Sunset and sunrise times in Mogadishu, Somalia

In Mogadishu, Somalia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:53 and rises at 05:46. Daylight lasts 12h 6m; evening golden hour runs from 17:25 to 18:05.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:26
Sunrise: 05:46
Solar noon: 11:50
Sunset: 17:53
Last light: 18:13
Day length: 12h 6m

17h 51m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:25 – 18:05
Blue hour: 18:05 – 18:13
Max sun altitude: 86.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:36 / 05:15

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:46 Sunset 17:52 Golden hour 17:25 – 18:05 Day length 12h 6m vs today the same length

Where Mogadishu is

Coordinates: 2.0371° N, 45.3438° E
Time zone: Africa/Mogadishu
Current offset: UTC+03:00
Elevation: 12 m
Population: 2,587,183

Sunrise and sunset in Mogadishu, 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	05:33	05:54	11:58	18:03	18:24	12h 9m	−0:07	17:35–18:16	🌖 82%
Wed 2	05:32	05:53	11:58	18:02	18:23	12h 8m	−0:07	17:35–18:15	🌖 72%
Thu 3	05:32	05:53	11:58	18:02	18:23	12h 8m	−0:07	17:34–18:15	🌖 61%
Fri 4	05:32	05:53	11:57	18:02	18:22	12h 8m	−0:07	17:34–18:14	🌗 49%
Sat 5	05:32	05:53	11:57	18:01	18:22	12h 8m	−0:07	17:34–18:14	🌘 38%
Sun 6	05:31	05:52	11:57	18:01	18:22	12h 8m	−0:07	17:33–18:14	🌘 27%
Mon 7	05:31	05:52	11:56	18:00	18:21	12h 8m	−0:07	17:33–18:13	🌘 17%
Tue 8	05:31	05:52	11:56	18:00	18:21	12h 8m	−0:07	17:33–18:13	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:31	05:51	11:56	18:00	18:20	12h 8m	−0:07	17:32–18:12	🌘 4%
Thu 10	05:30	05:51	11:55	17:59	18:20	12h 8m	−0:07	17:32–18:12	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:30	05:51	11:55	17:59	18:20	12h 7m	−0:07	17:31–18:12	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:30	05:51	11:54	17:58	18:19	12h 7m	−0:07	17:31–18:11	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:30	05:50	11:54	17:58	18:19	12h 7m	−0:07	17:31–18:11	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:29	05:50	11:54	17:58	18:18	12h 7m	−0:07	17:30–18:10	🌒 12%
Tue 15	05:29	05:50	11:53	17:57	18:18	12h 7m	−0:07	17:30–18:10	🌒 19%
Wed 16	05:29	05:49	11:53	17:57	18:17	12h 7m	−0:07	17:29–18:09	🌒 27%
Thu 17	05:28	05:49	11:53	17:56	18:17	12h 7m	−0:07	17:29–18:09	🌒 36%
Fri 18	05:28	05:49	11:52	17:56	18:17	12h 7m	−0:07	17:29–18:09	🌓 45%
Sat 19	05:28	05:48	11:52	17:56	18:16	12h 7m	−0:07	17:28–18:08	🌔 55%
Sun 20	05:27	05:48	11:52	17:55	18:16	12h 6m	−0:07	17:28–18:08	🌔 64%
Mon 21	05:27	05:48	11:51	17:55	18:15	12h 6m	−0:07	17:27–18:07	🌔 73%
Tue 22	05:27	05:48	11:51	17:54	18:15	12h 6m	−0:07	17:27–18:07	🌔 81%
Wed 23	05:27	05:47	11:51	17:54	18:15	12h 6m	−0:07	17:27–18:07	🌔 88%
Thu 24	05:26	05:47	11:50	17:53	18:14	12h 6m	−0:07	17:26–18:06	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:26	05:47	11:50	17:53	18:14	12h 6m	−0:07	17:26–18:06	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:26	05:46	11:50	17:53	18:13	12h 6m	−0:07	17:25–18:05	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:25	05:46	11:49	17:52	18:13	12h 6m	−0:07	17:25–18:05	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:25	05:46	11:49	17:52	18:13	12h 6m	−0:07	17:24–18:05	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:25	05:46	11:49	17:51	18:12	12h 5m	−0:07	17:24–18:04	🌖 92%
Wed 30	05:25	05:45	11:48	17:51	18:12	12h 5m	−0:07	17:24–18:04	🌖 85%

