Sunset and sunrise times in Windhoek, Namibia

In Windhoek, Namibia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:49 and rises at 06:37. Daylight lasts 12h 11m; evening golden hour runs from 18:19 to 19:02.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:14
Sunrise: 06:37
Solar noon: 12:43
Sunset: 18:49
Last light: 19:11
Day length: 12h 11m

18h 47m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:19 – 19:02
Blue hour: 19:02 – 19:11
Max sun altitude: 68.8°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:40 / 06:11

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:49 Golden hour 18:19 – 19:03 Day length 12h 12m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Windhoek is

Coordinates: 22.5594° S, 17.0832° E
Time zone: Africa/Windhoek
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 1,700 m
Population: 386,219

Sunrise and sunset in Windhoek, 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	06:39	07:01	12:51	18:41	19:04	11h 39m	+1:13	18:11–18:55	🌖 81%
Wed 2	06:38	07:00	12:51	18:42	19:04	11h 41m	+1:14	18:12–18:55	🌖 72%
Thu 3	06:37	07:00	12:51	18:42	19:04	11h 42m	+1:14	18:12–18:56	🌖 61%
Fri 4	06:36	06:59	12:50	18:42	19:05	11h 43m	+1:14	18:12–18:56	🌗 49%
Sat 5	06:35	06:58	12:50	18:42	19:05	11h 44m	+1:15	18:13–18:56	🌘 37%
Sun 6	06:34	06:57	12:50	18:43	19:05	11h 46m	+1:15	18:13–18:57	🌘 26%
Mon 7	06:33	06:56	12:49	18:43	19:06	11h 47m	+1:15	18:13–18:57	🌘 17%
Tue 8	06:32	06:55	12:49	18:43	19:06	11h 48m	+1:15	18:14–18:57	🌘 9%
Wed 9	06:31	06:54	12:49	18:44	19:06	11h 49m	+1:16	18:14–18:57	🌘 3%
Thu 10	06:30	06:53	12:48	18:44	19:06	11h 51m	+1:16	18:14–18:58	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:29	06:52	12:48	18:44	19:07	11h 52m	+1:16	18:14–18:58	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:28	06:51	12:47	18:44	19:07	11h 53m	+1:16	18:15–18:58	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:27	06:50	12:47	18:45	19:07	11h 54m	+1:16	18:15–18:59	🌒 6%
Mon 14	06:26	06:49	12:47	18:45	19:07	11h 56m	+1:17	18:15–18:59	🌒 12%
Tue 15	06:25	06:48	12:46	18:45	19:08	11h 57m	+1:17	18:16–18:59	🌒 19%
Wed 16	06:24	06:47	12:46	18:46	19:08	11h 58m	+1:17	18:16–18:59	🌒 28%
Thu 17	06:23	06:46	12:46	18:46	19:08	12h 0m	+1:17	18:16–19:00	🌒 37%
Fri 18	06:22	06:45	12:45	18:46	19:09	12h 1m	+1:17	18:17–19:00	🌓 46%
Sat 19	06:21	06:44	12:45	18:46	19:09	12h 2m	+1:17	18:17–19:00	🌔 55%
Sun 20	06:20	06:43	12:45	18:47	19:09	12h 3m	+1:17	18:17–19:00	🌔 64%
Mon 21	06:19	06:42	12:44	18:47	19:09	12h 5m	+1:17	18:17–19:01	🌔 73%
Tue 22	06:18	06:41	12:44	18:47	19:10	12h 6m	+1:18	18:18–19:01	🌔 81%
Wed 23	06:17	06:40	12:44	18:48	19:10	12h 7m	+1:18	18:18–19:01	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:16	06:39	12:43	18:48	19:10	12h 9m	+1:18	18:18–19:02	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:15	06:38	12:43	18:48	19:11	12h 10m	+1:18	18:19–19:02	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:14	06:37	12:43	18:49	19:11	12h 11m	+1:18	18:19–19:02	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:13	06:36	12:42	18:49	19:11	12h 12m	+1:18	18:19–19:03	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:12	06:35	12:42	18:49	19:12	12h 14m	+1:18	18:20–19:03	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:11	06:34	12:42	18:49	19:12	12h 15m	+1:18	18:20–19:03	🌖 92%
