13	17:43–18:23	🌔 74%
Tue 22	05:42	06:03	12:06	18:10	18:30	12h 6m	−0:13	17:42–18:22	🌔 82%
Wed 23	05:42	06:03	12:06	18:09	18:30	12h 6m	−0:13	17:42–18:22	🌔 88%
Thu 24	05:42	06:02	12:05	18:09	18:29	12h 6m	−0:13	17:41–18:21	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:41	06:02	12:05	18:08	18:29	12h 6m	−0:13	17:41–18:21	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:41	06:02	12:05	18:08	18:28	12h 5m	−0:13	17:40–18:20	🌕 100%
Sun 27	05:41	06:02	12:04	18:07	18:28	12h 5m	−0:13	17:40–18:20	🌖 99%
Mon 28	05:41	06:01	12:04	18:07	18:28	12h 5m	−0:13	17:39–18:20	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:40	06:01	12:04	18:06	18:27	12h 5m	−0:13	17:39–18:19	🌖 91%
Wed 30	05:40	06:01	12:03	18:06	18:27	12h 5m	−0:12	17:39–18:19	🌖 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	04:58	05:23	06:08	18:19	19:04	19:29	11h 48m	85.7°	278° W
Wed 2	04:58	05:22	06:08	18:19	19:04	19:28	11h 48m	86.1°	278° W
Thu 3	04:58	05:22	06:07	18:18	19:03	19:28	11h 48m	86.4°	277° W
Fri 4	04:58	05:22	06:07	18:18	19:03	19:27	11h 49m	86.8°	277° W
Sat 5	04:58	05:22	06:07	18:17	19:02	19:27	11h 49m	87.2°	277° W
Sun 6	04:57	05:22	06:07	18:17	19:02	19:26	11h 49m	87.5°	276° W
Mon 7	04:57	05:21	06:06	18:16	19:01	19:26	11h 49m	87.9°	276° W
Tue 8	04:57	05:21	06:06	18:16	19:01	19:25	11h 50m	88.3°	276° W
Wed 9	04:57	05:21	06:06	18:16	19:01	19:25	11h 50m	88.7°	275° W
Thu 10	04:57	05:21	06:06	18:15	19:00	19:24	11h 50m	89.0°	275° W
Fri 11	04:56	05:21	06:06	18:15	19:00	19:24	11h 50m	89.4°	274° W
Sat 12	04:56	05:20	06:05	18:14	18:59	19:23	11h 50m	89.8°	274° W
Sun 13	04:56	05:20	06:05	18:14	18:59	19:23	11h 51m	89.8°	274° W
Mon 14	04:56	05:20	06:05	18:13	18:58	19:22	11h 51m	89.4°	273° W
Tue 15	04:56	05:20	06:05	18:13	18:58	19:22	11h 51m	89.1°	273° W
Wed 16	04:55	05:19	06:04	18:12	18:57	19:21	11h 51m	88.7°	273° W
Thu 17	04:55	05:19	06:04	18:12	18:57	19:21	11h 51m	88.3°	272° W
Fri 18	04:55	05:19	06:04	18:11	18:56	19:20	11h 52m	87.9°	272° W
Sat 19	04:55	05:19	06:04	18:11	18:56	19:20	11h 52m	87.5°	271° W
Sun 20	04:54	05:18	06:03	18:10	18:55	19:19	11h 52m	87.1°	271° W
Mon 21	04:54	05:18	06:03	18:10	18:55	19:19	11h 52m	86.7°	271° W
Tue 22	04:54	05:18	06:03	18:10	18:54	19:18	11h 52m	86.3°	270° W
Wed 23	04:54	05:18	06:03	18:09	18:54	19:18	11h 53m	86.0°	270° W
Thu 24	04:53	05:18	06:02	18:09	18:53	19:17	11h 53m	85.6°	269° W
Fri 25	04:53	05:17	06:02	18:08	18:53	19:17	11h 53m	85.2°	269° W
Sat 26	04:53	05:17	06:02	18:08	18:53	19:17	11h 53m	84.8°	269° W
Sun 27	04:53	05:17	06:02	18:07	18:52	19:16	11h 54m	84.4°	268° W
Mon 28	04:52	05:17	06:01	18:07	18:52	19:16	11h 54m	84.0°	268° W
Tue 29	04:52	05:16	06:01	18:06	18:51	19:15	11h 54m	83.6°	267° W
Wed 30	04:52	05:16	06:01	18:06	18:51	19:15	11h 54m	83.2°	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	05:40	06:01	12:03	18:06	18:26	12h 4m	−0:12	17:38–18:18	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:40	06:00	12:03	18:05	18:26	12h 4m	−0:12	17:38–18:18	🌖 64%
Sat 3	05:39	06:00	12:02	18:05	18:25	12h 4m	−0:12	17:37–18:17	🌗 52%
Sun 4	05:39	06:00	12:02	18:04	18:25	12h 4m	−0:12	17:37–18:17	🌘 40%
Mon 5	05:39	06:00	12:02	18:04	18:25	12h 4m	−0:12	17:36–18:17	🌘 29%
Tue 6	05:39	06:00	12:02	18:03	18:24	12h 3m	−0:12	17:36–18:16	🌘 19%
Wed 7	05:39	05:59	12:01	18:03	18:24	12h 3m	−0:12	17:36–18:16	🌘 11%
Thu 8	05:38	05:59	12:01	18:03	18:24	12h 3m	−0:12	17:35–18:15	🌘 5%
Fri 9	05:38	05:59	12:01	18:02	18:23	12h 3m	−0:12	17:35–18:15	🌘 1%
Sat 10	05:38	05:59	12:00	18:02	18:23	12h 3m	−0:12	17:34–18:15	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:38	05:59	12:00	18:02	18:22	12h 2m	−0:12	17:34–18:14	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:38	05:59	12:00	18:01	18:22	12h 2m	−0:12	17:34–18:14	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:38	05:58	12:00	18:01	18:22	12h 2m	−0:12	17:33–18:14	🌒 9%
