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Sunset and sunrise times in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:51 and rises at 05:40. Daylight lasts 12h 10m; evening golden hour runs from 17:23 to 18:04.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:19
Sunrise
05:40
Solar noon
11:45
Sunset
17:51
Last light
18:12
Day length
12h 10m

17h 49m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:23 – 18:04
Blue hour
18:04 – 18:12
Max sun altitude
87.6°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:22 / 17:53

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 17:51 Golden hour 17:23 – 18:03 Day length 12h 11m vs today the same length

Where Kinshasa is

Coordinates
4.3276° S, 15.3136° E
Time zone
Africa/Kinshasa
Current offset
UTC+01:00
Elevation
281 m
Population
16,000,000

Sunrise and sunset in Kinshasa, October 2026

October 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
Thu 1 05:23 05:44 11:48 17:52 18:13 12h 8m +0:14 17:25–18:05 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:22 05:43 11:48 17:52 18:13 12h 8m +0:14 17:25–18:05 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:22 05:43 11:47 17:52 18:13 12h 9m +0:14 17:24–18:05 🌗 52%
Sun 4 05:22 05:42 11:47 17:52 18:13 12h 9m +0:14 17:24–18:04 🌘 40%
Mon 5 05:21 05:42 11:47 17:52 18:12 12h 9m +0:14 17:24–18:04 🌘 29%
Tue 6 05:21 05:41 11:46 17:51 18:12 12h 9m +0:14 17:24–18:04 🌘 19%
Wed 7 05:20 05:41 11:46 17:51 18:12 12h 10m +0:14 17:24–18:04 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:20 05:41 11:46 17:51 18:12 12h 10m +0:14 17:23–18:04 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:19 05:40 11:46 17:51 18:12 12h 10m +0:14 17:23–18:04 🌘 1%
Sat 10 05:19 05:40 11:45 17:51 18:12 12h 10m +0:14 17:23–18:04 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:19 05:39 11:45 17:51 18:11 12h 11m +0:14 17:23–18:03 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:18 05:39 11:45 17:50 18:11 12h 11m +0:14 17:23–18:03 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:18 05:39 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 11m +0:14 17:23–18:03 🌒 9%
Wed 14 05:17 05:38 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 11m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌒 15%
Thu 15 05:17 05:38 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌒 22%
Fri 16 05:17 05:38 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌒 30%
Sat 17 05:16 05:37 11:44 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌒 39%
Sun 18 05:16 05:37 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌓 48%
Mon 19 05:16 05:37 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 12m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌔 58%
Tue 20 05:15 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 13m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌔 67%
Wed 21 05:15 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 13m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌔 76%
Thu 22 05:15 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 13m +0:14 17:22–18:03 🌔 84%
Fri 23 05:14 05:36 11:43 17:50 18:11 12h 13m +0:14 17:22–18:02 🌔 91%
Sat 24 05:14 05:35 11:42 17:49 18:11 12h 14m +0:14 17:21–18:02 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:14 05:35 11:42 17:49 18:11 12h 14m +0:14 17:21–18:02 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:14 05:35 11:42 17:49 18:11 12h 14m +0:14 17:21–18:03 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:13 05:35 11:42 17:49 18:11 12h 14m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:13 05:35 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:13 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 87%
Fri 30 05:13 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 78%
Sat 31 05:13 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 68%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:35 04:59 05:44 17:52 18:37 19:01 11h 50m 89.0° 267° W
Fri 2 04:34 04:58 05:43 17:52 18:37 19:01 11h 50m 89.3° 266° W
Sat 3 04:34 04:58 05:43 17:52 18:37 19:01 11h 50m 89.7° 266° W
Sun 4 04:33 04:57 05:42 17:52 18:37 19:01 11h 50m 89.9° 265° W
Mon 5 04:33 04:57 05:42 17:52 18:37 19:01 11h 49m 89.5° 265° W
Tue 6 04:32 04:56 05:41 17:51 18:36 19:01 11h 49m 89.1° 265° W
Wed 7 04:32 04:56 05:41 17:51 18:36 19:01 11h 49m 88.7° 264° W
Thu 8 04:31 04:56 05:41 17:51 18:36 19:00 11h 49m 88.4° 264° W
Fri 9 04:31 04:55 05:40 17:51 18:36 19:00 11h 49m 88.0° 263° W
Sat 10 04:30 04:55 05:40 17:51 18:36 19:00 11h 48m 87.6° 263° W
Sun 11 04:30 04:54 05:39 17:51 18:36 19:00 11h 48m 87.2° 263° W
Mon 12 04:30 04:54 05:39 17:50 18:36 19:00 11h 48m 86.8° 262° W
Tue 13 04:29 04:53 05:39 17:50 18:36 19:00 11h 48m 86.5° 262° W
Wed 14 04:29 04:53 05:38 17:50 18:36 19:00 11h 47m 86.1° 262° W
Thu 15 04:28 04:53 05:38 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 47m 85.7° 261° W
Fri 16 04:28 04:52 05:38 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 47m 85.4° 261° W
Sat 17 04:27 04:52 05:37 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 47m 85.0° 260° W
Sun 18 04:27 04:52 05:37 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 46m 84.6° 260° W