Wed 30	06:10	06:33	12:41	18:50	19:12	12h 16m	+1:18	18:20–19:04	🌖 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	05:47	06:13	07:01	18:41	19:30	19:56	12h 19m	59.3°	278° W
Wed 2	05:46	06:12	07:00	18:42	19:30	19:56	12h 17m	59.6°	278° W
Thu 3	05:45	06:11	07:00	18:42	19:31	19:57	12h 16m	60.0°	278° W
Fri 4	05:44	06:10	06:59	18:42	19:31	19:57	12h 15m	60.4°	277° W
Sat 5	05:43	06:09	06:58	18:42	19:31	19:57	12h 14m	60.7°	277° W
Sun 6	05:42	06:08	06:57	18:43	19:31	19:57	12h 12m	61.1°	276° W
Mon 7	05:41	06:07	06:56	18:43	19:32	19:58	12h 11m	61.5°	276° W
Tue 8	05:40	06:06	06:55	18:43	19:32	19:58	12h 10m	61.8°	276° W
Wed 9	05:39	06:05	06:54	18:44	19:32	19:58	12h 9m	62.2°	275° W
Thu 10	05:38	06:04	06:53	18:44	19:32	19:58	12h 7m	62.6°	275° W
Fri 11	05:37	06:03	06:52	18:44	19:33	19:59	12h 6m	63.0°	274° W
Sat 12	05:36	06:02	06:51	18:44	19:33	19:59	12h 5m	63.4°	274° W
Sun 13	05:35	06:01	06:50	18:45	19:33	19:59	12h 4m	63.7°	274° W
Mon 14	05:34	06:00	06:49	18:45	19:33	19:59	12h 2m	64.1°	273° W
Tue 15	05:33	05:59	06:48	18:45	19:34	20:00	12h 1m	64.5°	273° W
Wed 16	05:32	05:58	06:47	18:46	19:34	20:00	12h 0m	64.9°	272° W
Thu 17	05:31	05:57	06:46	18:46	19:34	20:00	11h 58m	65.3°	272° W
Fri 18	05:30	05:56	06:45	18:46	19:35	20:01	11h 57m	65.7°	271° W
Sat 19	05:29	05:55	06:44	18:46	19:35	20:01	11h 56m	66.1°	271° W
Sun 20	05:28	05:54	06:43	18:47	19:35	20:01	11h 55m	66.4°	271° W
Mon 21	05:27	05:53	06:42	18:47	19:35	20:02	11h 53m	66.8°	270° W
Tue 22	05:26	05:52	06:41	18:47	19:36	20:02	11h 52m	67.2°	270° W
Wed 23	05:25	05:51	06:40	18:48	19:36	20:02	11h 51m	67.6°	269° W
Thu 24	05:24	05:50	06:39	18:48	19:36	20:03	11h 49m	68.0°	269° W
Fri 25	05:23	05:49	06:38	18:48	19:37	20:03	11h 48m	68.4°	269° W
Sat 26	05:22	05:48	06:37	18:49	19:37	20:03	11h 47m	68.8°	268° W
Sun 27	05:21	05:47	06:36	18:49	19:37	20:04	11h 46m	69.2°	268° W
Mon 28	05:20	05:46	06:35	18:49	19:38	20:04	11h 44m	69.6°	267° W
Tue 29	05:19	05:45	06:34	18:49	19:38	20:04	11h 43m	69.9°	267° W
Wed 30	05:18	05:44	06:33	18:50	19:38	20:05	11h 42m	70.3°	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	06:10	06:32	12:41	18:50	19:13	12h 18m	+1:18	18:20–19:04	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:09	06:31	12:41	18:50	19:13	12h 19m	+1:18	18:21–19:04	🌖 64%
Sat 3	06:08	06:30	12:40	18:51	19:13	12h 20m	+1:18	18:21–19:05	🌗 53%
Sun 4	06:07	06:29	12:40	18:51	19:14	12h 22m	+1:18	18:21–19:05	🌘 41%
Mon 5	06:06	06:28	12:40	18:51	19:14	12h 23m	+1:18	18:22–19:05	🌘 30%
Tue 6	06:05	06:27	12:39	18:52	19:14	12h 24m	+1:17	18:22–19:06	🌘 20%
Wed 7	06:04	06:26	12:39	18:52	19:15	12h 25m	+1:17	18:22–19:06	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:03	06:25	12:39	18:52	19:15	12h 27m	+1:17	18:23–19:06	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:02	06:24	12:38	18:53	19:15	12h 28m	+1:17	18:23–19:07	🌘 2%
Sat 10	06:01	06:23	12:38	18:53	19:16	12h 29m	+1:17	18:23–19:07	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:00	06:23	12:38	18:54	19:16	12h 31m	+1:17	18:24–19:07	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:59	06:22	12:38	18:54	19:17	12h 32m	+1:17	18:24–19:08	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:58	06:21	12:37	18:54	19:17	12h 33m	+1:17	18:25–19:08	🌒 8%
Wed 14	05:57	06:20	12:37	18:55	19:18	12h 34m	+1:16	18:25–19:09	🌒 14%
