Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Matola, Mozambique

In Matola, Mozambique the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:48 and rises at 05:35. Daylight lasts 12h 12m; evening golden hour runs from 17:17 to 18:02.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:12
Sunrise
05:35
Solar noon
11:41
Sunset
17:48
Last light
18:11
Day length
12h 12m

17h 46m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:17 – 18:02
Blue hour
18:02 – 18:11
Max sun altitude
65.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:37 / 05:08

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:34 Sunset 17:48 Golden hour 17:18 – 18:02 Day length 12h 14m vs today 2 minutes longer

Where Matola is

Coordinates
25.9622° S, 32.4589° E
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
42 m
Population
1,198,988

Sunrise and sunset in Matola, 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 05:39 06:02 11:50 17:38 18:01 11h 35m +1:26 17:07–17:52 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:38 06:01 11:49 17:38 18:01 11h 36m +1:26 17:07–17:52 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:37 06:00 11:49 17:38 18:02 11h 38m +1:27 17:08–17:53 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:36 05:59 11:49 17:39 18:02 11h 39m +1:27 17:08–17:53 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:35 05:58 11:48 17:39 18:02 11h 41m +1:27 17:08–17:53 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:34 05:57 11:48 17:40 18:03 11h 42m +1:28 17:09–17:54 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:33 05:56 11:48 17:40 18:03 11h 44m +1:28 17:09–17:54 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:32 05:55 11:47 17:40 18:03 11h 45m +1:28 17:10–17:54 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:31 05:54 11:47 17:41 18:04 11h 47m +1:29 17:10–17:55 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:30 05:53 11:47 17:41 18:04 11h 48m +1:29 17:11–17:55 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:29 05:52 11:46 17:42 18:05 11h 49m +1:29 17:11–17:56 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:27 05:50 11:46 17:42 18:05 11h 51m +1:29 17:11–17:56 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:26 05:49 11:46 17:42 18:05 11h 52m +1:30 17:12–17:56 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:25 05:48 11:45 17:43 18:06 11h 54m +1:30 17:12–17:57 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:24 05:47 11:45 17:43 18:06 11h 55m +1:30 17:13–17:57 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:23 05:46 11:45 17:43 18:06 11h 57m +1:30 17:13–17:58 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:22 05:45 11:44 17:44 18:07 11h 58m +1:30 17:13–17:58 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:21 05:44 11:44 17:44 18:07 12h 0m +1:30 17:14–17:58 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:20 05:43 11:44 17:45 18:08 12h 1m +1:31 17:14–17:59 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:19 05:42 11:43 17:45 18:08 12h 3m +1:31 17:15–17:59 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:18 05:40 11:43 17:45 18:08 12h 4m +1:31 17:15–18:00 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:16 05:39 11:42 17:46 18:09 12h 6m +1:31 17:15–18:00 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:15 05:38 11:42 17:46 18:09 12h 8m +1:31 17:16–18:00 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:14 05:37 11:42 17:47 18:10 12h 9m +1:31 17:16–18:01 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:13 05:36 11:41 17:47 18:10 12h 11m +1:31 17:17–18:01 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:12 05:35 11:41 17:48 18:11 12h 12m +1:31 17:17–18:02 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:11 05:34 11:41 17:48 18:11 12h 14m +1:31 17:18–18:02 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:10 05:33 11:40 17:48 18:11 12h 15m +1:31 17:18–18:02 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:09 05:32 11:40 17:49 18:12 12h 17m +1:31 17:18–18:03 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:08 05:31 11:40 17:49 18:12 12h 18m +1:31 17:19–18:03 🌖 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 04:46 05:12 06:02 17:38 18:28 18:54 12h 23m 55.8° 279° W
Wed 2 04:45 05:11 06:01 17:38 18:28 18:55 12h 22m 56.2° 278° W
Thu 3 04:44 05:10 06:00 17:38 18:28 18:55 12h 20m 56.6° 278° W
Fri 4 04:43 05:09 05:59 17:39 18:29 18:55 12h 19m 56.9° 277° W
Sat 5 04:42 05:08 05:58 17:39 18:29 18:56 12h 17m 57.3° 277° W
Sun 6 04:40 05:07 05:57 17:40 18:29 18:56 12h 16m 57.7° 277° W
Mon 7 04:39 05:06 05:56 17:40 18:30 18:56 12h 14m 58.1° 276° W
Tue 8 04:38 05:05 05:55 17:40 18:30 18:57 12h 13m 58.4° 276° W
Wed 9 04:37 05:04 05:54 17:41 18:31 18:57 12h 11m 58.8° 275° W
Thu 10 04:36 05:03 05:53 17:41 18:31 18:58 12h 10m 59.2° 275° W
Fri 11 04:35 05:02 05:52 17:42 18:31 18:58 12h 8m 59.6° 274° W
Sat 12 04:34 05:01 05:50 17:42 18:32 18:58 12h 7m 59.9° 274° W
Sun 13 04:33 05:00 05:49 17:42 18:32 18:59 12h 5m 60.3° 274° W
Mon 14 04:32 04:59 05:48 17:43 18:32 18:59 12h 4m 60.7° 273° W
