Sunset Tracker

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

In Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:06 and rises at 06:17. Daylight lasts 11h 49m; evening golden hour runs from 17:38 to 18:19.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:56
Sunrise
06:17
Solar noon
12:12
Sunset
18:06
Last light
18:28
Day length
11h 49m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:38 – 18:19
Blue hour
18:19 – 18:28
Max sun altitude
67.7°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:53 / 04:12

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 18:06 Golden hour 17:38 – 18:19 Day length 11h 49m 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, August 2026

August 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
Sat 1 06:06 06:28 12:16 18:04 18:26 11h 36m +0:27 17:35–18:18 🌖 93%
Sun 2 06:05 06:27 12:16 18:04 18:27 11h 36m +0:27 17:35–18:18 🌖 86%
Mon 3 06:05 06:27 12:16 18:05 18:27 11h 37m +0:28 17:35–18:18 🌖 78%
Tue 4 06:05 06:27 12:16 18:05 18:27 11h 37m +0:28 17:35–18:18 🌖 68%
Wed 5 06:04 06:27 12:16 18:05 18:27 11h 38m +0:29 17:36–18:18 🌖 57%
Thu 6 06:04 06:26 12:16 18:05 18:27 11h 38m +0:29 17:36–18:18 🌗 46%
Fri 7 06:04 06:26 12:15 18:05 18:27 11h 39m +0:29 17:36–18:19 🌘 34%
Sat 8 06:03 06:25 12:15 18:05 18:27 11h 39m +0:30 17:36–18:19 🌘 23%
Sun 9 06:03 06:25 12:15 18:05 18:27 11h 40m +0:30 17:36–18:19 🌘 14%
Mon 10 06:03 06:25 12:15 18:05 18:27 11h 40m +0:31 17:36–18:19 🌘 7%
Tue 11 06:02 06:24 12:15 18:06 18:27 11h 41m +0:31 17:37–18:19 🌘 2%
Wed 12 06:02 06:24 12:15 18:06 18:27 11h 41m +0:31 17:37–18:19 🌑 0%
Thu 13 06:02 06:23 12:14 18:06 18:28 11h 42m +0:32 17:37–18:19 🌒 1%
Fri 14 06:01 06:23 12:14 18:06 18:28 11h 42m +0:32 17:37–18:19 🌒 4%
Sat 15 06:01 06:22 12:14 18:06 18:28 11h 43m +0:32 17:37–18:19 🌒 9%
Sun 16 06:00 06:22 12:14 18:06 18:28 11h 44m +0:33 17:37–18:19 🌒 16%
Mon 17 06:00 06:21 12:14 18:06 18:28 11h 44m +0:33 17:37–18:19 🌒 24%
Tue 18 05:59 06:21 12:13 18:06 18:28 11h 45m +0:33 17:37–18:19 🌒 34%
Wed 19 05:59 06:20 12:13 18:06 18:28 11h 45m +0:33 17:37–18:19 🌒 43%
Thu 20 05:58 06:20 12:13 18:06 18:28 11h 46m +0:34 17:38–18:19 🌓 53%
Fri 21 05:58 06:19 12:13 18:06 18:28 11h 46m +0:34 17:38–18:19 🌔 62%
Sat 22 05:57 06:19 12:13 18:06 18:28 11h 47m +0:34 17:38–18:19 🌔 71%
Sun 23 05:57 06:18 12:12 18:06 18:28 11h 47m +0:34 17:38–18:19 🌔 79%
Mon 24 05:56 06:18 12:12 18:06 18:28 11h 48m +0:35 17:38–18:19 🌔 86%
Tue 25 05:56 06:17 12:12 18:06 18:28 11h 49m +0:35 17:38–18:19 🌔 92%
Wed 26 05:55 06:17 12:11 18:06 18:28 11h 49m +0:35 17:38–18:19 🌔 97%
Thu 27 05:55 06:16 12:11 18:06 18:28 11h 50m +0:35 17:38–18:19 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:54 06:16 12:11 18:06 18:28 11h 50m +0:35 17:38–18:19 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:54 06:15 12:11 18:06 18:28 11h 51m +0:36 17:38–18:19 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:53 06:14 12:10 18:06 18:28 11h 52m +0:36 17:38–18:19 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:52 06:14 12:10 18:06 18:28 11h 52m +0:36 17:38–18:19 🌖 89%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 05:15 05:40 06:28 18:04 18:52 19:17 12h 23m 60.4° 288° WNW
Sun 2 05:14 05:40 06:27 18:04 18:52 19:17 12h 22m 60.6° 288° WNW
Mon 3 05:14 05:40 06:27 18:05 18:52 19:18 12h 22m 60.9° 288° WNW
Tue 4 05:14 05:39 06:27 18:05 18:52 19:18 12h 21m 61.2° 287° WNW
Wed 5 05:14 05:39 06:27 18:05 18:52 19:18 12h 21m 61.4° 287° WNW
Thu 6 05:13 05:39 06:26 18:05 18:52 19:18 12h 20m 61.7° 287° WNW
Fri 7 05:13 05:38 06:26 18:05 18:52 19:18 12h 20m 62.0° 286° WNW
Sat 8 05:13 05:38 06:25 18:05 18:52 19:18 12h 19m 62.3° 286° WNW
Sun 9 05:13 05:38 06:25 18:05 18:53 19:18 12h 19m 62.6° 286° WNW
Mon 10 05:12 05:37 06:25 18:05 18:53 19:18 12h 18m 62.8° 286° WNW
Tue 11 05:12 05:37 06:24 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 18m 63.1° 285° WNW
Wed 12 05:12 05:37 06:24 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 17m 63.4° 285° WNW
Thu 13 05:11 05:36 06:23 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 17m 63.7° 285° WNW
Fri 14 05:11 05:36 06:23 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 16m 64.1° 284° WNW
Sat 15 05:11 05:36 06:22 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 16m 64.4° 284° WNW
Sun 16 05:10 05:35 06:22 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 15m 64.7° 284° WNW
Mon 17 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 14m 65.0° 283° WNW
Tue 18 05:09 05:34 06:21 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 14m 65.3° 283° WNW