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	04:44	05:08	05:54	18:03	18:48	19:12	11h 50m	83.8°	278° W
Wed 2	04:44	05:08	05:53	18:02	18:47	19:12	11h 50m	84.2°	278° W
Thu 3	04:44	05:08	05:53	18:02	18:47	19:11	11h 50m	84.6°	277° W
Fri 4	04:43	05:08	05:53	18:02	18:47	19:11	11h 50m	84.9°	277° W
Sat 5	04:43	05:08	05:53	18:01	18:46	19:10	11h 51m	85.3°	277° W
Sun 6	04:43	05:07	05:52	18:01	18:46	19:10	11h 51m	85.7°	276° W
Mon 7	04:43	05:07	05:52	18:00	18:45	19:10	11h 51m	86.0°	276° W
Tue 8	04:43	05:07	05:52	18:00	18:45	19:09	11h 51m	86.4°	276° W
Wed 9	04:42	05:07	05:51	18:00	18:45	19:09	11h 51m	86.8°	275° W
Thu 10	04:42	05:06	05:51	17:59	18:44	19:08	11h 51m	87.2°	275° W
Fri 11	04:42	05:06	05:51	17:59	18:44	19:08	11h 51m	87.5°	274° W
Sat 12	04:42	05:06	05:51	17:58	18:43	19:07	11h 51m	87.9°	274° W
Sun 13	04:41	05:05	05:50	17:58	18:43	19:07	11h 51m	88.3°	274° W
Mon 14	04:41	05:05	05:50	17:58	18:42	19:06	11h 52m	88.7°	273° W
Tue 15	04:41	05:05	05:50	17:57	18:42	19:06	11h 52m	89.1°	273° W
Wed 16	04:41	05:05	05:49	17:57	18:41	19:06	11h 52m	89.5°	273° W
Thu 17	04:40	05:04	05:49	17:56	18:41	19:05	11h 52m	89.8°	272° W
Fri 18	04:40	05:04	05:49	17:56	18:41	19:05	11h 52m	89.8°	272° W
Sat 19	04:40	05:04	05:48	17:56	18:40	19:04	11h 52m	89.4°	271° W
Sun 20	04:39	05:03	05:48	17:55	18:40	19:04	11h 52m	89.0°	271° W
Mon 21	04:39	05:03	05:48	17:55	18:39	19:03	11h 52m	88.6°	271° W
Tue 22	04:39	05:03	05:48	17:54	18:39	19:03	11h 52m	88.2°	270° W
Wed 23	04:39	05:03	05:47	17:54	18:39	19:03	11h 53m	87.8°	270° W
Thu 24	04:38	05:02	05:47	17:53	18:38	19:02	11h 53m	87.4°	269° W
Fri 25	04:38	05:02	05:47	17:53	18:38	19:02	11h 53m	87.0°	269° W
Sat 26	04:38	05:02	05:46	17:53	18:37	19:01	11h 53m	86.7°	269° W
Sun 27	04:37	05:01	05:46	17:52	18:37	19:01	11h 53m	86.3°	268° W
Mon 28	04:37	05:01	05:46	17:52	18:37	19:01	11h 53m	85.9°	268° W
Tue 29	04:37	05:01	05:46	17:51	18:36	19:00	11h 53m	85.5°	267° W
Wed 30	04:36	05:00	05:45	17:51	18:36	19:00	11h 53m	85.1°	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	11:48	17:51	18:11	12h 5m	−0:06	17:23–18:03	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:24	05:45	11:48	17:50	18:11	12h 5m	−0:06	17:23–18:03	🌖 65%
Sat 3	05:24	05:44	11:47	17:50	18:11	12h 5m	−0:06	17:23–18:03	🌗 53%
Sun 4	05:23	05:44	11:47	17:50	18:10	12h 5m	−0:06	17:22–18:02	🌘 41%
Mon 5	05:23	05:44	11:47	17:49	18:10	12h 5m	−0:06	17:22–18:02	🌘 30%
Tue 6	05:23	05:44	11:46	17:49	18:10	12h 5m	−0:06	17:21–18:02	🌘 20%
Wed 7	05:23	05:43	11:46	17:49	18:09	12h 5m	−0:06	17:21–18:01	🌘 12%
Thu 8	05:22	05:43	11:46	17:48	18:09	12h 5m	−0:06	17:21–18:01	🌘 6%
Fri 9	05:22	05:43	11:45	17:48	18:09	12h 4m	−0:06	17:20–18:01	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:22	05:43	11:45	17:48	18:08	12h 4m	−0:06	17:20–18:00	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:22	05:43	11:45	17:47	18:08	12h 4m	−0:06	17:20–18:00	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:21	05:42	11:45	17:47	18:08	12h 4m	−0:06	17:19–18:00	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:21	05:42	11:44	17:47	18:07	12h 4m	−0:06	17:19–17:59	🌒 8%
Wed 14	05:21	05:42	11:44	17:46	18:07	12h 4m	−0:06	17:19–17:59	🌒 14%
Thu 15	05:21	05:42	11:44	17:46	18:07	12h 4m	−0:06	17:18–17:59	🌒 21%
