Sunset and sunrise times in Jos, Nigeria

In Jos, Nigeria the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:18 and rises at 06:13. Daylight lasts 12h 4m; evening golden hour runs from 17:50 to 18:31.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:52
Sunrise: 06:13
Solar noon: 12:15
Sunset: 18:18
Last light: 18:39
Day length: 12h 4m

18h 16m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:50 – 18:31
Blue hour: 18:31 – 18:39
Max sun altitude: 78.7°
Moon: 🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset: 18:03 / 05:47

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:17 Golden hour 17:49 – 18:30 Day length 12h 4m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Jos is

Coordinates: 9.9285° N, 8.8921° E
Time zone: Africa/Lagos
Current offset: UTC+01:00
Elevation: 1,186 m
Population: 1,040,000

Sunrise and sunset in Jos, 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	05:53	06:15	12:24	18:33	18:54	12h 18m	−0:31	18:05–18:46	🌖 81%
Wed 2	05:53	06:15	12:24	18:32	18:54	12h 17m	−0:32	18:05–18:45	🌖 71%
Thu 3	05:53	06:15	12:23	18:32	18:53	12h 17m	−0:32	18:04–18:45	🌖 60%
Fri 4	05:53	06:15	12:23	18:31	18:52	12h 16m	−0:32	18:03–18:44	🌗 48%
Sat 5	05:53	06:14	12:23	18:31	18:52	12h 16m	−0:32	18:03–18:44	🌘 37%
Sun 6	05:53	06:14	12:22	18:30	18:51	12h 15m	−0:32	18:02–18:43	🌘 26%
Mon 7	05:53	06:14	12:22	18:30	18:51	12h 15m	−0:32	18:02–18:42	🌘 16%
Tue 8	05:53	06:14	12:22	18:29	18:50	12h 14m	−0:32	18:01–18:42	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:53	06:14	12:21	18:28	18:49	12h 14m	−0:32	18:00–18:41	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:53	06:14	12:21	18:28	18:49	12h 13m	−0:32	18:00–18:41	🌘 0%
Fri 11	05:53	06:14	12:21	18:27	18:48	12h 13m	−0:32	17:59–18:40	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:53	06:14	12:20	18:26	18:47	12h 12m	−0:32	17:59–18:39	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:53	06:14	12:20	18:26	18:47	12h 11m	−0:32	17:58–18:39	🌒 7%
Mon 14	05:53	06:14	12:20	18:25	18:46	12h 11m	−0:33	17:57–18:38	🌒 13%
Tue 15	05:53	06:14	12:19	18:25	18:46	12h 10m	−0:33	17:57–18:37	🌒 20%
Wed 16	05:53	06:14	12:19	18:24	18:45	12h 10m	−0:33	17:56–18:37	🌒 28%
Thu 17	05:52	06:14	12:18	18:23	18:44	12h 9m	−0:33	17:56–18:36	🌒 37%
Fri 18	05:52	06:13	12:18	18:23	18:44	12h 9m	−0:33	17:55–18:36	🌓 46%
Sat 19	05:52	06:13	12:18	18:22	18:43	12h 8m	−0:33	17:54–18:35	🌔 56%
Sun 20	05:52	06:13	12:17	18:21	18:42	12h 8m	−0:33	17:54–18:34	🌔 65%
Mon 21	05:52	06:13	12:17	18:21	18:42	12h 7m	−0:33	17:53–18:34	🌔 74%
Tue 22	05:52	06:13	12:17	18:20	18:41	12h 7m	−0:33	17:52–18:33	🌔 82%
Wed 23	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:20	18:41	12h 6m	−0:33	17:52–18:32	🌔 88%
Thu 24	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:19	18:40	12h 5m	−0:33	17:51–18:32	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:18	18:39	12h 5m	−0:33	17:51–18:31	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:18	18:39	12h 4m	−0:33	17:50–18:31	🌕 100%
Sun 27	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:17	18:38	12h 4m	−0:33	17:49–18:30	🌖 99%
Mon 28	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:16	18:37	12h 3m	−0:33	17:49–18:29	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:52	06:13	12:14	18:16	18:37	12h 3m	−0:33	17:48–18:29	🌖 91%
Wed 30	05:52	06:13	12:14	18:15	18:36	12h 2m	−0:33	17:47–18:28	🌖 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	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:33	19:19	19:44	11h 41m	88.2°	278° W
