Sunset Tracker

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

In Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:06 and rises at 05:48. Daylight lasts 12h 18m; evening golden hour runs from 17:38 to 18:19.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:26
Sunrise
05:48
Solar noon
11:57
Sunset
18:06
Last light
18:27
Day length
12h 18m

18h 4m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:38 – 18:19
Blue hour
18:19 – 18:27
Max sun altitude
85.1°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:28 / 18:08

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 18:06 Golden hour 17:38 – 18:19 Day length 12h 18m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Lubumbashi is

Coordinates
11.6609° S, 27.4794° E
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
1,260 m
Population
2,221,925

Sunrise and sunset in Lubumbashi, 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 05:32 05:53 11:59 18:05 18:27 12h 12m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:31 05:53 11:59 18:05 18:27 12h 12m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:31 05:52 11:59 18:05 18:27 12h 13m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:30 05:51 11:58 18:05 18:27 12h 14m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:30 05:51 11:58 18:06 18:27 12h 14m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:29 05:50 11:58 18:06 18:27 12h 15m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:28 05:49 11:57 18:06 18:27 12h 16m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:28 05:49 11:57 18:06 18:27 12h 16m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:27 05:48 11:57 18:06 18:27 12h 17m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:26 05:48 11:57 18:06 18:27 12h 18m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:26 05:47 11:56 18:06 18:27 12h 18m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:25 05:47 11:56 18:06 18:27 12h 19m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:25 05:46 11:56 18:06 18:27 12h 19m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:24 05:45 11:56 18:06 18:27 12h 20m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:23 05:45 11:55 18:06 18:27 12h 21m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 22%
Fri 16 05:23 05:44 11:55 18:06 18:28 12h 21m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 30%
Sat 17 05:22 05:44 11:55 18:06 18:28 12h 22m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 39%
Sun 18 05:22 05:43 11:55 18:06 18:28 12h 23m +0:38 17:38–18:20 🌓 48%
Mon 19 05:21 05:43 11:55 18:06 18:28 12h 23m +0:37 17:38–18:20 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:21 05:42 11:54 18:07 18:28 12h 24m +0:37 17:38–18:20 🌔 67%
Wed 21 05:20 05:42 11:54 18:07 18:28 12h 24m +0:37 17:38–18:20 🌔 76%
Thu 22 05:20 05:41 11:54 18:07 18:28 12h 25m +0:37 17:38–18:20 🌔 84%
Fri 23 05:19 05:41 11:54 18:07 18:29 12h 26m +0:37 17:39–18:20 🌔 91%
Sat 24 05:19 05:40 11:54 18:07 18:29 12h 26m +0:37 17:39–18:20 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:18 05:40 11:54 18:07 18:29 12h 27m +0:36 17:39–18:21 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:18 05:40 11:54 18:08 18:29 12h 27m +0:36 17:39–18:21 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:17 05:39 11:53 18:08 18:30 12h 28m +0:36 17:39–18:21 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:17 05:39 11:53 18:08 18:30 12h 29m +0:36 17:39–18:21 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:17 05:38 11:53 18:08 18:30 12h 29m +0:35 17:40–18:22 🌖 87%
