Sunset and sunrise times in Maseru, Lesotho

In Maseru, Lesotho the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:08 and rises at 05:54. Daylight lasts 12h 13m; evening golden hour runs from 17:37 to 18:23.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:31
Sunrise: 05:54
Solar noon: 12:01
Sunset: 18:08
Last light: 18:32
Day length: 12h 13m

18h 6m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:37 – 18:23
Blue hour: 18:23 – 18:32
Max sun altitude: 62.0°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:58 / 05:28

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 18:09 Golden hour 17:37 – 18:23 Day length 12h 15m vs today 2 minutes longer

Where Maseru is

Coordinates: 29.3167° S, 27.4833° E
Time zone: Africa/Maseru
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 1,552 m
Population: 359,753

Sunrise and sunset in Maseru, 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	06:01	06:24	12:10	17:55	18:19	11h 30m	+1:39	17:23–18:10	🌖 81%
Wed 2	05:59	06:23	12:09	17:56	18:20	11h 32m	+1:40	17:24–18:10	🌖 72%
Thu 3	05:58	06:22	12:09	17:56	18:20	11h 33m	+1:40	17:24–18:11	🌖 61%
Fri 4	05:57	06:21	12:09	17:57	18:21	11h 35m	+1:41	17:25–18:11	🌗 49%
Sat 5	05:56	06:20	12:08	17:57	18:21	11h 37m	+1:41	17:25–18:12	🌘 37%
Sun 6	05:55	06:19	12:08	17:58	18:22	11h 39m	+1:41	17:26–18:12	🌘 26%
Mon 7	05:54	06:17	12:08	17:58	18:22	11h 40m	+1:42	17:27–18:13	🌘 17%
Tue 8	05:53	06:16	12:07	17:59	18:23	11h 42m	+1:42	17:27–18:13	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:51	06:15	12:07	17:59	18:23	11h 44m	+1:42	17:28–18:14	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:50	06:14	12:07	18:00	18:23	11h 45m	+1:43	17:28–18:14	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:49	06:13	12:06	18:00	18:24	11h 47m	+1:43	17:29–18:15	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:48	06:11	12:06	18:01	18:24	11h 49m	+1:43	17:29–18:15	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:47	06:10	12:06	18:01	18:25	11h 50m	+1:43	17:30–18:16	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:45	06:09	12:05	18:02	18:25	11h 52m	+1:44	17:30–18:16	🌒 12%
Tue 15	05:44	06:08	12:05	18:02	18:26	11h 54m	+1:44	17:31–18:17	🌒 19%
Wed 16	05:43	06:07	12:04	18:03	18:27	11h 56m	+1:44	17:31–18:17	🌒 28%
Thu 17	05:42	06:05	12:04	18:03	18:27	11h 57m	+1:44	17:32–18:18	🌒 37%
Fri 18	05:40	06:04	12:04	18:04	18:28	11h 59m	+1:44	17:32–18:18	🌓 46%
Sat 19	05:39	06:03	12:03	18:04	18:28	12h 1m	+1:44	17:33–18:19	🌔 55%
Sun 20	05:38	06:02	12:03	18:05	18:29	12h 3m	+1:45	17:33–18:19	🌔 64%
Mon 21	05:37	06:00	12:03	18:05	18:29	12h 4m	+1:45	17:34–18:20	🌔 73%
Tue 22	05:36	05:59	12:02	18:06	18:30	12h 6m	+1:45	17:34–18:20	🌔 81%
Wed 23	05:34	05:58	12:02	18:06	18:30	12h 8m	+1:45	17:35–18:21	🌔 88%
Thu 24	05:33	05:57	12:02	18:07	18:31	12h 10m	+1:45	17:36–18:21	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:32	05:56	12:01	18:07	18:31	12h 11m	+1:45	17:36–18:22	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:31	05:54	12:01	18:08	18:32	12h 13m	+1:45	17:37–18:23	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:29	05:53	12:01	18:09	18:32	12h 15m	+1:45	17:37–18:23	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:28	05:52	12:00	18:09	18:33	12h 17m	+1:45	17:38–18:24	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:27	05:51	12:00	18:10	18:33	12h 18m	+1:45	17:38–18:24	🌖 92%