Wed 2	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:32	19:18	19:43	11h 42m	87.9°	278° W
Thu 3	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:32	19:18	19:43	11h 42m	87.5°	278° W
Fri 4	05:04	05:29	06:15	18:31	19:17	19:42	11h 43m	87.1°	277° W
Sat 5	05:04	05:29	06:14	18:31	19:16	19:41	11h 43m	86.8°	277° W
Sun 6	05:04	05:29	06:14	18:30	19:16	19:41	11h 44m	86.4°	276° W
Mon 7	05:04	05:29	06:14	18:30	19:15	19:40	11h 44m	86.0°	276° W
Tue 8	05:04	05:29	06:14	18:29	19:15	19:39	11h 45m	85.7°	276° W
Wed 9	05:04	05:29	06:14	18:28	19:14	19:39	11h 45m	85.3°	275° W
Thu 10	05:04	05:28	06:14	18:28	19:13	19:38	11h 46m	84.9°	275° W
Fri 11	05:04	05:28	06:14	18:27	19:13	19:37	11h 46m	84.5°	275° W
Sat 12	05:04	05:28	06:14	18:26	19:12	19:36	11h 47m	84.1°	274° W
Sun 13	05:04	05:28	06:14	18:26	19:11	19:36	11h 47m	83.8°	274° W
Mon 14	05:04	05:28	06:14	18:25	19:11	19:35	11h 48m	83.4°	273° W
Tue 15	05:04	05:28	06:14	18:25	19:10	19:34	11h 49m	83.0°	273° W
Wed 16	05:04	05:28	06:14	18:24	19:09	19:34	11h 49m	82.6°	273° W
Thu 17	05:04	05:28	06:14	18:23	19:09	19:33	11h 50m	82.2°	272° W
Fri 18	05:04	05:28	06:13	18:23	19:08	19:32	11h 50m	81.8°	272° W
Sat 19	05:03	05:28	06:13	18:22	19:07	19:32	11h 51m	81.4°	271° W
Sun 20	05:03	05:28	06:13	18:21	19:07	19:31	11h 51m	81.1°	271° W
Mon 21	05:03	05:28	06:13	18:21	19:06	19:31	11h 52m	80.7°	271° W
Tue 22	05:03	05:28	06:13	18:20	19:06	19:30	11h 52m	80.3°	270° W
Wed 23	05:03	05:28	06:13	18:20	19:05	19:29	11h 53m	79.9°	270° W
Thu 24	05:03	05:28	06:13	18:19	19:04	19:29	11h 53m	79.5°	269° W
Fri 25	05:03	05:28	06:13	18:18	19:04	19:28	11h 54m	79.1°	269° W
Sat 26	05:03	05:27	06:13	18:18	19:03	19:27	11h 55m	78.7°	269° W
Sun 27	05:03	05:27	06:13	18:17	19:02	19:27	11h 55m	78.3°	268° W
Mon 28	05:03	05:27	06:13	18:16	19:02	19:26	11h 56m	77.9°	268° W
Tue 29	05:03	05:27	06:13	18:16	19:01	19:26	11h 56m	77.6°	267° W
Wed 30	05:03	05:27	06:13	18:15	19:01	19:25	11h 57m	77.2°	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	05:51	06:12	12:14	18:15	18:36	12h 2m	−0:33	17:47–18:28	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:51	06:12	12:13	18:14	18:35	12h 1m	−0:32	17:46–18:27	🌖 64%
Sat 3	05:51	06:12	12:13	18:13	18:34	12h 1m	−0:32	17:46–18:26	🌗 52%
Sun 4	05:51	06:12	12:13	18:13	18:34	12h 0m	−0:32	17:45–18:26	🌘 40%
Mon 5	05:51	06:12	12:12	18:12	18:33	12h 0m	−0:32	17:44–18:25	🌘 29%
Tue 6	05:51	06:12	12:12	18:12	18:33	11h 59m	−0:32	17:44–18:25	🌘 19%
Wed 7	05:51	06:12	12:12	18:11	18:32	11h 58m	−0:32	17:43–18:24	🌘 11%
Thu 8	05:51	06:12	12:11	18:11	18:32	11h 58m	−0:32	17:43–18:24	🌘 5%
Fri 9	05:51	06:12	12:11	18:10	18:31	11h 57m	−0:32	17:42–18:23	🌘 1%
Sat 10	05:51	06:12	12:11	18:10	18:31	11h 57m	−0:32	17:42–18:22	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:51	06:12	12:11	18:09	18:30	11h 56m	−0:32	17:41–18:22	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:51	06:12	12:10	18:08	18:30	11h 56m	−0:32	17:40–18:21	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:51	06:12	12:10	18:08	18:29	11h 55m	−0:32	17:40–18:21	🌒 9%
Wed 14	05:51	06:12	12:10	18:07	18:29	11h 55m	−0:32	17:39–18:20	🌒 15%
