Sunset and sunrise times in Bamako, Mali

In Bamako, Mali the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:25 and rises at 06:20. Daylight lasts 12h 4m; evening golden hour runs from 17:57 to 18:38.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:59
Sunrise: 06:20
Solar noon: 12:23
Sunset: 18:25
Last light: 18:46
Day length: 12h 4m

18h 23m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:57 – 18:38
Blue hour: 18:38 – 18:46
Max sun altitude: 76.0°
Moon: 🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset: 18:12 / 05:57

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:20 Sunset 18:24 Golden hour 17:56 – 18:37 Day length 12h 3m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Bamako is

Coordinates: 12.6091° N, 7.9752° W
Time zone: Africa/Bamako
Current offset: UTC+00:00
Elevation: 374 m
Population: 4,227,569

Sunrise and sunset in Bamako, 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	05:59	06:21	12:31	18:42	19:04	12h 21m	−0:40	18:14–18:55	🌖 81%
Wed 2	05:59	06:21	12:31	18:41	19:03	12h 20m	−0:40	18:13–18:55	🌖 71%
Thu 3	05:59	06:21	12:31	18:41	19:02	12h 20m	−0:40	18:13–18:54	🌖 60%
Fri 4	05:59	06:21	12:30	18:40	19:02	12h 19m	−0:41	18:12–18:53	🌗 48%
Sat 5	05:59	06:21	12:30	18:39	19:01	12h 18m	−0:41	18:11–18:53	🌘 36%
Sun 6	05:59	06:21	12:30	18:39	19:00	12h 18m	−0:41	18:11–18:52	🌘 25%
Mon 7	05:59	06:21	12:29	18:38	18:59	12h 17m	−0:41	18:10–18:51	🌘 16%
Tue 8	05:59	06:21	12:29	18:37	18:59	12h 16m	−0:41	18:09–18:50	🌘 8%
Wed 9	05:59	06:21	12:29	18:37	18:58	12h 16m	−0:41	18:09–18:50	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:59	06:21	12:28	18:36	18:57	12h 15m	−0:41	18:08–18:49	🌘 0%
Fri 11	05:59	06:21	12:28	18:35	18:57	12h 14m	−0:41	18:07–18:48	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:59	06:21	12:28	18:35	18:56	12h 14m	−0:41	18:07–18:48	🌒 3%
Sun 13	05:59	06:21	12:27	18:34	18:55	12h 13m	−0:41	18:06–18:47	🌒 7%
Mon 14	05:59	06:21	12:27	18:33	18:54	12h 12m	−0:41	18:05–18:46	🌒 13%
Tue 15	05:59	06:21	12:27	18:33	18:54	12h 12m	−0:42	18:05–18:46	🌒 20%
Wed 16	05:59	06:21	12:26	18:32	18:53	12h 11m	−0:42	18:04–18:45	🌒 28%
Thu 17	05:59	06:21	12:26	18:31	18:52	12h 10m	−0:42	18:03–18:44	🌒 37%
Fri 18	05:59	06:20	12:26	18:30	18:52	12h 9m	−0:42	18:02–18:43	🌓 47%
Sat 19	05:59	06:20	12:25	18:30	18:51	12h 9m	−0:42	18:02–18:43	🌔 56%
Sun 20	05:59	06:20	12:25	18:29	18:50	12h 8m	−0:42	18:01–18:42	🌔 65%
Mon 21	05:59	06:20	12:24	18:28	18:50	12h 7m	−0:42	18:00–18:41	🌔 74%
Tue 22	05:59	06:20	12:24	18:28	18:49	12h 7m	−0:42	18:00–18:41	🌔 82%
Wed 23	05:59	06:20	12:24	18:27	18:48	12h 6m	−0:42	17:59–18:40	🌔 89%
Thu 24	05:59	06:20	12:23	18:26	18:47	12h 5m	−0:42	17:58–18:39	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:59	06:20	12:23	18:26	18:47	12h 5m	−0:42	17:58–18:39	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:59	06:20	12:23	18:25	18:46	12h 4m	−0:42	17:57–18:38	🌕 100%
Sun 27	05:59	06:20	12:22	18:24	18:45	12h 3m	−0:42	17:56–18:37	🌖 99%
Mon 28	05:59	06:20	12:22	18:23	18:45	12h 3m	−0:42	17:55–18:36	🌖 96%
Tue 29	05:59	06:20	12:22	18:23	18:44	12h 2m	−0:42	17:55–18:36	🌖 91%
Wed 30	05:59	06:21	12:21	18:22	18:43	12h 1m	−0:42	17:54–18:35	🌖 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	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:42	19:29	19:54	11h 38m	85.5°	278° W
Wed 2	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:41	19:28	19:53	11h 39m	85.2°	278° W
Thu 3	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:41	19:27	19:52	11h 39m	84.8°	278° W