Fri 30 05:16 05:38 11:53 18:08 18:30 12h 30m +0:35 17:40–18:22 🌖 78%
Sat 31 05:16 05:38 11:53 18:09 18:31 12h 30m +0:35 17:40–18:22 🌖 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 04:43 05:08 05:53 18:05 18:51 19:16 11h 47m 81.6° 266° W
Fri 2 04:42 05:07 05:53 18:05 18:51 19:16 11h 46m 82.0° 266° W
Sat 3 04:41 05:06 05:52 18:05 18:51 19:16 11h 45m 82.4° 266° W
Sun 4 04:41 05:06 05:51 18:05 18:51 19:16 11h 45m 82.8° 265° W
Mon 5 04:40 05:05 05:51 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 44m 83.2° 265° W
Tue 6 04:39 05:04 05:50 18:06 18:51 19:16 11h 43m 83.5° 264° W
Wed 7 04:39 05:04 05:49 18:06 18:52 19:16 11h 43m 83.9° 264° W
Thu 8 04:38 05:03 05:49 18:06 18:52 19:16 11h 42m 84.3° 264° W
Fri 9 04:37 05:02 05:48 18:06 18:52 19:17 11h 42m 84.7° 263° W
Sat 10 04:37 05:02 05:48 18:06 18:52 19:17 11h 41m 85.1° 263° W
Sun 11 04:36 05:01 05:47 18:06 18:52 19:17 11h 40m 85.4° 262° W
Mon 12 04:35 05:00 05:47 18:06 18:52 19:17 11h 40m 85.8° 262° W
Tue 13 04:35 05:00 05:46 18:06 18:52 19:17 11h 39m 86.2° 262° W
Wed 14 04:34 04:59 05:45 18:06 18:52 19:17 11h 38m 86.6° 261° W
Thu 15 04:33 04:59 05:45 18:06 18:52 19:18 11h 38m 86.9° 261° W
Fri 16 04:33 04:58 05:44 18:06 18:53 19:18 11h 37m 87.3° 261° W
Sat 17 04:32 04:57 05:44 18:06 18:53 19:18 11h 37m 87.7° 260° W
Sun 18 04:32 04:57 05:43 18:06 18:53 19:18 11h 36m 88.0° 260° W
Mon 19 04:31 04:56 05:43 18:06 18:53 19:18 11h 35m 88.4° 259° W
Tue 20 04:30 04:56 05:42 18:07 18:53 19:19 11h 35m 88.8° 259° W
Wed 21 04:30 04:55 05:42 18:07 18:53 19:19 11h 34m 89.1° 259° WSW
Thu 22 04:29 04:55 05:41 18:07 18:54 19:19 11h 34m 89.5° 258° WSW
Fri 23 04:29 04:54 05:41 18:07 18:54 19:19 11h 33m 89.8° 258° WSW
Sat 24 04:28 04:54 05:40 18:07 18:54 19:20 11h 32m 89.8° 258° WSW
Sun 25 04:28 04:53 05:40 18:07 18:54 19:20 11h 32m 89.5° 257° WSW
Mon 26 04:27 04:53 05:40 18:08 18:55 19:20 11h 31m 89.2° 257° WSW
Tue 27 04:27 04:52 05:39 18:08 18:55 19:21 11h 31m 88.8° 257° WSW
Wed 28 04:26 04:52 05:39 18:08 18:55 19:21 11h 30m 88.5° 256° WSW
Thu 29 04:26 04:51 05:38 18:08 18:56 19:21 11h 29m 88.1° 256° WSW
Fri 30 04:25 04:51 05:38 18:08 18:56 19:22 11h 29m 87.8° 256° WSW
Sat 31 04:25 04:50 05:38 18:09 18:56 19:22 11h 28m 87.5° 255° 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 05:16 05:37 11:53 18:09 18:31 12h 31m +0:35 17:40–18:22 🌖 57%
Mon 2 05:15 05:37 11:53 18:09 18:31 12h 32m +0:34 17:40–18:23 🌗 45%
Tue 3 05:15 05:37 11:53 18:09 18:31 12h 32m +0:34 17:41–18:23 🌘 34%
Wed 4 05:15 05:37 11:53 18:10 18:32 12h 33m +0:34 17:41–18:23 🌘 23%
Thu 5 05:14 05:36 11:53 18:10 18:32 12h 33m +0:33 17:41–18:24 🌘 15%
Fri 6 05:14 05:36 11:53 18:10 18:32 12h 34m +0:33 17:41–18:24 🌘 8%
Sat 7 05:14 05:36 11:53 18:11 18:33 12h 34m +0:33 17:42–18:24 🌘 3%
Sun 8 05:14 05:36 11:53 18:11 18:33 12h 35m +0:32 17:42–18:25 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:13 05:35 11:53 18:11 18:34 12h 35m +0:32 17:42–18:25 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:13 05:35 11:53 18:12 18:34 12h 36m +0:31 17:43–18:25 🌒 2%
Wed 11 05:13 05:35 11:54 18:12 18:34 12h 36m +0:31 17:43–18:26 🌒 5%