Fri 16	05:21	05:42	11:44	17:46	18:07	12h 4m	−0:06	17:18–17:59	🌒 29%
Sat 17	05:20	05:41	11:43	17:46	18:06	12h 4m	−0:06	17:18–17:58	🌒 38%
Sun 18	05:20	05:41	11:43	17:45	18:06	12h 3m	−0:06	17:18–17:58	🌓 47%
Mon 19	05:20	05:41	11:43	17:45	18:06	12h 3m	−0:06	17:17–17:58	🌔 57%
Tue 20	05:20	05:41	11:43	17:45	18:06	12h 3m	−0:06	17:17–17:58	🌔 66%
Wed 21	05:20	05:41	11:43	17:45	18:06	12h 3m	−0:06	17:17–17:57	🌔 75%
Thu 22	05:20	05:41	11:43	17:44	18:05	12h 3m	−0:06	17:16–17:57	🌔 83%
Fri 23	05:20	05:41	11:42	17:44	18:05	12h 3m	−0:06	17:16–17:57	🌔 90%
Sat 24	05:19	05:41	11:42	17:44	18:05	12h 3m	−0:06	17:16–17:57	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:19	05:41	11:42	17:44	18:05	12h 3m	−0:06	17:16–17:57	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:19	05:40	11:42	17:44	18:05	12h 3m	−0:06	17:16–17:57	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:19	05:40	11:42	17:44	18:05	12h 3m	−0:06	17:15–17:57	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:19	05:40	11:42	17:43	18:05	12h 3m	−0:05	17:15–17:56	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:19	05:40	11:42	17:43	18:05	12h 2m	−0:05	17:15–17:56	🌖 88%
Fri 30	05:19	05:40	11:42	17:43	18:04	12h 2m	−0:05	17:15–17:56	🌖 79%
Sat 31	05:19	05:40	11:42	17:43	18:04	12h 2m	−0:05	17:15–17:56	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Mogadishu

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

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 12h 0m.

Between them the day length swings by 14m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:43 on 6 November; the latest is 18:14 on 15 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 05:40 on 31 October to 06:11 on 8 February.

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

What makes sunsets in Mogadishu different

At 2°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 21 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes shorter than today's 24-minute median.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 14m here — among the narrowest of the 10 cities tracked in Somalia.

Over a year the sunset point slides 47° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 24 seconds earlier each day this month — 12 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 26 March and 18 September — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

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.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 December, in 3 months, and sunset moves a mere 5 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Mogadishu

Arrive by 17:10. Golden hour opens at 17:25 and the sun is down by 17:53, 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 18:05 and runs to 18:13, 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 Mogadishu — 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 Mogadishu today?

The sun sets in Mogadishu at 17:53 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Mogadishu?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:13 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Mogadishu?

Evening golden hour runs 17:25 to 18:05 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Mogadishu covers the morning window and the coming week.