Fri 4	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:40	19:26	19:51	11h 40m	84.5°	277° W
Sat 5	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:39	19:26	19:51	11h 41m	84.1°	277° W
Sun 6	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:39	19:25	19:50	11h 41m	83.7°	277° W
Mon 7	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:38	19:24	19:49	11h 42m	83.3°	276° W
Tue 8	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:37	19:24	19:48	11h 43m	83.0°	276° W
Wed 9	05:10	05:34	06:21	18:37	19:23	19:48	11h 43m	82.6°	275° W
Thu 10	05:10	05:34	06:21	18:36	19:22	19:47	11h 44m	82.2°	275° W
Fri 11	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:35	19:21	19:46	11h 45m	81.8°	275° W
Sat 12	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:35	19:21	19:45	11h 45m	81.4°	274° W
Sun 13	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:34	19:20	19:45	11h 46m	81.1°	274° W
Mon 14	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:33	19:19	19:44	11h 47m	80.7°	273° W
Tue 15	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:33	19:18	19:43	11h 47m	80.3°	273° W
Wed 16	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:32	19:18	19:42	11h 48m	79.9°	273° W
Thu 17	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:31	19:17	19:42	11h 49m	79.5°	272° W
Fri 18	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:30	19:16	19:41	11h 50m	79.1°	272° W
Sat 19	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:30	19:16	19:40	11h 50m	78.7°	271° W
Sun 20	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:29	19:15	19:40	11h 51m	78.4°	271° W
Mon 21	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:28	19:14	19:39	11h 52m	78.0°	271° W
Tue 22	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:28	19:13	19:38	11h 52m	77.6°	270° W
Wed 23	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:27	19:13	19:37	11h 53m	77.2°	270° W
Thu 24	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:26	19:12	19:37	11h 54m	76.8°	269° W
Fri 25	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:26	19:11	19:36	11h 54m	76.4°	269° W
Sat 26	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:25	19:11	19:35	11h 55m	76.0°	269° W
Sun 27	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:24	19:10	19:35	11h 56m	75.6°	268° W
Mon 28	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:23	19:09	19:34	11h 57m	75.2°	268° W
Tue 29	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:23	19:09	19:33	11h 57m	74.9°	267° W
Wed 30	05:10	05:35	06:21	18:22	19:08	19:32	11h 58m	74.5°	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	05:59	06:21	12:21	18:21	18:43	12h 0m	−0:42	17:53–18:34	🌖 74%
Fri 2	05:59	06:21	12:21	18:21	18:42	12h 0m	−0:42	17:53–18:34	🌖 63%
Sat 3	05:59	06:21	12:20	18:20	18:41	11h 59m	−0:41	17:52–18:33	🌗 52%
Sun 4	05:59	06:21	12:20	18:19	18:41	11h 58m	−0:41	17:51–18:32	🌘 40%
Mon 5	05:59	06:21	12:20	18:19	18:40	11h 58m	−0:41	17:51–18:32	🌘 29%
Tue 6	05:59	06:21	12:20	18:18	18:39	11h 57m	−0:41	17:50–18:31	🌘 19%
Wed 7	05:59	06:21	12:19	18:18	18:39	11h 56m	−0:41	17:49–18:31	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:00	06:21	12:19	18:17	18:38	11h 56m	−0:41	17:49–18:30	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:00	06:21	12:19	18:16	18:38	11h 55m	−0:41	17:48–18:29	🌘 1%
