Sunset and sunrise times in Gitega, Burundi
In Gitega, Burundi the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:03 and rises at 06:01. Daylight lasts 12h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 17:35 to 18:16.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Last light
- 18:24
- Day length
- 12h 1m
the sun has already set today
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:35 – 18:16
- Blue hour
- 18:16 – 18:24
- Max sun altitude
- 75.9°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 15:56 / 03:47
The sun sets at 281° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:03 Golden hour 17:35 – 18:15 Day length 12h 1m vs today the same lengthWhere Gitega is
- Coordinates
- 3.4271° S, 29.9246° E
- Time zone
- Africa/Bujumbura
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 1,684 m
- Population
- 64,904
Sunrise and sunset in Gitega, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:45 | 06:07 | 12:06 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 58m | +0:07 | 17:36–18:19 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | 05:45 | 06:07 | 12:06 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 58m | +0:07 | 17:36–18:19 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | 05:45 | 06:07 | 12:06 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 58m | +0:08 | 17:37–18:19 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | 05:45 | 06:07 | 12:06 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 58m | +0:08 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | 05:45 | 06:07 | 12:06 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 58m | +0:08 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | 05:45 | 06:06 | 12:06 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 58m | +0:08 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | 05:45 | 06:06 | 12:06 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 58m | +0:08 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | 05:44 | 06:06 | 12:05 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 11h 59m | +0:08 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | 05:44 | 06:06 | 12:05 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 11h 59m | +0:08 | 17:36–18:18 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | 05:44 | 06:06 | 12:05 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 11h 59m | +0:08 | 17:36–18:18 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | 05:44 | 06:05 | 12:05 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 11h 59m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:18 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 05:44 | 06:05 | 12:05 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 11h 59m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:18 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:43 | 06:05 | 12:05 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 11h 59m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:18 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:43 | 06:05 | 12:05 | 18:04 | 18:26 | 11h 59m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:18 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 05:43 | 06:04 | 12:04 | 18:04 | 18:26 | 12h 0m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 05:43 | 06:04 | 12:04 | 18:04 | 18:26 | 12h 0m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 05:42 | 06:04 | 12:04 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 0m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:04 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 0m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:03 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 0m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:03 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 0m | +0:09 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | 05:41 | 06:03 | 12:03 | 18:03 | 18:25 | 12h 0m | +0:09 | 17:35–18:16 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 05:41 | 06:02 | 12:03 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 1m | +0:10 | 17:35–18:16 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 05:41 | 06:02 | 12:02 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 1m | +0:10 | 17:35–18:16 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 05:40 | 06:02 | 12:02 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 1m | +0:10 | 17:35–18:16 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 05:40 | 06:01 | 12:02 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 1m | +0:10 | 17:35–18:16 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 05:40 | 06:01 | 12:02 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 1m | +0:10 | 17:35–18:15 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 05:39 | 06:00 | 12:01 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 12h 1m | +0:10 | 17:35–18:15 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:39 | 06:00 | 12:01 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 12h 2m | +0:10 | 17:34–18:15 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:39 | 06:00 | 12:01 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 12h 2m | +0:10 | 17:34–18:15 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:38 | 05:59 | 12:00 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 12h 2m | +0:10 | 17:34–18:15 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 05:38 | 05:59 | 12:00 | 18:02 | 18:22 | 12h 2m | +0:10 | 17:34–18:14 | 🌖 89% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:55 | 05:20 | 06:07 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 12h 1m | 68.6° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:55 | 05:20 | 06:07 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 12h 1m | 68.9° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:55 | 05:20 | 06:07 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 12h 1m | 69.1° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:55 | 05:20 | 06:07 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 12h 1m | 69.4° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:55 | 05:20 | 06:07 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 12h 1m | 69.7° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:55 | 05:20 | 06:06 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 12h 1m | 69.9° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:55 | 05:20 | 06:06 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 12h 0m | 70.2° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:54 | 05:19 | 06:06 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:16 | 12h 0m | 70.5° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:54 | 05:19 | 06:06 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 12h 0m | 70.8° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:54 | 05:19 | 06:06 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 12h 0m | 71.1° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 04:54 | 05:19 | 06:05 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 12h 0m | 71.4° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 04:54 | 05:19 | 06:05 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 12h 0m | 71.7° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 04:54 | 05:19 | 06:05 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 11h 59m | 72.0° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 