Sunset and sunrise times in Tripoli, Libya

In Tripoli, Libya the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:58 and rises at 06:57. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 18:26 to 19:13.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:33
Sunrise: 06:57
Solar noon: 12:58
Sunset: 18:58
Last light: 19:23
Day length: 12h 0m

18h 56m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:26 – 19:13
Blue hour: 19:13 – 19:23
Max sun altitude: 55.8°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:39 / 06:31

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 18:57 Golden hour 18:24 – 19:12 Day length 11h 58m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Tripoli is

Coordinates: 32.8874° N, 13.1873° E
Time zone: Africa/Tripoli
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 15 m
Population: 1,302,947

Sunrise and sunset in Tripoli, 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	06:16	06:41	13:07	19:32	19:57	12h 50m	−1:56	18:59–19:47	🌖 81%
Wed 2	06:17	06:42	13:06	19:31	19:56	12h 48m	−1:56	18:58–19:46	🌖 72%
Thu 3	06:17	06:42	13:06	19:29	19:54	12h 46m	−1:57	18:57–19:45	🌖 61%
Fri 4	06:18	06:43	13:06	19:28	19:53	12h 44m	−1:57	18:55–19:43	🌗 49%
Sat 5	06:19	06:44	13:05	19:27	19:52	12h 42m	−1:57	18:54–19:42	🌘 37%
Sun 6	06:19	06:44	13:05	19:25	19:50	12h 40m	−1:58	18:53–19:41	🌘 26%
Mon 7	06:20	06:45	13:05	19:24	19:49	12h 39m	−1:58	18:51–19:39	🌘 17%
Tue 8	06:21	06:46	13:04	19:23	19:48	12h 37m	−1:58	18:50–19:38	🌘 9%
Wed 9	06:21	06:46	13:04	19:21	19:46	12h 35m	−1:59	18:49–19:37	🌘 3%
Thu 10	06:22	06:47	13:04	19:20	19:45	12h 33m	−1:59	18:47–19:35	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:23	06:48	13:03	19:19	19:44	12h 31m	−1:59	18:46–19:34	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:23	06:48	13:03	19:17	19:42	12h 29m	−1:59	18:45–19:33	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:24	06:49	13:03	19:16	19:41	12h 27m	−2:00	18:43–19:31	🌒 6%
Mon 14	06:25	06:50	13:02	19:15	19:39	12h 25m	−2:00	18:42–19:30	🌒 12%
Tue 15	06:25	06:50	13:02	19:13	19:38	12h 23m	−2:00	18:41–19:28	🌒 19%
Wed 16	06:26	06:51	13:02	19:12	19:37	12h 21m	−2:00	18:39–19:27	🌒 28%
Thu 17	06:27	06:51	13:01	19:11	19:35	12h 19m	−2:00	18:38–19:26	🌒 37%
Fri 18	06:27	06:52	13:01	19:09	19:34	12h 17m	−2:00	18:37–19:24	🌓 46%
Sat 19	06:28	06:53	13:01	19:08	19:33	12h 15m	−2:01	18:35–19:23	🌔 55%
Sun 20	06:29	06:53	13:00	19:06	19:31	12h 13m	−2:01	18:34–19:22	🌔 64%
Mon 21	06:29	06:54	13:00	19:05	19:30	12h 11m	−2:01	18:33–19:20	🌔 73%
Tue 22	06:30	06:55	13:00	19:04	19:28	12h 9m	−2:01	18:31–19:19	🌔 81%
Wed 23	06:31	06:55	12:59	19:02	19:27	12h 7m	−2:01	18:30–19:17	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:31	06:56	12:59	19:01	19:26	12h 5m	−2:01	18:29–19:16	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:32	06:57	12:58	19:00	19:24	12h 3m	−2:01	18:27–19:15	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:33	06:57	12:58	18:58	19:23	12h 0m	−2:01	18:26–19:13	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:33	06:58	12:58	18:57	19:22	11h 58m	−2:01	18:24–19:12	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:34	06:59	12:57	18:56	19:20	11h 56m	−2:01	18:23–19:11	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:35	06:59	12:57	18:54	19:19	11h 54m	−2:01	18:22–19:09	🌖 92%
