Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:18 and rises at 06:10. Daylight lasts 12h 7m; evening golden hour runs from 17:50 to 18:31.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:49
Sunrise
06:10
Solar noon
12:14
Sunset
18:18
Last light
18:39
Day length
12h 7m

18h 16m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:50 – 18:31
Blue hour
18:31 – 18:39
Max sun altitude
84.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:03 / 05:41

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:09 Sunset 18:18 Golden hour 17:50 – 18:30 Day length 12h 8m vs today the same length

Where Dar es Salaam is

Coordinates
6.8235° S, 39.2695° E
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
24 m
Population
5,383,728

Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam, 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 06:02 06:23 12:22 18:22 18:43 11h 58m +0:21 17:54–18:35 🌖 82%
Wed 2 06:02 06:23 12:22 18:22 18:43 11h 59m +0:21 17:54–18:35 🌖 72%
Thu 3 06:01 06:22 12:22 18:22 18:43 11h 59m +0:21 17:54–18:35 🌖 61%
Fri 4 06:01 06:22 12:22 18:22 18:42 11h 59m +0:21 17:54–18:34 🌗 49%
Sat 5 06:00 06:21 12:21 18:21 18:42 12h 0m +0:21 17:54–18:34 🌘 38%
Sun 6 06:00 06:21 12:21 18:21 18:42 12h 0m +0:21 17:53–18:34 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:59 06:20 12:21 18:21 18:42 12h 0m +0:21 17:53–18:34 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:59 06:20 12:20 18:21 18:42 12h 1m +0:22 17:53–18:34 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:58 06:19 12:20 18:21 18:42 12h 1m +0:22 17:53–18:34 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:58 06:18 12:19 18:21 18:41 12h 2m +0:22 17:53–18:33 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:57 06:18 12:19 18:20 18:41 12h 2m +0:22 17:53–18:33 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:57 06:17 12:19 18:20 18:41 12h 2m +0:22 17:53–18:33 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:56 06:17 12:18 18:20 18:41 12h 3m +0:22 17:52–18:33 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:55 06:16 12:18 18:20 18:41 12h 3m +0:22 17:52–18:33 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:55 06:16 12:18 18:20 18:41 12h 3m +0:22 17:52–18:32 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:54 06:15 12:17 18:20 18:40 12h 4m +0:22 17:52–18:32 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:54 06:15 12:17 18:19 18:40 12h 4m +0:22 17:52–18:32 🌒 36%
Fri 18 05:53 06:14 12:17 18:19 18:40 12h 5m +0:22 17:52–18:32 🌓 45%
Sat 19 05:53 06:14 12:16 18:19 18:40 12h 5m +0:22 17:51–18:32 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:52 06:13 12:16 18:19 18:40 12h 5m +0:22 17:51–18:32 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:52 06:13 12:16 18:19 18:39 12h 6m +0:22 17:51–18:31 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:51 06:12 12:15 18:18 18:39 12h 6m +0:22 17:51–18:31 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:51 06:11 12:15 18:18 18:39 12h 6m +0:22 17:51–18:31 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:50 06:11 12:15 18:18 18:39 12h 7m +0:22 17:51–18:31 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:50 06:10 12:14 18:18 18:39 12h 7m +0:22 17:50–18:31 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:49 06:10 12:14 18:18 18:39 12h 7m +0:22 17:50–18:31 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:49 06:09 12:13 18:18 18:39 12h 8m +0:22 17:50–18:30 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:48 06:09 12:13 18:18 18:38 12h 8m +0:22 17:50–18:30 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:47 06:08 12:13 18:17 18:38 12h 9m +0:22 17:50–18:30 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:47 06:08 12:12 18:17 18:38 12h 9m +0:22 17:50–18:30 🌖 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 05:13 05:38 06:23 18:22 19:07 19:32 12h 0m 75.0° 278° W
Wed 2 05:13 05:37 06:23 18:22 19:07 19:31 12h 0m 75.3° 278° W
Thu 3 05:12 05:37 06:22 18:22 19:07 19:31 11h 59m 75.7° 277° W
Fri 4 05:12 05:36 06:22 18:22 19:07 19:31 11h 59m 76.1° 277° W
Sat 5 05:12 05:36 06:21 18:21 19:07 19:31 11h 59m 76.4° 277° W
Sun 6 05:11 05:35 06:21 18:21 19:06 19:31 11h 58m 76.8° 276° W
Mon 7 05:11 05:35 06:20 18:21 19:06 19:30 11h 58m 77.2° 276° W
Tue 8 05:10 05:34 06:20 18:21 19:06 19:30 11h 58m 77.6° 275° W
Wed 9 05:10 05:34 06:19 18:21 19:06 19:30 11h 57m 77.9° 275° W
Thu 10 05:09 05:33 06:18 18:21 19:06 19:30 11h 57m 78.3° 275° W
Fri 11 05:09 05:33 06:18 18:20 19:05 19:30 11h 57m 78.7° 274° W
Sat 12 05:08 05:32 06:17 18:20 19:05 19:29 11h 56m 79.1° 274° W
Sun 13 05:08 05:32 06:17 18:20 19:05 19:29 11h 56m 79.5° 274° W
Mon 14 05:07 05:31 06:16 18:20 19:05 19:29 11h 55m 79.8° 273° W
Tue 15 05:07 05:31 06:16 18:20 19:05 19:29 11h 55m 80.2° 273° W
Wed 16 05:06 05:30 06:15 18:20 19:05 19:29 11h 55m 80.6° 272° W
Thu 17 05:06 05:30 06:15 18:19 19:04 19:29 11h 54m 81.0° 272° W
Fri 18 05:05 05:29 06:14 18:19 19:04 19:28 11h 54m 81.4° 272° W
Sat 19 05:04 05:29 06:14 18:19 19:04 19:28 11h 54m 81.8° 271° W
Sun 20 05:04 05:28 06:13 18:19 19:04 19:28 11h 53m 82.2° 271° W
Mon 21 05:03 05:28 06:13 18:19 19:04 19:28 11h 53m 82.5° 270° W
Tue 22 05:03 05:27 06:12 18:18 19:03 19:28 11h 52m 82.9° 270° W
Wed 23 05:02 05:26 06:11 18:18 19:03 19:28 11h 52m 83.3° 270° W
Thu 24 05:02 05:26 06:11 18:18 19:03 19:27 11h 52m 83.7° 269° W
Fri 25 05:01 05:25 06:10 18:18 19:03 19:27 11h 51m 84.1° 269° W