Thu 12 05:13 05:35 11:54 18:12 18:35 12h 37m +0:30 17:43–18:26 🌒 9%
Fri 13 05:13 05:35 11:54 18:13 18:35 12h 37m +0:30 17:44–18:27 🌒 16%
Sat 14 05:12 05:35 11:54 18:13 18:36 12h 38m +0:29 17:44–18:27 🌒 23%
Sun 15 05:12 05:35 11:54 18:14 18:36 12h 38m +0:29 17:44–18:27 🌒 31%
Mon 16 05:12 05:35 11:54 18:14 18:37 12h 39m +0:28 17:45–18:28 🌒 40%
Tue 17 05:12 05:35 11:55 18:14 18:37 12h 39m +0:28 17:45–18:28 🌓 50%
Wed 18 05:12 05:35 11:55 18:15 18:37 12h 40m +0:27 17:45–18:29 🌔 60%
Thu 19 05:12 05:35 11:55 18:15 18:38 12h 40m +0:27 17:46–18:29 🌔 70%
Fri 20 05:12 05:35 11:55 18:16 18:38 12h 41m +0:26 17:46–18:30 🌔 79%
Sat 21 05:12 05:35 11:55 18:16 18:39 12h 41m +0:26 17:47–18:30 🌔 87%
Sun 22 05:12 05:35 11:56 18:17 18:39 12h 42m +0:25 17:47–18:31 🌔 93%
Mon 23 05:12 05:35 11:56 18:17 18:40 12h 42m +0:24 17:47–18:31 🌔 98%
Tue 24 05:12 05:35 11:56 18:18 18:40 12h 42m +0:24 17:48–18:32 🌕 100%
Wed 25 05:12 05:35 11:57 18:18 18:41 12h 43m +0:23 17:48–18:32 🌖 99%
Thu 26 05:12 05:35 11:57 18:19 18:42 12h 43m +0:22 17:49–18:33 🌖 96%
Fri 27 05:12 05:35 11:57 18:19 18:42 12h 43m +0:22 17:49–18:33 🌖 90%
Sat 28 05:13 05:35 11:58 18:20 18:43 12h 44m +0:21 17:50–18:34 🌖 82%
Sun 29 05:13 05:36 11:58 18:20 18:43 12h 44m +0:20 17:50–18:34 🌖 72%
Mon 30 05:13 05:36 11:58 18:21 18:44 12h 44m +0:19 17:51–18:35 🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Lubumbashi

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 12h 48m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 11h 26m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 22m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:52 on 30 May; the latest is 18:42 on 25 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 05:35 on 19 November to 06:31 on 12 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Lubumbashi 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 11.7°S buys you.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 1h 22m, one of the widest swings of any Democratic Republic of the Congo city on the site.

Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

On 18 February and 24 October the midday sun stands at the zenith, 248 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 14 days.

At 1,260 m the horizon sits 1.23° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5.1 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 10.1 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 December, in 2 months, and sunset moves a mere 2 minutes later in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Lubumbashi

Arrive by 17:23. Golden hour opens at 17:38 and the sun is down by 18:06, 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 18:19 and runs to 18:27, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Lubumbashi — 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 Lubumbashi today?

The sun sets in Lubumbashi at 18:06 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Lubumbashi?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:27 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Lubumbashi?

Evening golden hour runs 17:38 to 18:19 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Lubumbashi covers the morning window and the coming week.

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