Tue 15 04:31 04:57 05:47 17:43 18:33 19:00 12h 2m 61.1° 273° W
Wed 16 04:30 04:56 05:46 17:43 18:33 19:00 12h 1m 61.5° 272° W
Thu 17 04:28 04:55 05:45 17:44 18:34 19:00 11h 59m 61.9° 272° W
Fri 18 04:27 04:54 05:44 17:44 18:34 19:01 11h 58m 62.3° 271° W
Sat 19 04:26 04:53 05:43 17:45 18:34 19:01 11h 56m 62.6° 271° W
Sun 20 04:25 04:52 05:42 17:45 18:35 19:02 11h 55m 63.0° 271° W
Mon 21 04:24 04:51 05:40 17:45 18:35 19:02 11h 53m 63.4° 270° W
Tue 22 04:23 04:50 05:39 17:46 18:36 19:03 11h 52m 63.8° 270° W
Wed 23 04:22 04:49 05:38 17:46 18:36 19:03 11h 50m 64.2° 269° W
Thu 24 04:20 04:47 05:37 17:47 18:37 19:04 11h 49m 64.6° 269° W
Fri 25 04:19 04:46 05:36 17:47 18:37 19:04 11h 47m 65.0° 268° W
Sat 26 04:18 04:45 05:35 17:48 18:37 19:04 11h 46m 65.4° 268° W
Sun 27 04:17 04:44 05:34 17:48 18:38 19:05 11h 44m 65.7° 268° W
Mon 28 04:16 04:43 05:33 17:48 18:38 19:05 11h 43m 66.1° 267° W
Tue 29 04:15 04:42 05:32 17:49 18:39 19:06 11h 41m 66.5° 267° W
Wed 30 04:13 04:41 05:31 17:49 18:39 19:06 11h 40m 66.9° 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 05:06 05:29 11:39 17:50 18:13 12h 20m +1:31 17:19–18:04 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:05 05:28 11:39 17:50 18:13 12h 21m +1:31 17:20–18:04 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:04 05:27 11:39 17:51 18:14 12h 23m +1:31 17:20–18:05 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:03 05:26 11:38 17:51 18:14 12h 24m +1:31 17:20–18:05 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:02 05:25 11:38 17:51 18:15 12h 26m +1:31 17:21–18:06 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:01 05:24 11:38 17:52 18:15 12h 27m +1:31 17:21–18:06 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:00 05:23 11:38 17:52 18:16 12h 29m +1:31 17:22–18:07 🌘 11%
Thu 8 04:59 05:22 11:37 17:53 18:16 12h 30m +1:31 17:22–18:07 🌘 5%
Fri 9 04:58 05:21 11:37 17:53 18:17 12h 32m +1:30 17:23–18:08 🌘 2%
Sat 10 04:57 05:20 11:37 17:54 18:17 12h 33m +1:30 17:23–18:08 🌑 0%
Sun 11 04:56 05:19 11:36 17:54 18:18 12h 35m +1:30 17:24–18:09 🌒 1%
Mon 12 04:55 05:18 11:36 17:55 18:18 12h 36m +1:30 17:24–18:09 🌒 4%
Tue 13 04:54 05:17 11:36 17:55 18:19 12h 38m +1:30 17:25–18:10 🌒 8%
Wed 14 04:53 05:16 11:36 17:56 18:19 12h 39m +1:29 17:25–18:10 🌒 14%
Thu 15 04:52 05:15 11:35 17:56 18:20 12h 41m +1:29 17:26–18:11 🌒 22%
Fri 16 04:51 05:14 11:35 17:57 18:20 12h 42m +1:29 17:26–18:11 🌒 30%
Sat 17 04:50 05:13 11:35 17:57 18:21 12h 44m +1:29 17:27–18:12 🌒 39%
Sun 18 04:49 05:12 11:35 17:58 18:21 12h 45m +1:28 17:27–18:12 🌓 48%
Mon 19 04:48 05:11 11:35 17:58 18:22 12h 47m +1:28 17:28–18:13 🌔 57%
Tue 20 04:47 05:10 11:34 17:59 18:23 12h 48m +1:28 17:28–18:13 🌔 67%
Wed 21 04:46 05:09 11:34 18:00 18:23 12h 50m +1:27 17:29–18:14 🌔 76%
Thu 22 04:45 05:09 11:34 18:00 18:24 12h 51m +1:27 17:29–18:15 🌔 84%
Fri 23 04:44 05:08 11:34 18:01 18:24 12h 52m +1:26 17:30–18:15 🌔 91%
Sat 24 04:43 05:07 11:34 18:01 18:25 12h 54m +1:26 17:30–18:16 🌔 96%
Sun 25 04:42 05:06 11:34 18:02 18:26 12h 55m +1:26 17:31–18:16 🌔 99%
Mon 26 04:41 05:05 11:34 18:02 18:26 12h 57m +1:25 17:31–18:17 🌕 100%
Tue 27 04:40 05:04 11:34 18:03 18:27 12h 58m +1:25 17:32–18:18 🌖 98%
Wed 28 04:40 05:04 11:33 18:04 18:28 13h 0m +1:24 17:32–18:18 🌖 94%
Thu 29 04:39 05:03 11:33 18:04 18:28 13h 1m +1:23 17:33–18:19 🌖 87%
Fri 30 04:38 05:02 11:33 18:05 18:29 13h 2m +1:23 17:34–18:20 🌖 78%
Sat 31 04:37 05:01 11:33 18:06 18:30 13h 4m +1:22 17:34–18:20 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Matola

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 13h 45m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 10h 30m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 15m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:05 on 8 June; the latest is 18:46 on 12 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 04:50 on 1 December to 06:37 on 3 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Matola different

It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

The shallow approach angle at 26° stretches this evening's golden hour to 45 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 3h 15m here — among the widest of the 17 cities tracked in Mozambique.

Between solstices the sunset walks 53° 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 12 minutes later, averaging about 24 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Matola

Arrive by 17:02. Golden hour opens at 17:17 and the sun is down by 17:48, 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 18:02 and runs to 18:11, 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 Matola — 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 Matola today?

The sun sets in Matola at 17:48 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Matola?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:11 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Matola?

Evening golden hour runs 17:17 to 18:02 today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Matola covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Matola