Wed 30	06:35	07:00	12:57	18:53	19:18	11h 52m	−2:01	18:20–19:08	🌖 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	05:16	05:46	06:41	19:32	20:27	20:57	11h 9m	65.3°	280° W
Wed 2	05:16	05:47	06:42	19:31	20:25	20:56	11h 11m	64.9°	280° W
Thu 3	05:17	05:48	06:42	19:29	20:24	20:54	11h 13m	64.6°	279° W
Fri 4	05:18	05:48	06:43	19:28	20:23	20:53	11h 15m	64.2°	279° W
Sat 5	05:19	05:49	06:44	19:27	20:21	20:51	11h 17m	63.8°	278° W
Sun 6	05:20	05:50	06:44	19:25	20:20	20:50	11h 19m	63.5°	278° W
Mon 7	05:21	05:51	06:45	19:24	20:18	20:48	11h 21m	63.1°	278° W
Tue 8	05:21	05:51	06:46	19:23	20:17	20:47	11h 23m	62.7°	277° W
Wed 9	05:22	05:52	06:46	19:21	20:15	20:45	11h 25m	62.3°	277° W
Thu 10	05:23	05:53	06:47	19:20	20:14	20:44	11h 27m	61.9°	276° W
Fri 11	05:24	05:54	06:48	19:19	20:13	20:42	11h 29m	61.6°	276° W
Sat 12	05:25	05:54	06:48	19:17	20:11	20:41	11h 31m	61.2°	275° W
Sun 13	05:25	05:55	06:49	19:16	20:10	20:39	11h 33m	60.8°	275° W
Mon 14	05:26	05:56	06:50	19:15	20:08	20:38	11h 35m	60.4°	274° W
Tue 15	05:27	05:56	06:50	19:13	20:07	20:36	11h 37m	60.0°	274° W
Wed 16	05:28	05:57	06:51	19:12	20:06	20:35	11h 39m	59.7°	273° W
Thu 17	05:28	05:58	06:51	19:11	20:04	20:33	11h 41m	59.3°	273° W
Fri 18	05:29	05:59	06:52	19:09	20:03	20:32	11h 43m	58.9°	273° W
Sat 19	05:30	05:59	06:53	19:08	20:01	20:30	11h 45m	58.5°	272° W
Sun 20	05:31	06:00	06:53	19:06	20:00	20:29	11h 47m	58.1°	272° W
Mon 21	05:31	06:01	06:54	19:05	19:59	20:28	11h 49m	57.7°	271° W
Tue 22	05:32	06:01	06:55	19:04	19:57	20:26	11h 51m	57.3°	271° W
Wed 23	05:33	06:02	06:55	19:02	19:56	20:25	11h 53m	56.9°	270° W
Thu 24	05:34	06:03	06:56	19:01	19:54	20:23	11h 55m	56.5°	270° W
Fri 25	05:34	06:03	06:57	19:00	19:53	20:22	11h 57m	56.2°	269° W
Sat 26	05:35	06:04	06:57	18:58	19:52	20:20	11h 59m	55.8°	269° W
Sun 27	05:36	06:05	06:58	18:57	19:50	20:19	12h 1m	55.4°	268° W
Mon 28	05:37	06:05	06:59	18:56	19:49	20:18	12h 3m	55.0°	268° W
Tue 29	05:37	06:06	06:59	18:54	19:48	20:16	12h 5m	54.6°	267° W
Wed 30	05:38	06:07	07:00	18:53	19:46	20:15	12h 7m	54.2°	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	06:36	07:01	12:56	18:52	19:16	11h 50m	−2:01	18:19–19:07	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:37	07:01	12:56	18:50	19:15	11h 48m	−2:00	18:18–19:05	🌖 64%
Sat 3	06:37	07:02	12:56	18:49	19:14	11h 46m	−2:00	18:16–19:04	🌗 53%
Sun 4	06:38	07:03	12:55	18:48	19:12	11h 44m	−2:00	18:15–19:03	🌘 41%
Mon 5	06:39	07:03	12:55	18:46	19:11	11h 42m	−2:00	18:14–19:02	🌘 30%
Tue 6	06:40	07:04	12:55	18:45	19:10	11h 40m	−2:00	18:12–19:00	🌘 20%
Wed 7	06:40	07:05	12:55	18:44	19:08	11h 38m	−2:00	18:11–18:59	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:41	07:06	12:54	18:43	19:07	11h 36m	−1:59	18:10–18:58	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:42	07:06	12:54	18:41	19:06	11h 34m	−1:59	18:08–18:56	🌘 2%
Sat 10	06:42	07:07	12:54	18:40	19:05	11h 32m	−1:59	18:07–18:55	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:43	07:08	12:53	18:39	19:04	11h 30m	−1:59	18:06–18:54	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:44	07:09	12:53	18:38	19:02	11h 29m	−1:58	18:04–18:53	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:44	07:09	12:53	18:36	19:01	11h 27m	−1:58	18:03–18:51	🌒 8%