Wed 19 05:09 05:34 06:20 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 13m 65.6° 283° WNW
Thu 20 05:09 05:33 06:20 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 13m 66.0° 282° WNW
Fri 21 05:08 05:33 06:19 18:06 18:53 19:18 12h 12m 66.3° 282° WNW
Sat 22 05:08 05:32 06:19 18:06 18:53 19:17 12h 12m 66.6° 282° WNW
Sun 23 05:07 05:32 06:18 18:06 18:53 19:17 12h 11m 67.0° 281° WNW
Mon 24 05:07 05:31 06:18 18:06 18:53 19:17 12h 10m 67.3° 281° W
Tue 25 05:06 05:31 06:17 18:06 18:53 19:17 12h 10m 67.7° 281° W
Wed 26 05:06 05:30 06:17 18:06 18:53 19:17 12h 9m 68.0° 280° W
Thu 27 05:05 05:30 06:16 18:06 18:53 19:17 12h 9m 68.4° 280° W
Fri 28 05:05 05:29 06:16 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 8m 68.7° 280° W
Sat 29 05:04 05:29 06:15 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 7m 69.1° 279° W
Sun 30 05:04 05:28 06:14 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 7m 69.4° 279° W
Mon 31 05:03 05:28 06:14 18:06 18:52 19:17 12h 6m 69.8° 278° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:52 06:13 12:10 18:06 18:28 11h 53m +0:36 17:38–18:19 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:51 06:12 12:09 18:06 18:28 11h 53m +0:36 17:38–18:19 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:51 06:12 12:09 18:06 18:28 11h 54m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:50 06:11 12:09 18:06 18:28 11h 55m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:49 06:11 12:08 18:06 18:27 11h 55m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:49 06:10 12:08 18:06 18:27 11h 56m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:48 06:09 12:08 18:06 18:27 11h 56m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:47 06:09 12:07 18:06 18:27 11h 57m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:47 06:08 12:07 18:06 18:27 11h 58m +0:37 17:38–18:19 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:46 06:07 12:07 18:06 18:27 11h 58m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:45 06:07 12:06 18:06 18:27 11h 59m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:45 06:06 12:06 18:06 18:27 12h 0m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:44 06:05 12:06 18:06 18:27 12h 0m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:44 06:05 12:05 18:06 18:27 12h 1m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:43 06:04 12:05 18:06 18:27 12h 1m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:42 06:03 12:04 18:06 18:27 12h 2m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:41 06:03 12:04 18:06 18:27 12h 3m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:41 06:02 12:04 18:06 18:27 12h 3m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:40 06:01 12:03 18:06 18:27 12h 4m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:39 06:01 12:03 18:06 18:27 12h 5m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:39 06:00 12:03 18:06 18:27 12h 5m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:38 05:59 12:02 18:06 18:27 12h 6m +0:38 17:38–18:19 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:37 05:59 12:02 18:06 18:27 12h 7m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:37 05:58 12:02 18:06 18:27 12h 7m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:36 05:57 12:01 18:06 18:27 12h 8m +0:39 17:38–18:19 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:35 05:57 12:01 18:06 18:27 12h 9m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:35 05:56 12:01 18:06 18:27 12h 9m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:34 05:55 12:00 18:06 18:27 12h 10m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:33 05:55 12:00 18:05 18:27 12h 10m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:33 05:54 12:00 18:05 18:27 12h 11m +0:39 17:38–18:18 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Lubumbashi

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 12h 48m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 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 2 months.

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 10.2 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 June, 2 months ago, and sunset moves a mere 0 minutes earlier 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 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 18:19 and runs to 18:28, 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, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Lubumbashi?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:28 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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