Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Kigali, Rwanda

In Kigali, Rwanda the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:54 and rises at 05:47. Daylight lasts 12h 7m; evening golden hour runs from 17:27 to 18:07.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:26
Sunrise
05:47
Solar noon
11:51
Sunset
17:54
Last light
18:15
Day length
12h 7m

17h 52m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:27 – 18:07
Blue hour
18:07 – 18:15
Max sun altitude
89.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:40 / 05:18

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 17:54 Golden hour 17:27 – 18:07 Day length 12h 7m vs today the same length

Where Kigali is

Coordinates
1.9500° S, 30.0588° E
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
1,542 m
Population
1,132,686

Sunrise and sunset in Kigali, 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 05:36 05:57 11:59 18:02 18:22 12h 4m +0:06 17:34–18:14 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:36 05:57 11:59 18:01 18:22 12h 4m +0:06 17:34–18:14 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:35 05:56 11:59 18:01 18:22 12h 4m +0:06 17:33–18:14 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:35 05:56 11:58 18:01 18:22 12h 4m +0:06 17:33–18:14 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:35 05:56 11:58 18:00 18:21 12h 4m +0:06 17:33–18:13 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:34 05:55 11:58 18:00 18:21 12h 4m +0:06 17:33–18:13 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:34 05:55 11:57 18:00 18:21 12h 5m +0:06 17:32–18:13 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:34 05:54 11:57 18:00 18:20 12h 5m +0:06 17:32–18:12 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:33 05:54 11:57 17:59 18:20 12h 5m +0:06 17:32–18:12 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:33 05:54 11:56 17:59 18:20 12h 5m +0:06 17:32–18:12 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:32 05:53 11:56 17:59 18:19 12h 5m +0:06 17:31–18:11 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:32 05:53 11:56 17:58 18:19 12h 5m +0:06 17:31–18:11 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:32 05:52 11:55 17:58 18:19 12h 5m +0:06 17:31–18:11 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:31 05:52 11:55 17:58 18:19 12h 5m +0:06 17:30–18:10 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:31 05:52 11:55 17:57 18:18 12h 5m +0:06 17:30–18:10 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:31 05:51 11:54 17:57 18:18 12h 5m +0:06 17:30–18:10 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:30 05:51 11:54 17:57 18:18 12h 6m +0:06 17:30–18:10 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:30 05:50 11:53 17:57 18:17 12h 6m +0:06 17:29–18:09 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:29 05:50 11:53 17:56 18:17 12h 6m +0:06 17:29–18:09 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:29 05:50 11:53 17:56 18:17 12h 6m +0:06 17:29–18:09 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:28 05:49 11:52 17:56 18:16 12h 6m +0:06 17:28–18:08 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:28 05:49 11:52 17:55 18:16 12h 6m +0:06 17:28–18:08 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:28 05:48 11:52 17:55 18:16 12h 6m +0:06 17:28–18:08 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:27 05:48 11:51 17:55 18:15 12h 6m +0:06 17:27–18:07 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:27 05:48 11:51 17:54 18:15 12h 6m +0:06 17:27–18:07 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:26 05:47 11:51 17:54 18:15 12h 7m +0:06 17:27–18:07 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:26 05:47 11:50 17:54 18:15 12h 7m +0:06 17:27–18:07 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:26 05:46 11:50 17:54 18:14 12h 7m +0:06 17:26–18:06 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:25 05:46 11:50 17:53 18:14 12h 7m +0:06 17:26–18:06 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:25 05:46 11:49 17:53 18:14 12h 7m +0:06 17:26–18:06 🌖 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 04:48 05:12 05:57 18:02 18:47 19:11 11h 55m 79.9° 278° W
Wed 2 04:47 05:12 05:57 18:01 18:46 19:11 11h 55m 80.2° 278° W
Thu 3 04:47 05:11 05:56 18:01 18:46 19:10 11h 54m 80.6° 277° W
Fri 4 04:47 05:11 05:56 18:01 18:46 19:10 11h 54m 81.0° 277° W
Sat 5 04:46 05:11 05:56 18:00 18:45 19:10 11h 54m 81.3° 277° W
Sun 6 04:46 05:10 05:55 18:00 18:45 19:09 11h 54m 81.7° 276° W
Mon 7 04:46 05:10 05:55 18:00 18:45 19:09 11h 54m 82.1° 276° W
Tue 8 04:45 05:10 05:54 18:00 18:44 19:09 11h 54m 82.4° 275° W
Wed 9 04:45 05:09 05:54 17:59 18:44 19:08 11h 54m 82.8° 275° W
Thu 10 04:45 05:09 05:54 17:59 18:44 19:08 11h 54m 83.2° 275° W
Fri 11 04:44 05:08 05:53 17:59 18:44 19:08 11h 54m 83.6° 274° W
Sat 12 04:44 05:08 05:53 17:58 18:43 19:07 11h 54m 84.0° 274° W
Sun 13 04:44 05:08 05:52 17:58 18:43 19:07 11h 53m 84.3° 274° W
Mon 14 04:43 05:07 05:52 17:58 18:43 19:07 11h 53m 84.7° 273° W
Tue 15 04:43 05:07 05:52 17:57 18:42 19:06 11h 53m 85.1° 273° W
Wed 16 04:42 05:06 05:51 17:57 18:42 19:06 11h 53m 85.5° 272° W
Thu 17 04:42 05:06 05:51 17:57 18:42 19:06 11h 53m 85.9° 272° W
Fri 18 04:42 05:06 05:50 17:57 18:41 19:05 11h 53m 86.3° 272° W
Sat 19 04:41 05:05 05:50 17:56 18:41 19:05 11h 53m 86.7° 271° W
Sun 20 04:41 05:05 05:50 17:56 18:41 19:05 11h 53m 87.0° 271° W
Mon 21 04:40 05:04 05:49 17:56 18:40 19:04 11h 53m 87.4° 270° W
Tue 22 04:40 05:04 05:49 17:55 18:40 19:04 11h 52m 87.8° 270° W
Wed 23 04:40 05:04 05:48 17:55 18:40 19:04 11h 52m 88.2° 270° W
Thu 24 04:39 05:03 05:48 17:55 18:39 19:03 11h 52m 88.6° 269° W