Wed 30	05:26	05:50	12:00	18:10	18:34	12h 20m	+1:45	17:39–18:25	🌖 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	05:05	05:33	06:24	17:55	18:47	19:14	12h 28m	52.5°	279° W
Wed 2	05:04	05:32	06:23	17:56	18:47	19:15	12h 26m	52.9°	278° W
Thu 3	05:03	05:31	06:22	17:56	18:48	19:15	12h 24m	53.2°	278° W
Fri 4	05:02	05:30	06:21	17:57	18:48	19:16	12h 23m	53.6°	278° W
Sat 5	05:01	05:28	06:20	17:57	18:49	19:16	12h 21m	54.0°	277° W
Sun 6	05:00	05:27	06:19	17:58	18:49	19:17	12h 19m	54.3°	277° W
Mon 7	04:59	05:26	06:17	17:58	18:50	19:17	12h 18m	54.7°	276° W
Tue 8	04:57	05:25	06:16	17:59	18:50	19:18	12h 16m	55.1°	276° W
Wed 9	04:56	05:24	06:15	17:59	18:51	19:18	12h 14m	55.5°	275° W
Thu 10	04:55	05:23	06:14	18:00	18:51	19:19	12h 12m	55.8°	275° W
Fri 11	04:54	05:21	06:13	18:00	18:52	19:19	12h 11m	56.2°	275° W
Sat 12	04:53	05:20	06:11	18:01	18:52	19:20	12h 9m	56.6°	274° W
Sun 13	04:51	05:19	06:10	18:01	18:53	19:20	12h 7m	57.0°	274° W
Mon 14	04:50	05:18	06:09	18:02	18:53	19:21	12h 6m	57.4°	273° W
Tue 15	04:49	05:17	06:08	18:02	18:54	19:21	12h 4m	57.7°	273° W
Wed 16	04:48	05:15	06:07	18:03	18:54	19:22	12h 2m	58.1°	272° W
Thu 17	04:46	05:14	06:05	18:03	18:55	19:22	12h 0m	58.5°	272° W
Fri 18	04:45	05:13	06:04	18:04	18:55	19:23	11h 59m	58.9°	271° W
Sat 19	04:44	05:12	06:03	18:04	18:56	19:23	11h 57m	59.3°	271° W
Sun 20	04:43	05:10	06:02	18:05	18:56	19:24	11h 55m	59.7°	271° W
Mon 21	04:41	05:09	06:00	18:05	18:57	19:25	11h 53m	60.1°	270° W
Tue 22	04:40	05:08	05:59	18:06	18:57	19:25	11h 52m	60.5°	270° W
Wed 23	04:39	05:07	05:58	18:06	18:58	19:26	11h 50m	60.8°	269° W
Thu 24	04:38	05:05	05:57	18:07	18:58	19:26	11h 48m	61.2°	269° W
Fri 25	04:36	05:04	05:56	18:07	18:59	19:27	11h 46m	61.6°	268° W
Sat 26	04:35	05:03	05:54	18:08	18:59	19:27	11h 45m	62.0°	268° W
Sun 27	04:34	05:02	05:53	18:09	19:00	19:28	11h 43m	62.4°	267° W
Mon 28	04:32	05:00	05:52	18:09	19:01	19:29	11h 41m	62.8°	267° W
Tue 29	04:31	04:59	05:51	18:10	19:01	19:29	11h 39m	63.2°	267° W
Wed 30	04:30	04:58	05:50	18:10	19:02	19:30	11h 38m	63.6°	266° 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	05:25	05:48	11:59	18:11	18:35	12h 22m	+1:45	17:39–18:25	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:23	05:47	11:59	18:11	18:35	12h 24m	+1:45	17:40–18:26	🌖 64%
Sat 3	05:22	05:46	11:59	18:12	18:36	12h 25m	+1:45	17:40–18:26	🌗 53%
Sun 4	05:21	05:45	11:58	18:12	18:36	12h 27m	+1:45	17:41–18:27	🌘 41%
Mon 5	05:20	05:44	11:58	18:13	18:37	12h 29m	+1:45	17:41–18:28	🌘 30%
Tue 6	05:18	05:42	11:58	18:14	18:37	12h 31m	+1:45	17:42–18:28	🌘 20%
Wed 7	05:17	05:41	11:57	18:14	18:38	12h 32m	+1:45	17:43–18:29	🌘 11%
Thu 8	05:16	05:40	11:57	18:15	18:39	12h 34m	+1:45	17:43–18:29	🌘 5%
Fri 9	05:15	05:39	11:57	18:15	18:39	12h 36m	+1:44	17:44–18:30	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:14	05:38	11:57	18:16	18:40	12h 38m	+1:44	17:44–18:31	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:13	05:37	11:56	18:16	18:41	12h 39m	+1:44	17:45–18:31	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:11	05:36	11:56	18:17	18:41	12h 41m	+1:44	17:45–18:32	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:10	05:34	11:56	18:18	18:42	12h 43m	+1:44	17:46–18:32	🌒 8%
