Sunset and sunrise times in Praia, Cabo Verde

In Praia, Cabo Verde the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:17 and rises at 06:24. Daylight lasts 11h 52m; evening golden hour runs from 17:48 to 18:30.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 06:03
Sunrise: 06:24
Solar noon: 12:21
Sunset: 18:17
Last light: 18:38
Day length: 11h 52m

18h 15m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:48 – 18:30
Blue hour: 18:30 – 18:38
Max sun altitude: 68.3°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 06:14 / 18:16

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 18:16 Golden hour 17:47 – 18:29 Day length 11h 51m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Praia is

Coordinates: 14.9315° N, 23.5125° W
Time zone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Current offset: UTC-01:00
Elevation: 0 m
Population: 137,868

Sunrise and sunset in Praia, 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	06:02	06:23	12:23	18:23	18:44	11h 59m	−0:50	17:55–18:36	🌖 74%
Fri 2	06:02	06:23	12:23	18:22	18:44	11h 58m	−0:50	17:54–18:35	🌖 63%
Sat 3	06:02	06:23	12:23	18:22	18:43	11h 58m	−0:50	17:53–18:35	🌗 51%
Sun 4	06:02	06:23	12:22	18:21	18:42	11h 57m	−0:49	17:52–18:34	🌘 39%
Mon 5	06:02	06:24	12:22	18:20	18:42	11h 56m	−0:49	17:52–18:33	🌘 28%
Tue 6	06:02	06:24	12:22	18:19	18:41	11h 55m	−0:49	17:51–18:33	🌘 18%
Wed 7	06:02	06:24	12:21	18:19	18:40	11h 54m	−0:49	17:50–18:32	🌘 10%
Thu 8	06:02	06:24	12:21	18:18	18:39	11h 54m	−0:49	17:50–18:31	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:03	06:24	12:21	18:17	18:39	11h 53m	−0:49	17:49–18:30	🌘 1%
Sat 10	06:03	06:24	12:21	18:17	18:38	11h 52m	−0:49	17:48–18:30	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:03	06:24	12:20	18:16	18:38	11h 51m	−0:49	17:47–18:29	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:03	06:25	12:20	18:15	18:37	11h 50m	−0:49	17:47–18:29	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:03	06:25	12:20	18:15	18:36	11h 50m	−0:48	17:46–18:28	🌒 9%
Wed 14	06:03	06:25	12:20	18:14	18:36	11h 49m	−0:48	17:45–18:27	🌒 15%
Thu 15	06:03	06:25	12:19	18:13	18:35	11h 48m	−0:48	17:45–18:27	🌒 23%
Fri 16	06:04	06:25	12:19	18:13	18:34	11h 47m	−0:48	17:44–18:26	🌒 31%
Sat 17	06:04	06:25	12:19	18:12	18:34	11h 46m	−0:48	17:43–18:25	🌒 40%
Sun 18	06:04	06:26	12:19	18:12	18:33	11h 46m	−0:47	17:43–18:25	🌓 49%
Mon 19	06:04	06:26	12:18	18:11	18:33	11h 45m	−0:47	17:42–18:24	🌔 59%
Tue 20	06:04	06:26	12:18	18:10	18:32	11h 44m	−0:47	17:42–18:24	🌔 68%
Wed 21	06:04	06:26	12:18	18:10	18:32	11h 43m	−0:47	17:41–18:23	🌔 77%
Thu 22	06:05	06:26	12:18	18:09	18:31	11h 42m	−0:47	17:40–18:23	🌔 85%
Fri 23	06:05	06:27	12:18	18:09	18:31	11h 42m	−0:46	17:40–18:22	🌔 91%
Sat 24	06:05	06:27	12:18	18:08	18:30	11h 41m	−0:46	17:39–18:22	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:05	06:27	12:18	18:08	18:30	11h 40m	−0:46	17:39–18:21	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:06	06:27	12:17	18:07	18:29	11h 39m	−0:45	17:38–18:21	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:06	06:28	12:17	18:07	18:29	11h 39m	−0:45	17:38–18:20	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:06	06:28	12:17	18:06	18:28	11h 38m	−0:45	17:37–18:20	🌖 93%
Thu 29	06:06	06:28	12:17	18:06	18:28	11h 37m	−0:44	17:37–18:19	🌖 86%
Fri 30	06:07	06:29	12:17	18:06	18:28	11h 36m	−0:44	17:36–18:19	🌖 77%
Sat 31	06:07	06:29	12:17	18:05	18:27	11h 36m	−0:44	17:36–18:19	🌖 67%

