Sunset and sunrise times in Sokoto, Nigeria

In Sokoto, Nigeria the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:32 and rises at 06:28. Daylight lasts 12h 4m; evening golden hour runs from 18:04 to 18:45.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:06
Sunrise: 06:28
Solar noon: 12:30
Sunset: 18:32
Last light: 18:53
Day length: 12h 4m

18h 30m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:04 – 18:45
Blue hour: 18:45 – 18:53
Max sun altitude: 75.6°
Moon: 🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset: 18:18 / 06:02

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:31 Golden hour 18:03 – 18:44 Day length 12h 3m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Sokoto is

Coordinates: 13.0627° N, 5.2432° E
Time zone: Africa/Lagos
Current offset: UTC+01:00
Elevation: 296 m
Population: 1,040,000

Sunrise and sunset in Sokoto, 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	06:06	06:27	12:39	18:50	19:11	12h 22m	−0:42	18:21–19:03	🌖 81%
Wed 2	06:06	06:27	12:38	18:49	19:10	12h 21m	−0:42	18:21–19:02	🌖 71%
Thu 3	06:06	06:27	12:38	18:48	19:10	12h 20m	−0:42	18:20–19:01	🌖 60%
Fri 4	06:06	06:27	12:38	18:48	19:09	12h 20m	−0:42	18:19–19:01	🌗 48%
Sat 5	06:06	06:27	12:37	18:47	19:08	12h 19m	−0:42	18:19–19:00	🌘 37%
Sun 6	06:06	06:27	12:37	18:46	19:08	12h 18m	−0:42	18:18–18:59	🌘 26%
Mon 7	06:06	06:27	12:37	18:45	19:07	12h 17m	−0:42	18:17–18:59	🌘 16%
Tue 8	06:06	06:28	12:36	18:45	19:06	12h 17m	−0:43	18:17–18:58	🌘 9%
Wed 9	06:06	06:28	12:36	18:44	19:05	12h 16m	−0:43	18:16–18:57	🌘 3%
Thu 10	06:06	06:28	12:36	18:43	19:05	12h 15m	−0:43	18:15–18:56	🌘 0%
Fri 11	06:06	06:28	12:35	18:43	19:04	12h 15m	−0:43	18:15–18:56	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:06	06:28	12:35	18:42	19:03	12h 14m	−0:43	18:14–18:55	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:06	06:28	12:34	18:41	19:03	12h 13m	−0:43	18:13–18:54	🌒 7%
Mon 14	06:06	06:28	12:34	18:41	19:02	12h 12m	−0:43	18:12–18:54	🌒 13%
Tue 15	06:06	06:28	12:34	18:40	19:01	12h 12m	−0:43	18:12–18:53	🌒 20%
Wed 16	06:06	06:28	12:33	18:39	19:00	12h 11m	−0:43	18:11–18:52	🌒 28%
Thu 17	06:06	06:28	12:33	18:38	19:00	12h 10m	−0:43	18:10–18:51	🌒 37%
Fri 18	06:06	06:28	12:33	18:38	18:59	12h 10m	−0:43	18:10–18:51	🌓 46%
Sat 19	06:06	06:28	12:32	18:37	18:58	12h 9m	−0:43	18:09–18:50	🌔 56%
Sun 20	06:06	06:28	12:32	18:36	18:57	12h 8m	−0:43	18:08–18:49	🌔 65%
Mon 21	06:06	06:28	12:32	18:36	18:57	12h 7m	−0:43	18:07–18:49	🌔 74%
Tue 22	06:06	06:28	12:31	18:35	18:56	12h 7m	−0:43	18:07–18:48	🌔 82%
Wed 23	06:06	06:28	12:31	18:34	18:55	12h 6m	−0:43	18:06–18:47	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:06	06:28	12:31	18:33	18:55	12h 5m	−0:43	18:05–18:46	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:06	06:28	12:30	18:33	18:54	12h 5m	−0:43	18:05–18:46	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:06	06:28	12:30	18:32	18:53	12h 4m	−0:43	18:04–18:45	🌕 100%
Sun 27	06:06	06:28	12:30	18:31	18:52	12h 3m	−0:43	18:03–18:44	🌖 99%
Mon 28	06:06	06:28	12:29	18:31	18:52	12h 2m	−0:43	18:02–18:44	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:06	06:28	12:29	18:30	18:51	12h 2m	−0:43	18:02–18:43	🌖 91%
Wed 30	06:06	06:28	12:29	18:29	18:50	12h 1m	−0:43	18:01–18:42	🌖 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	05:41	06:27	18:50	19:36	20:01	11h 37m	85.1°	278° W
Wed 2	05:16	05:41	06:27	18:49	19:35	20:01	11h 38m	84.7°	278° W
