Sunset and sunrise times in Asmara, Eritrea

In Asmara, Eritrea the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:17 and rises at 06:13. Daylight lasts 12h 4m; evening golden hour runs from 17:49 to 18:30.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:52
Sunrise: 06:13
Solar noon: 12:15
Sunset: 18:17
Last light: 18:38
Day length: 12h 4m

18h 15m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:49 – 18:30
Blue hour: 18:30 – 18:38
Max sun altitude: 73.3°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:58 / 05:43

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:16 Golden hour 17:48 – 18:29 Day length 12h 3m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Asmara is

Coordinates: 15.3381° N, 38.9318° E
Time zone: Africa/Asmara
Current offset: UTC+03:00
Elevation: 2,334 m
Population: 563,930

Sunrise and sunset in Asmara, 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	05:49	06:11	12:24	18:36	18:58	12h 25m	−0:49	18:08–18:50	🌖 82%
Wed 2	05:50	06:11	12:24	18:36	18:57	12h 24m	−0:49	18:07–18:49	🌖 72%
Thu 3	05:50	06:11	12:23	18:35	18:56	12h 23m	−0:49	18:06–18:48	🌖 61%
Fri 4	05:50	06:11	12:23	18:34	18:56	12h 22m	−0:50	18:06–18:47	🌗 49%
Sat 5	05:50	06:12	12:23	18:33	18:55	12h 21m	−0:50	18:05–18:47	🌘 38%
Sun 6	05:50	06:12	12:22	18:33	18:54	12h 20m	−0:50	18:04–18:46	🌘 27%
Mon 7	05:50	06:12	12:22	18:32	18:53	12h 20m	−0:50	18:03–18:45	🌘 17%
Tue 8	05:50	06:12	12:22	18:31	18:53	12h 19m	−0:50	18:03–18:44	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:50	06:12	12:21	18:30	18:52	12h 18m	−0:50	18:02–18:44	🌘 4%
Thu 10	05:50	06:12	12:21	18:30	18:51	12h 17m	−0:50	18:01–18:43	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:50	06:12	12:20	18:29	18:50	12h 16m	−0:51	18:00–18:42	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:51	06:12	12:20	18:28	18:49	12h 15m	−0:51	18:00–18:41	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:51	06:12	12:20	18:27	18:49	12h 15m	−0:51	17:59–18:40	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:51	06:12	12:19	18:26	18:48	12h 14m	−0:51	17:58–18:40	🌒 12%
Tue 15	05:51	06:12	12:19	18:26	18:47	12h 13m	−0:51	17:57–18:39	🌒 19%
Wed 16	05:51	06:12	12:19	18:25	18:46	12h 12m	−0:51	17:57–18:38	🌒 27%
Thu 17	05:51	06:12	12:18	18:24	18:46	12h 11m	−0:51	17:56–18:37	🌒 36%
Fri 18	05:51	06:12	12:18	18:23	18:45	12h 10m	−0:51	17:55–18:36	🌓 45%
Sat 19	05:51	06:13	12:18	18:23	18:44	12h 10m	−0:51	17:54–18:36	🌔 55%
Sun 20	05:51	06:13	12:17	18:22	18:43	12h 9m	−0:51	17:53–18:35	🌔 64%
Mon 21	05:51	06:13	12:17	18:21	18:42	12h 8m	−0:51	17:53–18:34	🌔 73%
Tue 22	05:51	06:13	12:17	18:20	18:42	12h 7m	−0:51	17:52–18:33	🌔 81%
Wed 23	05:51	06:13	12:16	18:19	18:41	12h 6m	−0:51	17:51–18:33	🌔 88%
Thu 24	05:51	06:13	12:16	18:19	18:40	12h 5m	−0:51	17:50–18:32	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:18	18:39	12h 4m	−0:51	17:49–18:31	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:17	18:38	12h 4m	−0:51	17:49–18:30	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:16	18:38	12h 3m	−0:51	17:48–18:29	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:52	06:13	12:14	18:16	18:37	12h 2m	−0:51	17:47–18:29	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:52	06:13	12:14	18:15	18:36	12h 1m	−0:51	17:46–18:28	🌖 92%
Wed 30	05:52	06:13	12:14	18:14	18:35	12h 0m	−0:51	17:46–18:27	🌖 85%