Thu 15	05:56	06:19	12:37	18:55	19:18	12h 36m	+1:16	18:25–19:09	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:55	06:18	12:37	18:56	19:18	12h 37m	+1:16	18:26–19:10	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:55	06:17	12:37	18:56	19:19	12h 38m	+1:16	18:26–19:10	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:54	06:17	12:36	18:56	19:19	12h 39m	+1:15	18:26–19:10	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:53	06:16	12:36	18:57	19:20	12h 41m	+1:15	18:27–19:11	🌔 57%
Tue 20	05:52	06:15	12:36	18:57	19:20	12h 42m	+1:15	18:27–19:11	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:51	06:14	12:36	18:58	19:21	12h 43m	+1:14	18:28–19:12	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:50	06:13	12:36	18:58	19:21	12h 44m	+1:14	18:28–19:12	🌔 84%
Fri 23	05:50	06:13	12:35	18:59	19:22	12h 46m	+1:14	18:28–19:13	🌔 91%
Sat 24	05:49	06:12	12:35	18:59	19:22	12h 47m	+1:13	18:29–19:13	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:48	06:11	12:35	19:00	19:23	12h 48m	+1:13	18:29–19:14	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:47	06:10	12:35	19:00	19:23	12h 49m	+1:13	18:30–19:14	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:46	06:10	12:35	19:01	19:24	12h 50m	+1:12	18:30–19:15	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:46	06:09	12:35	19:01	19:24	12h 52m	+1:12	18:31–19:15	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:45	06:08	12:35	19:02	19:25	12h 53m	+1:11	18:31–19:16	🌖 87%
Fri 30	05:44	06:08	12:35	19:02	19:26	12h 54m	+1:11	18:32–19:16	🌖 78%
Sat 31	05:44	06:07	12:35	19:03	19:26	12h 55m	+1:10	18:32–19:17	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Windhoek

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 13h 31m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 10h 44m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 46m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:14 on 7 June; the latest is 19:41 on 14 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 05:58 on 28 November to 07:32 on 4 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Windhoek different

Clock noon and solar noon are 43 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:43 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Sunset here is followed by about 22 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 51° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across September the sunset moves 8 minutes later, averaging about 18 seconds a day.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 6 January and 7 December — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon. The next one is in 2 months.

Elevation matters at 1,700 m. The visible horizon drops 1.43°, pushing sunset 6.2 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

Planning a sunset photo in Windhoek

Arrive by 18:04. Golden hour opens at 18:19 and the sun is down by 18:49, 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 19:02 and runs to 19:11, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Windhoek — 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 Windhoek today?

The sun sets in Windhoek at 18:49 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Windhoek?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 19:11 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Windhoek?

Evening golden hour runs 18:19 to 19:02 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Windhoek covers the morning window and the coming week.