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	05:12	05:37	06:23	18:23	19:09	19:34	12h 0m	71.7°	267° W
Fri 2	05:12	05:37	06:23	18:22	19:09	19:33	12h 1m	71.4°	266° W
Sat 3	05:12	05:37	06:23	18:22	19:08	19:33	12h 1m	71.0°	266° W
Sun 4	05:12	05:37	06:23	18:21	19:07	19:32	12h 2m	70.6°	265° W
Mon 5	05:12	05:37	06:24	18:20	19:06	19:31	12h 3m	70.2°	265° W
Tue 6	05:13	05:37	06:24	18:19	19:06	19:31	12h 4m	69.8°	265° W
Wed 7	05:13	05:37	06:24	18:19	19:05	19:30	12h 5m	69.4°	264° W
Thu 8	05:13	05:38	06:24	18:18	19:04	19:29	12h 6m	69.1°	264° W
Fri 9	05:13	05:38	06:24	18:17	19:04	19:29	12h 6m	68.7°	264° W
Sat 10	05:13	05:38	06:24	18:17	19:03	19:28	12h 7m	68.3°	263° W
Sun 11	05:13	05:38	06:24	18:16	19:02	19:27	12h 8m	67.9°	263° W
Mon 12	05:13	05:38	06:25	18:15	19:02	19:27	12h 9m	67.5°	262° W
Tue 13	05:13	05:38	06:25	18:15	19:01	19:26	12h 10m	67.2°	262° W
Wed 14	05:13	05:38	06:25	18:14	19:01	19:26	12h 10m	66.8°	262° W
Thu 15	05:13	05:38	06:25	18:13	19:00	19:25	12h 11m	66.4°	261° W
Fri 16	05:14	05:39	06:25	18:13	18:59	19:24	12h 12m	66.1°	261° W
Sat 17	05:14	05:39	06:25	18:12	18:59	19:24	12h 13m	65.7°	260° W
Sun 18	05:14	05:39	06:26	18:12	18:58	19:23	12h 14m	65.3°	260° W
Mon 19	05:14	05:39	06:26	18:11	18:58	19:23	12h 15m	65.0°	260° W
Tue 20	05:14	05:39	06:26	18:10	18:57	19:22	12h 15m	64.6°	259° W
Wed 21	05:14	05:39	06:26	18:10	18:57	19:22	12h 16m	64.2°	259° W
Thu 22	05:14	05:40	06:26	18:09	18:56	19:21	12h 17m	63.9°	259° WSW
Fri 23	05:15	05:40	06:27	18:09	18:56	19:21	12h 18m	63.5°	258° WSW
Sat 24	05:15	05:40	06:27	18:08	18:55	19:20	12h 18m	63.2°	258° WSW
Sun 25	05:15	05:40	06:27	18:08	18:55	19:20	12h 19m	62.9°	257° WSW
Mon 26	05:15	05:40	06:27	18:07	18:54	19:20	12h 20m	62.5°	257° WSW
Tue 27	05:15	05:41	06:28	18:07	18:54	19:19	12h 21m	62.2°	257° WSW
Wed 28	05:16	05:41	06:28	18:06	18:54	19:19	12h 21m	61.8°	256° WSW
Thu 29	05:16	05:41	06:28	18:06	18:53	19:19	12h 22m	61.5°	256° WSW
Fri 30	05:16	05:41	06:29	18:06	18:53	19:18	12h 23m	61.2°	256° WSW
Sat 31	05:16	05:42	06:29	18:05	18:53	19:18	12h 24m	60.9°	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	06:07	06:29	12:17	18:05	18:27	11h 35m	−0:43	17:35–18:18	🌗 55%
Mon 2	06:08	06:30	12:17	18:04	18:26	11h 34m	−0:43	17:35–18:18	🌘 43%
Tue 3	06:08	06:30	12:17	18:04	18:26	11h 34m	−0:42	17:34–18:18	🌘 32%
Wed 4	06:08	06:30	12:17	18:04	18:26	11h 33m	−0:42	17:34–18:17	🌘 22%
Thu 5	06:09	06:31	12:17	18:03	18:26	11h 32m	−0:41	17:34–18:17	🌘 14%
Fri 6	06:09	06:31	12:17	18:03	18:25	11h 31m	−0:41	17:33–18:17	🌘 7%
Sat 7	06:09	06:31	12:17	18:03	18:25	11h 31m	−0:40	17:33–18:16	🌘 3%
Sun 8	06:10	06:32	12:17	18:02	18:25	11h 30m	−0:40	17:33–18:16	🌘 1%
Mon 9	06:10	06:32	12:17	18:02	18:25	11h 29m	−0:39	17:32–18:16	🌑 0%
Tue 10	06:10	06:33	12:17	18:02	18:24	11h 29m	−0:39	17:32–18:16	🌒 2%
Wed 11	06:11	06:33	12:18	18:02	18:24	11h 28m	−0:38	17:32–18:16	🌒 5%