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	05:24	06:11	18:36	19:23	19:49	11h 34m	82.9°	279° W
Wed 2	04:59	05:24	06:11	18:36	19:23	19:48	11h 35m	82.5°	278° W
Thu 3	04:59	05:24	06:11	18:35	19:22	19:47	11h 36m	82.1°	278° W
Fri 4	04:59	05:24	06:11	18:34	19:21	19:46	11h 37m	81.8°	278° W
Sat 5	04:59	05:25	06:12	18:33	19:20	19:46	11h 38m	81.4°	277° W
Sun 6	04:59	05:25	06:12	18:33	19:19	19:45	11h 39m	81.0°	277° W
Mon 7	05:00	05:25	06:12	18:32	19:19	19:44	11h 39m	80.7°	276° W
Tue 8	05:00	05:25	06:12	18:31	19:18	19:43	11h 40m	80.3°	276° W
Wed 9	05:00	05:25	06:12	18:30	19:17	19:42	11h 41m	79.9°	276° W
Thu 10	05:00	05:25	06:12	18:30	19:16	19:41	11h 42m	79.5°	275° W
Fri 11	05:00	05:25	06:12	18:29	19:15	19:41	11h 43m	79.1°	275° W
Sat 12	05:00	05:25	06:12	18:28	19:15	19:40	11h 44m	78.8°	274° W
Sun 13	05:00	05:26	06:12	18:27	19:14	19:39	11h 44m	78.4°	274° W
Mon 14	05:00	05:26	06:12	18:26	19:13	19:38	11h 45m	78.0°	274° W
Tue 15	05:01	05:26	06:12	18:26	19:12	19:37	11h 46m	77.6°	273° W
Wed 16	05:01	05:26	06:12	18:25	19:11	19:36	11h 47m	77.2°	273° W
Thu 17	05:01	05:26	06:12	18:24	19:11	19:36	11h 48m	76.8°	272° W
Fri 18	05:01	05:26	06:12	18:23	19:10	19:35	11h 49m	76.5°	272° W
Sat 19	05:01	05:26	06:13	18:23	19:09	19:34	11h 50m	76.1°	272° W
Sun 20	05:01	05:26	06:13	18:22	19:08	19:33	11h 50m	75.7°	271° W
Mon 21	05:01	05:26	06:13	18:21	19:07	19:32	11h 51m	75.3°	271° W
Tue 22	05:01	05:26	06:13	18:20	19:07	19:31	11h 52m	74.9°	270° W
Wed 23	05:01	05:26	06:13	18:19	19:06	19:31	11h 53m	74.5°	270° W
Thu 24	05:02	05:27	06:13	18:19	19:05	19:30	11h 54m	74.1°	270° W
Fri 25	05:02	05:27	06:13	18:18	19:04	19:29	11h 55m	73.7°	269° W
Sat 26	05:02	05:27	06:13	18:17	19:03	19:28	11h 56m	73.3°	269° W
Sun 27	05:02	05:27	06:13	18:16	19:03	19:28	11h 56m	73.0°	268° W
Mon 28	05:02	05:27	06:13	18:16	19:02	19:27	11h 57m	72.6°	268° W
Tue 29	05:02	05:27	06:13	18:15	19:01	19:26	11h 58m	72.2°	268° W
Wed 30	05:02	05:27	06:13	18:14	19:00	19:25	11h 59m	71.8°	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	05:52	06:14	12:13	18:13	18:35	11h 59m	−0:51	17:45–18:26	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:52	06:14	12:13	18:13	18:34	11h 58m	−0:51	17:44–18:26	🌖 65%
Sat 3	05:52	06:14	12:13	18:12	18:33	11h 58m	−0:51	17:43–18:25	🌗 53%
Sun 4	05:52	06:14	12:13	18:11	18:33	11h 57m	−0:51	17:43–18:24	🌘 41%
Mon 5	05:52	06:14	12:12	18:10	18:32	11h 56m	−0:51	17:42–18:23	🌘 30%
Tue 6	05:53	06:14	12:12	18:10	18:31	11h 55m	−0:51	17:41–18:23	🌘 20%
Wed 7	05:53	06:14	12:12	18:09	18:30	11h 54m	−0:51	17:40–18:22	🌘 12%
Thu 8	05:53	06:14	12:11	18:08	18:30	11h 53m	−0:50	17:40–18:21	🌘 6%
Fri 9	05:53	06:14	12:11	18:07	18:29	11h 53m	−0:50	17:39–18:21	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:53	06:15	12:11	18:07	18:28	11h 52m	−0:50	17:38–18:20	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:53	06:15	12:11	18:06	18:28	11h 51m	−0:50	17:37–18:19	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:53	06:15	12:10	18:05	18:27	11h 50m	−0:50	17:37–18:19	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:53	06:15	12:10	18:05	18:26	11h 49m	−0:50	17:36–18:18	🌒 8%
Wed 14	05:54	06:15	12:10	18:04	18:26	11h 48m	−0:50	17:35–18:17	🌒 14%