Sat 26 05:01 05:25 06:10 18:18 19:03 19:27 11h 51m 84.5° 268° W
Sun 27 05:00 05:24 06:09 18:18 19:03 19:27 11h 51m 84.9° 268° W
Mon 28 05:00 05:24 06:09 18:18 19:03 19:27 11h 50m 85.3° 268° W
Tue 29 04:59 05:23 06:08 18:17 19:02 19:27 11h 50m 85.7° 267° W
Wed 30 04:58 05:23 06:08 18:17 19:02 19:27 11h 50m 86.0° 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 05:46 06:07 12:12 18:17 18:38 12h 9m +0:22 17:50–18:30 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:46 06:07 12:12 18:17 18:38 12h 10m +0:22 17:49–18:30 🌖 65%
Sat 3 05:45 06:06 12:11 18:17 18:38 12h 10m +0:22 17:49–18:30 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:45 06:06 12:11 18:17 18:38 12h 10m +0:22 17:49–18:30 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:44 06:05 12:11 18:17 18:38 12h 11m +0:22 17:49–18:29 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:44 06:05 12:11 18:16 18:37 12h 11m +0:22 17:49–18:29 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:43 06:04 12:10 18:16 18:37 12h 12m +0:22 17:49–18:29 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:43 06:04 12:10 18:16 18:37 12h 12m +0:22 17:49–18:29 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:42 06:03 12:10 18:16 18:37 12h 12m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:42 06:03 12:09 18:16 18:37 12h 13m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:41 06:02 12:09 18:16 18:37 12h 13m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:41 06:02 12:09 18:16 18:37 12h 13m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:41 06:02 12:09 18:16 18:37 12h 14m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:40 06:01 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 14m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:40 06:01 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 15m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:39 06:00 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 15m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:39 06:00 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 15m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 38%
Sun 18 05:38 06:00 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 16m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:38 05:59 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 16m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:38 05:59 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 16m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:37 05:58 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 17m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:37 05:58 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 17m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:37 05:58 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 17m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:36 05:57 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 18m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:36 05:57 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 18m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:36 05:57 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 19m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:35 05:57 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 19m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:35 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 19m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:35 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 20m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 20m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌖 79%
Sat 31 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 20m +0:20 17:48–18:30 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Dar es Salaam

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 12h 31m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 11h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 47m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:12 on 24 May; the latest is 18:48 on 31 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 05:54 on 13 November to 06:36 on 17 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Dar es Salaam 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 6.8°S buys you.

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.

On 3 March and 11 October the midday sun stands at the zenith, 222 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 15 days.

At 6.8° the seasons barely touch the clock: 48 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

Sitting in 3 months of the longest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 7m of daylight today, and only 2 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Dar es Salaam

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 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 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 Dar es Salaam — 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 Dar es Salaam today?

The sun sets in Dar es Salaam at 18:18 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Dar es Salaam?

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

When is golden hour in Dar es Salaam?

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

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