Thu 12	06:11	06:34	12:18	18:02	18:24	11h 28m	−0:38	17:32–18:15	🌒 10%
Fri 13	06:12	06:34	12:18	18:01	18:24	11h 27m	−0:37	17:31–18:15	🌒 16%
Sat 14	06:12	06:34	12:18	18:01	18:24	11h 26m	−0:37	17:31–18:15	🌒 24%
Sun 15	06:12	06:35	12:18	18:01	18:24	11h 26m	−0:36	17:31–18:15	🌒 32%
Mon 16	06:13	06:35	12:18	18:01	18:24	11h 25m	−0:35	17:31–18:15	🌒 42%
Tue 17	06:13	06:36	12:18	18:01	18:24	11h 25m	−0:35	17:31–18:15	🌓 51%
Wed 18	06:14	06:36	12:19	18:01	18:24	11h 24m	−0:34	17:31–18:15	🌔 61%
Thu 19	06:14	06:37	12:19	18:01	18:23	11h 23m	−0:33	17:31–18:15	🌔 71%
Fri 20	06:15	06:37	12:19	18:01	18:23	11h 23m	−0:32	17:30–18:15	🌔 80%
Sat 21	06:15	06:38	12:19	18:01	18:24	11h 22m	−0:32	17:30–18:15	🌔 88%
Sun 22	06:16	06:38	12:20	18:01	18:24	11h 22m	−0:31	17:30–18:15	🌔 94%
Mon 23	06:16	06:39	12:20	18:01	18:24	11h 21m	−0:30	17:30–18:15	🌔 98%
Tue 24	06:17	06:40	12:20	18:01	18:24	11h 21m	−0:29	17:30–18:15	🌕 100%
Wed 25	06:17	06:40	12:21	18:01	18:24	11h 20m	−0:28	17:30–18:15	🌖 99%
Thu 26	06:18	06:41	12:21	18:01	18:24	11h 20m	−0:27	17:30–18:15	🌖 95%
Fri 27	06:18	06:41	12:21	18:01	18:24	11h 19m	−0:27	17:30–18:15	🌖 89%
Sat 28	06:19	06:42	12:22	18:01	18:24	11h 19m	−0:26	17:31–18:15	🌖 81%
Sun 29	06:19	06:42	12:22	18:01	18:24	11h 19m	−0:25	17:31–18:16	🌖 71%
Mon 30	06:20	06:43	12:22	18:02	18:25	11h 18m	−0:24	17:31–18:16	🌖 60%

Longest and shortest day in Praia

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 13h 0m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 11h 14m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 46m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:01 on 21 November; the latest is 19:08 on 8 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:03 on 2 June to 07:03 on 22 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Praia different

Clock noon and solar noon are 21 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:21 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Over a year the sunset point slides 49° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 18 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 36 seconds a day.

On 1 May and 12 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 103 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the shortest day is 21 December, in 2 months, and sunset moves a mere 8 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Praia

Arrive by 17:33. Golden hour opens at 17:48 and the sun is down by 18:17, 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 18:30 and runs to 18:38, 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 Praia today?

The sun sets in Praia at 18:17 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Praia?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:38 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Praia?

Evening golden hour runs 17:48 to 18:30 today, lasting 41m.