Wed 14	05:09	05:33	11:56	18:18	18:43	12h 44m	+1:43	17:47–18:33	🌒 14%
Thu 15	05:08	05:32	11:55	18:19	18:43	12h 46m	+1:43	17:47–18:34	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:07	05:31	11:55	18:20	18:44	12h 48m	+1:43	17:48–18:34	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:06	05:30	11:55	18:20	18:45	12h 50m	+1:42	17:48–18:35	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:05	05:29	11:55	18:21	18:45	12h 51m	+1:42	17:49–18:36	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:04	05:28	11:55	18:22	18:46	12h 53m	+1:42	17:50–18:36	🌔 57%
Tue 20	05:03	05:27	11:54	18:22	18:47	12h 55m	+1:41	17:50–18:37	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:02	05:26	11:54	18:23	18:47	12h 56m	+1:41	17:51–18:38	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:00	05:25	11:54	18:24	18:48	12h 58m	+1:40	17:52–18:39	🌔 84%
Fri 23	04:59	05:24	11:54	18:24	18:49	13h 0m	+1:40	17:52–18:39	🌔 91%
Sat 24	04:58	05:23	11:54	18:25	18:50	13h 1m	+1:39	17:53–18:40	🌔 96%
Sun 25	04:57	05:22	11:54	18:26	18:50	13h 3m	+1:39	17:53–18:41	🌔 99%
Mon 26	04:56	05:21	11:54	18:26	18:51	13h 5m	+1:38	17:54–18:41	🌕 100%
Tue 27	04:55	05:20	11:53	18:27	18:52	13h 6m	+1:38	17:55–18:42	🌖 98%
Wed 28	04:55	05:19	11:53	18:28	18:53	13h 8m	+1:37	17:55–18:43	🌖 94%
Thu 29	04:54	05:18	11:53	18:28	18:53	13h 10m	+1:36	17:56–18:44	🌖 87%
Fri 30	04:53	05:18	11:53	18:29	18:54	13h 11m	+1:36	17:57–18:44	🌖 78%
Sat 31	04:52	05:17	11:53	18:30	18:55	13h 13m	+1:35	17:57–18:45	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Maseru

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 14h 1m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 10h 15m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 45m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:18 on 10 June; the latest is 19:13 on 10 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 05:02 on 3 December to 07:05 on 2 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Maseru different

It takes roughly 24 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

The shallow approach angle at 29.3° stretches this evening's golden hour to 46 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Over a year the sunset point slides 54° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 15 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 31 seconds a day.

At 1,552 m the horizon sits 1.36° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 6.3 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 12.5 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Maseru

Arrive by 17:22. Golden hour opens at 17:37 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 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 18:23 and runs to 18:32, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Maseru — 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 Maseru today?

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

How long after sunset does it get dark in Maseru?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:32 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Maseru?

Evening golden hour runs 17:37 to 18:23 today, lasting 45m. Full golden hour times for Maseru covers the morning window and the coming week.