Wed 14	06:45	07:10	12:53	18:35	19:00	11h 25m	−1:58	18:02–18:50	🌒 14%
Thu 15	06:46	07:11	12:53	18:34	18:59	11h 23m	−1:57	18:01–18:49	🌒 22%
Fri 16	06:47	07:11	12:52	18:33	18:58	11h 21m	−1:57	17:59–18:48	🌒 30%
Sat 17	06:47	07:12	12:52	18:31	18:56	11h 19m	−1:57	17:58–18:47	🌒 39%
Sun 18	06:48	07:13	12:52	18:30	18:55	11h 17m	−1:56	17:57–18:46	🌓 48%
Mon 19	06:49	07:14	12:52	18:29	18:54	11h 15m	−1:56	17:56–18:44	🌔 57%
Tue 20	06:50	07:15	12:52	18:28	18:53	11h 13m	−1:55	17:54–18:43	🌔 67%
Wed 21	06:50	07:15	12:51	18:27	18:52	11h 11m	−1:55	17:53–18:42	🌔 76%
Thu 22	06:51	07:16	12:51	18:26	18:51	11h 9m	−1:54	17:52–18:41	🌔 84%
Fri 23	06:52	07:17	12:51	18:25	18:50	11h 7m	−1:53	17:51–18:40	🌔 91%
Sat 24	06:53	07:18	12:51	18:24	18:49	11h 5m	−1:53	17:50–18:39	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:53	07:19	12:51	18:23	18:48	11h 4m	−1:52	17:49–18:38	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:54	07:19	12:51	18:22	18:47	11h 2m	−1:52	17:48–18:37	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:55	07:20	12:51	18:21	18:46	11h 0m	−1:51	17:46–18:36	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:56	07:21	12:51	18:20	18:45	10h 58m	−1:50	17:45–18:35	🌖 94%
Thu 29	06:57	07:22	12:50	18:19	18:44	10h 56m	−1:49	17:44–18:34	🌖 87%
Fri 30	06:57	07:23	12:50	18:18	18:43	10h 54m	−1:48	17:43–18:33	🌖 78%
Sat 31	06:58	07:24	12:50	18:17	18:42	10h 53m	−1:48	17:42–18:32	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Tripoli

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 19m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 58m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 20m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:00 on 4 December; the latest is 20:19 on 30 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:58 on 12 June to 08:10 on 8 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Tripoli different

Clock noon and solar noon are 59 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:58 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Sunset here is followed by about 25 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Evening golden hour runs 48 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 32.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 4h 20m, one of the widest swings of any Libya city on the site.

Between solstices the sunset walks 57° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 39 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 80 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Tripoli

Arrive by 18:11. Golden hour opens at 18:26 and the sun is down by 18:58, 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 19:13 and runs to 19:23, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Tripoli — 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 Tripoli today?

The sun sets in Tripoli at 18:58 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Tripoli?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 19:23 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Tripoli?

Evening golden hour runs 18:26 to 19:13 today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Tripoli covers the morning window and the coming week.