Mon 19 04:27 04:51 05:37 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 46m 84.3° 260° W
Tue 20 04:26 04:51 05:36 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 46m 83.9° 259° W
Wed 21 04:26 04:50 05:36 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 46m 83.5° 259° W
Thu 22 04:26 04:50 05:36 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 46m 83.2° 259° WSW
Fri 23 04:25 04:50 05:36 17:50 18:35 19:00 11h 45m 82.8° 258° WSW
Sat 24 04:25 04:50 05:35 17:49 18:35 19:00 11h 45m 82.5° 258° WSW
Sun 25 04:24 04:49 05:35 17:49 18:35 19:00 11h 45m 82.1° 258° WSW
Mon 26 04:24 04:49 05:35 17:49 18:36 19:00 11h 45m 81.8° 257° WSW
Tue 27 04:24 04:49 05:35 17:49 18:36 19:00 11h 45m 81.5° 257° WSW
Wed 28 04:24 04:48 05:35 17:50 18:36 19:01 11h 44m 81.1° 257° WSW
Thu 29 04:23 04:48 05:34 17:50 18:36 19:01 11h 44m 80.8° 256° WSW
Fri 30 04:23 04:48 05:34 17:50 18:36 19:01 11h 44m 80.5° 256° WSW
Sat 31 04:23 04:48 05:34 17:50 18:36 19:01 11h 44m 80.1° 256° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 05:12 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 15m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌖 56%
Mon 2 05:12 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 16m +0:13 17:21–18:03 🌗 44%
Tue 3 05:12 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:11 12h 16m +0:13 17:22–18:03 🌘 33%
Wed 4 05:12 05:34 11:42 17:50 18:12 12h 16m +0:13 17:22–18:03 🌘 23%
Thu 5 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:50 18:12 12h 16m +0:13 17:22–18:03 🌘 15%
Fri 6 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:50 18:12 12h 16m +0:12 17:22–18:04 🌘 8%
Sat 7 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:50 18:12 12h 17m +0:12 17:22–18:04 🌘 3%
Sun 8 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:51 18:12 12h 17m +0:12 17:22–18:04 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:51 18:13 12h 17m +0:12 17:22–18:04 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:51 18:13 12h 17m +0:12 17:22–18:04 🌒 2%
Wed 11 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:51 18:13 12h 17m +0:12 17:22–18:05 🌒 5%
Thu 12 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:51 18:13 12h 18m +0:12 17:23–18:05 🌒 10%
Fri 13 05:12 05:33 11:42 17:52 18:14 12h 18m +0:11 17:23–18:05 🌒 16%
Sat 14 05:12 05:33 11:43 17:52 18:14 12h 18m +0:11 17:23–18:05 🌒 23%
Sun 15 05:12 05:33 11:43 17:52 18:14 12h 18m +0:11 17:23–18:06 🌒 32%
Mon 16 05:12 05:34 11:43 17:52 18:14 12h 18m +0:11 17:23–18:06 🌒 41%
Tue 17 05:12 05:34 11:43 17:53 18:15 12h 19m +0:11 17:24–18:06 🌓 50%
Wed 18 05:12 05:34 11:43 17:53 18:15 12h 19m +0:10 17:24–18:06 🌔 60%
Thu 19 05:12 05:34 11:44 17:53 18:15 12h 19m +0:10 17:24–18:07 🌔 70%
Fri 20 05:12 05:34 11:44 17:54 18:16 12h 19m +0:10 17:25–18:07 🌔 79%
Sat 21 05:12 05:34 11:44 17:54 18:16 12h 19m +0:10 17:25–18:08 🌔 87%
Sun 22 05:12 05:34 11:44 17:54 18:16 12h 19m +0:10 17:25–18:08 🌔 94%
Mon 23 05:12 05:35 11:45 17:55 18:17 12h 20m +0:09 17:25–18:08 🌔 98%
Tue 24 05:13 05:35 11:45 17:55 18:17 12h 20m +0:09 17:26–18:09 🌕 100%
Wed 25 05:13 05:35 11:45 17:55 18:18 12h 20m +0:09 17:26–18:09 🌖 99%
Thu 26 05:13 05:35 11:46 17:56 18:18 12h 20m +0:09 17:26–18:09 🌖 96%
Fri 27 05:13 05:36 11:46 17:56 18:18 12h 20m +0:08 17:27–18:10 🌖 90%
Sat 28 05:14 05:36 11:46 17:57 18:19 12h 20m +0:08 17:27–18:10 🌖 82%
Sun 29 05:14 05:36 11:47 17:57 18:19 12h 20m +0:08 17:28–18:11 🌖 72%
Mon 30 05:14 05:36 11:47 17:57 18:20 12h 20m +0:07 17:28–18:11 🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Kinshasa

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 12h 22m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 11h 52m.

Between them the day length swings by 30m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:49 on 25 October; the latest is 18:21 on 3 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 05:33 on 10 November to 06:08 on 20 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Kinshasa different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 4.3°S accounts for the 3-minute difference.

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.

On 10 March and 4 October the midday sun stands at the zenith, 208 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

At 4.3° the seasons barely touch the clock: 30 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

The times barely move this week: the longest day of the year falls on 21 December, in 2 months, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 1 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Kinshasa

Arrive by 17:08. Golden hour opens at 17:23 and the sun is down by 17:51, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 18:04 and runs to 18:12, 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 Kinshasa — 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 Kinshasa today?

The sun sets in Kinshasa at 17:51 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Kinshasa?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:12 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Kinshasa?

Evening golden hour runs 17:23 to 18:04 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Kinshasa covers the morning window and the coming week.

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