Thu 15	05:51	06:12	12:10	18:07	18:28	11h 54m	−0:31	17:39–18:20	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:51	06:12	12:09	18:07	18:28	11h 54m	−0:31	17:38–18:20	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:51	06:12	12:09	18:06	18:27	11h 53m	−0:31	17:38–18:19	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:51	06:12	12:09	18:06	18:27	11h 53m	−0:31	17:37–18:19	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:51	06:13	12:09	18:05	18:26	11h 52m	−0:31	17:37–18:18	🌔 58%
Tue 20	05:51	06:13	12:09	18:05	18:26	11h 52m	−0:31	17:36–18:18	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:51	06:13	12:09	18:04	18:26	11h 51m	−0:31	17:36–18:17	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:51	06:13	12:08	18:04	18:25	11h 51m	−0:30	17:36–18:17	🌔 84%
Fri 23	05:51	06:13	12:08	18:03	18:25	11h 50m	−0:30	17:35–18:17	🌔 91%
Sat 24	05:52	06:13	12:08	18:03	18:24	11h 50m	−0:30	17:35–18:16	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:52	06:13	12:08	18:03	18:24	11h 49m	−0:30	17:34–18:16	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:52	06:13	12:08	18:02	18:24	11h 49m	−0:30	17:34–18:16	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:52	06:13	12:08	18:02	18:24	11h 48m	−0:29	17:33–18:15	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:52	06:14	12:08	18:02	18:23	11h 48m	−0:29	17:33–18:15	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:52	06:14	12:08	18:01	18:23	11h 47m	−0:29	17:33–18:15	🌖 87%
Fri 30	05:52	06:14	12:08	18:01	18:23	11h 47m	−0:29	17:32–18:14	🌖 78%
Sat 31	05:52	06:14	12:08	18:01	18:22	11h 46m	−0:28	17:32–18:14	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Jos

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 42m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 11h 32m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 9m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:59 on 16 November; the latest is 18:49 on 12 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 06:02 on 29 May to 06:47 on 27 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Jos different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 9.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 1h 9m, one of the widest swings of any Nigeria city on the site.

Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 37 seconds earlier each day this month — 18 minutes from the first of September to the last.

On 16 April and 28 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 134 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

At 1,186 m the horizon sits 1.19° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 4.8 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 9.7 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

The times barely move this week: the shortest day of the year falls on 21 December, in 3 months, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 8 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Jos

Arrive by 17:35. Golden hour opens at 17:50 and the sun is down by 18:18, 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 18:31 and runs to 18:39, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Jos — 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 Jos today?

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

How long after sunset does it get dark in Jos?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:39 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Jos?

Evening golden hour runs 17:50 to 18:31 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Jos covers the morning window and the coming week.