04:54 | 05:18 | 06:05 | 18:04 | 18:51 | 19:15 | 11h 59m | 72.3° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 04:54 | 05:18 | 06:04 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 19:15 | 11h 59m | 72.6° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 04:53 | 05:18 | 06:04 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 19:15 | 11h 59m | 72.9° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 04:53 | 05:18 | 06:04 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 19:15 | 11h 59m | 73.2° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 04:53 | 05:18 | 06:03 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 19:14 | 11h 59m | 73.6° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 04:53 | 05:17 | 06:03 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 19:14 | 11h 59m | 73.9° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:03 | 18:04 | 18:49 | 19:14 | 11h 58m | 74.2° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:03 | 18:03 | 18:49 | 19:14 | 11h 58m | 74.5° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:02 | 18:03 | 18:49 | 19:13 | 11h 58m | 74.9° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 04:52 | 05:16 | 06:02 | 18:03 | 18:49 | 19:13 | 11h 58m | 75.2° | 281° W |
| Mon 24 | 04:51 | 05:16 | 06:02 | 18:03 | 18:48 | 19:13 | 11h 58m | 75.6° | 281° W |
| Tue 25 | 04:51 | 05:16 | 06:01 | 18:03 | 18:48 | 19:13 | 11h 58m | 75.9° | 281° W |
| Wed 26 | 04:51 | 05:15 | 06:01 | 18:03 | 18:48 | 19:12 | 11h 57m | 76.2° | 280° W |
| Thu 27 | 04:51 | 05:15 | 06:00 | 18:02 | 18:48 | 19:12 | 11h 57m | 76.6° | 280° W |
| Fri 28 | 04:50 | 05:15 | 06:00 | 18:02 | 18:47 | 19:12 | 11h 57m | 76.9° | 280° W |
| Sat 29 | 04:50 | 05:14 | 06:00 | 18:02 | 18:47 | 19:12 | 11h 57m | 77.3° | 279° W |
| Sun 30 | 04:50 | 05:14 | 05:59 | 18:02 | 18:47 | 19:11 | 11h 57m | 77.7° | 279° W |
| Mon 31 | 04:49 | 05:14 | 05:59 | 18:02 | 18:47 | 19:11 | 11h 56m | 78.0° | 278° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:38 | 05:58 | 12:00 | 18:01 | 18:22 | 12h 2m | +0:10 | 17:34–18:14 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 05:37 | 05:58 | 12:00 | 18:01 | 18:22 | 12h 2m | +0:10 | 17:33–18:14 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 05:37 | 05:58 | 11:59 | 18:01 | 18:22 | 12h 3m | +0:10 | 17:33–18:14 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 05:36 | 05:57 | 11:59 | 18:01 | 18:21 | 12h 3m | +0:10 | 17:33–18:13 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 05:36 | 05:57 | 11:59 | 18:00 | 18:21 | 12h 3m | +0:10 | 17:33–18:13 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 05:36 | 05:56 | 11:58 | 18:00 | 18:21 | 12h 3m | +0:11 | 17:33–18:13 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:58 | 18:00 | 18:21 | 12h 3m | +0:11 | 17:32–18:13 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:58 | 18:00 | 18:20 | 12h 4m | +0:11 | 17:32–18:12 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 05:34 | 05:55 | 11:57 | 17:59 | 18:20 | 12h 4m | +0:11 | 17:32–18:12 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 05:34 | 05:55 | 11:57 | 17:59 | 18:20 | 12h 4m | +0:11 | 17:32–18:12 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:33 | 05:54 | 11:56 | 17:59 | 18:20 | 12h 4m | +0:11 | 17:31–18:12 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:33 | 05:54 | 11:56 | 17:59 | 18:19 | 12h 4m | +0:11 | 17:31–18:11 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 05:33 | 05:53 | 11:56 | 17:58 | 18:19 | 12h 4m | +0:11 | 17:31–18:11 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 05:32 | 05:53 | 11:55 | 17:58 | 18:19 | 12h 5m | +0:11 | 17:31–18:11 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 05:32 | 05:52 | 11:55 | 17:58 | 18:18 | 12h 5m | +0:11 | 17:30–18:10 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 05:31 | 05:52 | 11:55 | 17:57 | 18:18 | 12h 5m | +0:11 | 17:30–18:10 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 05:31 | 05:52 | 11:54 | 17:57 | 18:18 | 12h 5m | +0:11 | 17:30–18:10 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 05:30 | 05:51 | 11:54 | 17:57 | 18:18 | 12h 5m | +0:11 | 17:30–18:10 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 05:30 | 05:51 | 11:54 | 17:57 | 18:17 | 12h 6m | +0:11 | 17:29–18:09 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 05:30 | 05:50 | 11:53 | 17:56 | 18:17 | 12h 6m | +0:11 | 17:29–18:09 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:29 | 05:50 | 11:53 | 17:56 | 18:17 | 12h 6m | +0:11 | 17:29–18:09 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:29 | 05:49 | 11:53 | 17:56 | 18:17 | 12h 6m | +0:11 | 17:29–18:09 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:28 | 05:49 | 11:52 | 17:56 | 18:16 | 12h 6m | +0:11 | 17:28–18:08 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:28 | 05:48 | 11:52 | 17:55 | 18:16 | 12h 6m | +0:11 | 17:28–18:08 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:27 | 05:48 | 11:52 | 17:55 | 18:16 | 12h 7m | +0:11 | 17:28–18:08 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:27 | 05:48 | 11:51 | 17:55 | 18:16 | 12h 7m | +0:11 | 17:27–18:08 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:26 | 05:47 | 11:51 | 17:55 | 18:15 | 12h 7m | +0:11 | 17:27–18:07 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:26 | 05:47 | 11:51 | 17:54 | 18:15 | 12h 7m | +0:11 | 17:27–18:07 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:26 | 05:46 | 11:50 | 17:54 | 18:15 | 12h 7m | +0:11 | 17:27–18:07 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:25 | 05:46 | 11:50 | 17:54 | 18:15 | 12h 8m | +0:11 | 17:26–18:07 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Gitega
The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 12h 19m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 11h 55m.
Between them the day length swings by 23m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:50 on 27 October; the latest is 18:21 on 5 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 05:36 on 9 November to 06:08 on 21 July.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Gitega different
At 3.4°S 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 solstices the sunset walks 47° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.
Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 12 March and 2 October — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon. The next one is in 5 weeks.
At 3.4° the seasons barely touch the clock: 24 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.
Standing 1,684 m up buys you 5.8 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 1.42° here.
Sitting 2 months ago of the shortest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 1m of daylight today, and only 3 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.
Planning a sunset photo in Gitega
Arrive by 17:20. Golden hour opens at 17:35 and the sun is down by 18:03, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 281° 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 18:16 and runs to 18:24, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Gitega today?
The sun sets in Gitega at 18:03 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Gitega?
It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:24 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Gitega?
Evening golden hour runs 17:35 to 18:16 today, lasting 40m.