Thu 15	05:54	06:15	12:10	18:03	18:25	11h 48m	−0:49	17:35–18:17	🌒 21%
Fri 16	05:54	06:16	12:09	18:03	18:24	11h 47m	−0:49	17:34–18:16	🌒 29%
Sat 17	05:54	06:16	12:09	18:02	18:24	11h 46m	−0:49	17:33–18:16	🌒 38%
Sun 18	05:54	06:16	12:09	18:02	18:23	11h 45m	−0:49	17:33–18:15	🌓 47%
Mon 19	05:55	06:16	12:09	18:01	18:23	11h 44m	−0:49	17:32–18:14	🌔 57%
Tue 20	05:55	06:16	12:09	18:00	18:22	11h 43m	−0:48	17:32–18:14	🌔 66%
Wed 21	05:55	06:17	12:08	18:00	18:22	11h 43m	−0:48	17:31–18:13	🌔 75%
Thu 22	05:55	06:17	12:08	17:59	18:21	11h 42m	−0:48	17:30–18:13	🌔 83%
Fri 23	05:55	06:17	12:08	17:59	18:21	11h 41m	−0:48	17:30–18:12	🌔 90%
Sat 24	05:56	06:17	12:08	17:58	18:20	11h 40m	−0:47	17:29–18:12	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:56	06:18	12:08	17:58	18:20	11h 39m	−0:47	17:29–18:11	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:56	06:18	12:08	17:57	18:19	11h 39m	−0:47	17:28–18:11	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:56	06:18	12:08	17:57	18:19	11h 38m	−0:46	17:28–18:10	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:57	06:19	12:08	17:56	18:18	11h 37m	−0:46	17:27–18:10	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:57	06:19	12:07	17:56	18:18	11h 36m	−0:46	17:26–18:09	🌖 88%
Fri 30	05:57	06:19	12:07	17:55	18:17	11h 36m	−0:45	17:26–18:09	🌖 79%
Sat 31	05:57	06:20	12:07	17:55	18:17	11h 35m	−0:45	17:26–18:08	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Asmara

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 13h 2m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 12m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 49m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:50 on 22 November; the latest is 18:59 on 8 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 05:52 on 3 June to 06:54 on 21 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Asmara different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 15.3°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 49° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Sunset drifts 46 seconds earlier each day this month — 22 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 2 May and 11 August — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

At 2,334 m the horizon sits 1.67° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 6.9 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 13.9 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Sitting in 3 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 4m of daylight today, and only 10 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Asmara

Arrive by 17:34. Golden hour opens at 17:49 and the sun is down by 18:17, 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 18:30 and runs to 18:38, 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 Asmara — 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 Asmara today?

The sun sets in Asmara at 18:17 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Asmara?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:38 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Asmara?

Evening golden hour runs 17:49 to 18:30 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Asmara covers the morning window and the coming week.