Sat 10	06:00	06:21	12:18	18:16	18:37	11h 54m	−0:41	17:47–18:29	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:00	06:21	12:18	18:15	18:36	11h 54m	−0:41	17:47–18:28	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:00	06:21	12:18	18:14	18:36	11h 53m	−0:41	17:46–18:28	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:00	06:21	12:18	18:14	18:35	11h 52m	−0:41	17:46–18:27	🌒 9%
Wed 14	06:00	06:21	12:17	18:13	18:35	11h 52m	−0:40	17:45–18:26	🌒 15%
Thu 15	06:00	06:21	12:17	18:13	18:34	11h 51m	−0:40	17:44–18:26	🌒 22%
Fri 16	06:00	06:22	12:17	18:12	18:34	11h 50m	−0:40	17:44–18:25	🌒 30%
Sat 17	06:00	06:22	12:17	18:12	18:33	11h 50m	−0:40	17:43–18:25	🌒 39%
Sun 18	06:00	06:22	12:17	18:11	18:33	11h 49m	−0:40	17:43–18:24	🌓 49%
Mon 19	06:00	06:22	12:16	18:11	18:32	11h 48m	−0:40	17:42–18:24	🌔 58%
Tue 20	06:01	06:22	12:16	18:10	18:32	11h 48m	−0:39	17:42–18:23	🌔 67%
Wed 21	06:01	06:22	12:16	18:10	18:31	11h 47m	−0:39	17:41–18:23	🌔 76%
Thu 22	06:01	06:22	12:16	18:09	18:31	11h 46m	−0:39	17:40–18:22	🌔 84%
Fri 23	06:01	06:23	12:16	18:09	18:30	11h 46m	−0:39	17:40–18:22	🌔 91%
Sat 24	06:01	06:23	12:16	18:08	18:30	11h 45m	−0:38	17:39–18:21	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:01	06:23	12:15	18:08	18:29	11h 44m	−0:38	17:39–18:21	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:02	06:23	12:15	18:07	18:29	11h 44m	−0:38	17:39–18:21	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:02	06:23	12:15	18:07	18:29	11h 43m	−0:38	17:38–18:20	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:02	06:24	12:15	18:07	18:28	11h 42m	−0:37	17:38–18:20	🌖 93%
Thu 29	06:02	06:24	12:15	18:06	18:28	11h 42m	−0:37	17:37–18:19	🌖 87%
Fri 30	06:02	06:24	12:15	18:06	18:28	11h 41m	−0:37	17:37–18:19	🌖 78%
Sat 31	06:03	06:24	12:15	18:05	18:27	11h 41m	−0:36	17:36–18:19	🌖 67%

Longest and shortest day in Bamako

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 52m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 22m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 29m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:02 on 19 November; the latest is 19:01 on 10 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 06:05 on 31 May to 06:58 on 24 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Bamako different

Clock noon and solar noon are 23 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:23 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 12.6°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Between solstices the sunset walks 48° 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.

Across September the sunset moves 20 minutes earlier, averaging about 41 seconds a day.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 23 April and 20 August — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Sitting in 3 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 4m of daylight today, and only 9 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Bamako

Arrive by 17:42. Golden hour opens at 17:57 and the sun is down by 18:25, 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 18:38 and runs to 18:46, 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 Bamako — 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 Bamako today?

The sun sets in Bamako at 18:25 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Bamako?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:46 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Bamako?

Evening golden hour runs 17:57 to 18:38 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Bamako covers the morning window and the coming week.