Fri 25 04:39 05:03 05:48 17:54 18:39 19:03 11h 52m 89.0° 269° W
Sat 26 04:38 05:02 05:47 17:54 18:39 19:03 11h 52m 89.4° 269° W
Sun 27 04:38 05:02 05:47 17:54 18:39 19:03 11h 52m 89.8° 268° W
Mon 28 04:38 05:02 05:46 17:54 18:38 19:02 11h 52m 89.8° 268° W
Tue 29 04:37 05:01 05:46 17:53 18:38 19:02 11h 52m 89.5° 267° W
Wed 30 04:37 05:01 05:46 17:53 18:38 19:02 11h 52m 89.1° 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 05:24 05:45 11:49 17:53 18:13 12h 7m +0:07 17:25–18:05 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:24 05:45 11:49 17:53 18:13 12h 7m +0:07 17:25–18:05 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:24 05:44 11:48 17:52 18:13 12h 7m +0:07 17:25–18:05 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:23 05:44 11:48 17:52 18:13 12h 7m +0:07 17:25–18:05 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:23 05:44 11:48 17:52 18:12 12h 8m +0:07 17:24–18:04 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:23 05:43 11:47 17:51 18:12 12h 8m +0:07 17:24–18:04 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:22 05:43 11:47 17:51 18:12 12h 8m +0:07 17:24–18:04 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:22 05:43 11:47 17:51 18:12 12h 8m +0:07 17:24–18:04 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:22 05:42 11:47 17:51 18:12 12h 8m +0:07 17:23–18:04 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:21 05:42 11:46 17:51 18:11 12h 8m +0:07 17:23–18:03 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:21 05:42 11:46 17:50 18:11 12h 8m +0:07 17:23–18:03 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:21 05:41 11:46 17:50 18:11 12h 8m +0:07 17:23–18:03 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:20 05:41 11:46 17:50 18:11 12h 8m +0:07 17:22–18:03 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:20 05:41 11:45 17:50 18:11 12h 9m +0:07 17:22–18:03 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:20 05:41 11:45 17:50 18:11 12h 9m +0:07 17:22–18:02 🌒 22%
Fri 16 05:19 05:40 11:45 17:49 18:10 12h 9m +0:07 17:22–18:02 🌒 30%
Sat 17 05:19 05:40 11:45 17:49 18:10 12h 9m +0:07 17:22–18:02 🌒 39%
Sun 18 05:19 05:40 11:44 17:49 18:10 12h 9m +0:07 17:21–18:02 🌓 48%
Mon 19 05:18 05:39 11:44 17:49 18:10 12h 9m +0:07 17:21–18:02 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:18 05:39 11:44 17:49 18:10 12h 9m +0:07 17:21–18:02 🌔 67%
Wed 21 05:18 05:39 11:44 17:49 18:10 12h 9m +0:07 17:21–18:02 🌔 76%
Thu 22 05:18 05:39 11:44 17:49 18:10 12h 9m +0:06 17:21–18:02 🌔 84%
Fri 23 05:17 05:39 11:44 17:49 18:10 12h 9m +0:06 17:21–18:02 🌔 91%
Sat 24 05:17 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:10 12h 10m +0:06 17:21–18:01 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:17 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:10 12h 10m +0:06 17:20–18:01 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:17 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:10 12h 10m +0:06 17:20–18:01 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:17 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:10 12h 10m +0:06 17:20–18:01 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:17 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:10 12h 10m +0:06 17:20–18:01 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:16 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:10 12h 10m +0:06 17:20–18:01 🌖 87%
Fri 30 05:16 05:38 11:43 17:48 18:10 12h 10m +0:06 17:20–18:01 🌖 78%
Sat 31 05:16 05:37 11:43 17:48 18:10 12h 10m +0:06 17:20–18:01 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Kigali

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 12h 14m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 12h 0m.

Between them the day length swings by 13m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:48 on 30 October; the latest is 18:19 on 7 February. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:37 on 6 November to 06:08 on 15 February.

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

What makes sunsets in Kigali different

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 1.9°S buys you.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 47° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Sunset drifts 18 seconds earlier each day this month — 9 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 16 March and 28 September, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 2 days.

Sunset lands at close to the same time all year — the annual spread in day length is only 14 minutes, compared with about 8.8 hours at London's latitude.

At 1,542 m the horizon sits 1.36° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5.4 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 10.9 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Sitting in 3 months of the longest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 7m of daylight today, and only 4 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Kigali

Arrive by 17:12. Golden hour opens at 17:27 and the sun is down by 17:54, 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 18:07 and runs to 18:15, 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 Kigali — 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 Kigali today?

The sun sets in Kigali at 17:54 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kigali?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:15 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kigali?

Evening golden hour runs 17:27 to 18:07 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Kigali covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Kigali