Wed 14	05:37	05:58	11:59	18:01	18:21	12h 2m	−0:12	17:33–18:13	🌒 15%
Thu 15	05:37	05:58	11:59	18:00	18:21	12h 2m	−0:12	17:32–18:13	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:37	05:58	11:59	18:00	18:21	12h 1m	−0:12	17:32–18:13	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:37	05:58	11:59	18:00	18:21	12h 1m	−0:12	17:32–18:12	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:37	05:58	11:59	17:59	18:20	12h 1m	−0:12	17:31–18:12	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:37	05:58	11:58	17:59	18:20	12h 1m	−0:12	17:31–18:12	🌔 58%
Tue 20	05:37	05:58	11:58	17:59	18:20	12h 1m	−0:12	17:31–18:12	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:36	05:58	11:58	17:58	18:20	12h 0m	−0:11	17:31–18:11	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:36	05:58	11:58	17:58	18:19	12h 0m	−0:11	17:30–18:11	🌔 84%
Fri 23	05:36	05:57	11:58	17:58	18:19	12h 0m	−0:11	17:30–18:11	🌔 91%
Sat 24	05:36	05:57	11:58	17:58	18:19	12h 0m	−0:11	17:30–18:11	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:36	05:57	11:57	17:58	18:19	12h 0m	−0:11	17:29–18:11	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:36	05:57	11:57	17:57	18:19	11h 59m	−0:11	17:29–18:10	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:36	05:57	11:57	17:57	18:18	11h 59m	−0:11	17:29–18:10	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:36	05:57	11:57	17:57	18:18	11h 59m	−0:11	17:29–18:10	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:36	05:57	11:57	17:57	18:18	11h 59m	−0:11	17:29–18:10	🌖 87%
Fri 30	05:36	05:57	11:57	17:57	18:18	11h 59m	−0:11	17:28–18:10	🌖 78%
Sat 31	05:36	05:57	11:57	17:57	18:18	11h 59m	−0:11	17:28–18:10	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Yaoundé

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 20m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 53m.

Between them the day length swings by 26m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:56 on 8 November; the latest is 18:29 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 05:57 on 27 October to 06:28 on 5 February.

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

What makes sunsets in Yaoundé different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 3.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Summer and winter days differ by 26m here, less seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Cameroon we track.

Over a year the sunset point slides 47° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 27 seconds earlier each day this month — 13 minutes from the first of September to the last.

On 31 March and 13 September the midday sun stands at the zenith, 166 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

The longest and shortest days of the year differ by just 27 minutes here. In London the same gap is around 8.8 hours. That is about 20 times less seasonal variation.

Elevation matters at 726 m. The visible horizon drops 0.93°, pushing sunset 3.7 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

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 Yaoundé

Arrive by 17:25. Golden hour opens at 17:40 and the sun is down by 18:08, 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 18:20 and runs to 18:28, 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 Yaoundé — 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 Yaoundé today?

The sun sets in Yaoundé at 18:08 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Yaoundé?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:28 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Yaoundé?

Evening golden hour runs 17:40 to 18:20 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Yaoundé covers the morning window and the coming week.