Thu 3	05:16	05:41	06:27	18:48	19:35	20:00	11h 39m	84.4°	278° W
Fri 4	05:16	05:41	06:27	18:48	19:34	19:59	11h 39m	84.0°	277° W
Sat 5	05:16	05:41	06:27	18:47	19:33	19:58	11h 40m	83.6°	277° W
Sun 6	05:16	05:41	06:27	18:46	19:32	19:57	11h 41m	83.3°	277° W
Mon 7	05:16	05:41	06:27	18:45	19:32	19:57	11h 42m	82.9°	276° W
Tue 8	05:16	05:41	06:28	18:45	19:31	19:56	11h 42m	82.5°	276° W
Wed 9	05:16	05:41	06:28	18:44	19:30	19:55	11h 43m	82.1°	275° W
Thu 10	05:16	05:41	06:28	18:43	19:30	19:54	11h 44m	81.8°	275° W
Fri 11	05:16	05:41	06:28	18:43	19:29	19:54	11h 44m	81.4°	275° W
Sat 12	05:17	05:41	06:28	18:42	19:28	19:53	11h 45m	81.0°	274° W
Sun 13	05:17	05:41	06:28	18:41	19:27	19:52	11h 46m	80.6°	274° W
Mon 14	05:17	05:41	06:28	18:41	19:27	19:51	11h 47m	80.2°	273° W
Tue 15	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:40	19:26	19:51	11h 47m	79.9°	273° W
Wed 16	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:39	19:25	19:50	11h 48m	79.5°	273° W
Thu 17	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:38	19:24	19:49	11h 49m	79.1°	272° W
Fri 18	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:38	19:24	19:48	11h 49m	78.7°	272° W
Sat 19	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:37	19:23	19:48	11h 50m	78.3°	272° W
Sun 20	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:36	19:22	19:47	11h 51m	77.9°	271° W
Mon 21	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:36	19:21	19:46	11h 52m	77.5°	271° W
Tue 22	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:35	19:21	19:45	11h 52m	77.1°	270° W
Wed 23	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:34	19:20	19:45	11h 53m	76.8°	270° W
Thu 24	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:33	19:19	19:44	11h 54m	76.4°	270° W
Fri 25	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:33	19:19	19:43	11h 54m	76.0°	269° W
Sat 26	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:32	19:18	19:42	11h 55m	75.6°	269° W
Sun 27	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:31	19:17	19:42	11h 56m	75.2°	268° W
Mon 28	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:31	19:16	19:41	11h 57m	74.8°	268° W
Tue 29	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:30	19:16	19:40	11h 57m	74.4°	268° W
Wed 30	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:29	19:15	19:40	11h 58m	74.0°	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	06:07	06:28	12:28	18:28	18:50	12h 0m	−0:43	18:00–18:42	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:07	06:28	12:28	18:28	18:49	12h 0m	−0:43	18:00–18:41	🌖 64%
Sat 3	06:07	06:28	12:28	18:27	18:48	11h 59m	−0:43	17:59–18:40	🌗 52%
Sun 4	06:07	06:28	12:27	18:26	18:48	11h 58m	−0:43	17:58–18:39	🌘 40%
Mon 5	06:07	06:28	12:27	18:26	18:47	11h 57m	−0:43	17:58–18:39	🌘 29%
Tue 6	06:07	06:28	12:27	18:25	18:46	11h 57m	−0:43	17:57–18:38	🌘 19%
Wed 7	06:07	06:28	12:26	18:24	18:46	11h 56m	−0:43	17:56–18:38	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:07	06:28	12:26	18:24	18:45	11h 55m	−0:43	17:56–18:37	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:07	06:28	12:26	18:23	18:45	11h 55m	−0:43	17:55–18:36	🌘 1%
Sat 10	06:07	06:28	12:26	18:23	18:44	11h 54m	−0:42	17:54–18:36	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:07	06:28	12:25	18:22	18:43	11h 53m	−0:42	17:54–18:35	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:07	06:28	12:25	18:21	18:43	11h 52m	−0:42	17:53–18:34	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:07	06:29	12:25	18:21	18:42	11h 52m	−0:42	17:52–18:34	🌒 9%
Wed 14	06:07	06:29	12:25	18:20	18:42	11h 51m	−0:42	17:52–18:33	🌒 15%
Thu 15	06:07	06:29	12:24	18:20	18:41	11h 50m	−0:42	17:51–18:33	🌒 22%
Fri 16	06:07	06:29	12:24	18:19	18:40	11h 50m	−0:42	17:51–18:32	🌒 30%
Sat 17	06:08	06:29	12:24	18:18	18:40	11h 49m	−0:41	17:50–18:32	🌒 39%
Sun 18	06:08	06:29	12:24	18:18	18:39	11h 48m	−0:41	17:49–18:31	🌓 48%
Mon 19	06:08	06:29	12:23	18:17	18:39	11h 48m	−0:41	17:49–18:31	🌔 58%
Tue 20	06:08	06:30	12:23	18:17	18:38	11h 47m	−0:41	17:48–18:30	🌔 67%
Wed 21	06:08	06:30	12:23	18:16	18:38	11h 46m	−0:41	17:48–18:30	🌔 76%
Thu 22	06:08	06:30	12:23	18:16	18:37	11h 46m	−0:40	17:47–18:29	🌔 84%
Fri 23	06:08	06:30	12:23	18:15	18:37	11h 45m	−0:40	17:47–18:29	🌔 91%
Sat 24	06:09	06:30	12:23	18:15	18:37	11h 44m	−0:40	17:46–18:28	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:09	06:30	12:23	18:14	18:36	11h 44m	−0:40	17:46–18:28	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:09	06:31	12:22	18:14	18:36	11h 43m	−0:39	17:45–18:27	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:09	06:31	12:22	18:14	18:35	11h 42m	−0:39	17:45–18:27	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:09	06:31	12:22	18:13	18:35	11h 42m	−0:39	17:44–18:27	🌖 94%
Thu 29	06:10	06:31	12:22	18:13	18:35	11h 41m	−0:39	17:44–18:26	🌖 87%
Fri 30	06:10	06:32	12:22	18:12	18:34	11h 40m	−0:38	17:43–18:26	🌖 78%
Sat 31	06:10	06:32	12:22	18:12	18:34	11h 40m	−0:38	17:43–18:26	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Sokoto

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 53m of daylight.

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

Between them the day length swings by 1h 32m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:09 on 19 November; the latest is 19:09 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 06:11 on 1 June to 07:06 on 24 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Sokoto different

Clock noon and solar noon are 30 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:30 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 13.1°N buys you.

Summer and winter days differ by 1h 32m here, more seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Nigeria we track.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 48° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across September the sunset moves 20 minutes earlier, averaging about 42 seconds a day.

On 25 April and 18 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 115 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

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 Sokoto

Arrive by 17:49. Golden hour opens at 18:04 and the sun is down by 18:32, 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 18:45 and runs to 18:53, 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 Sokoto — 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 Sokoto today?

The sun sets in Sokoto at 18:32 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sokoto?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:53 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sokoto?

Evening golden hour runs 18:04 to 18:45 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Sokoto covers the morning window and the coming week.