Sunset and sunrise times in Djibouti, Djibouti
In Djibouti, Djibouti the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:21 and rises at 05:57. Daylight lasts 12h 24m; evening golden hour runs from 17:53 to 18:35.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 05:35
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Last light
- 18:43
- Day length
- 12h 24m
the sun has already set today
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:53 – 18:35
- Blue hour
- 18:35 – 18:43
- Max sun altitude
- 89.1°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 16:28 / 03:24
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 05:57 Sunset 18:21 Golden hour 17:52 – 18:34 Day length 12h 24m vs today 1 minute shorterWhere Djibouti is
- Coordinates
- 11.5890° N, 43.1450° E
- Time zone
- Africa/Djibouti
- Current offset
- UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Population
- 626,512
Sunrise and sunset in Djibouti, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:32 | 05:54 | 12:13 | 18:32 | 18:54 | 12h 37m | −0:28 | 18:03–18:46 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | 05:32 | 05:55 | 12:13 | 18:32 | 18:54 | 12h 37m | −0:28 | 18:03–18:45 | 🌖 87% |
| Mon 3 | 05:32 | 05:55 | 12:13 | 18:31 | 18:54 | 12h 36m | −0:29 | 18:02–18:45 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | 05:33 | 05:55 | 12:13 | 18:31 | 18:53 | 12h 36m | −0:29 | 18:02–18:45 | 🌖 69% |
| Wed 5 | 05:33 | 05:55 | 12:13 | 18:31 | 18:53 | 12h 35m | −0:30 | 18:02–18:44 | 🌖 58% |
| Thu 6 | 05:33 | 05:55 | 12:13 | 18:30 | 18:53 | 12h 35m | −0:30 | 18:01–18:44 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | 05:33 | 05:55 | 12:13 | 18:30 | 18:52 | 12h 34m | −0:30 | 18:01–18:44 | 🌘 35% |
| Sat 8 | 05:33 | 05:55 | 12:13 | 18:30 | 18:52 | 12h 34m | −0:31 | 18:01–18:43 | 🌘 24% |
| Sun 9 | 05:33 | 05:56 | 12:12 | 18:29 | 18:51 | 12h 33m | −0:31 | 18:00–18:43 | 🌘 15% |
| Mon 10 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:12 | 18:29 | 18:51 | 12h 33m | −0:32 | 18:00–18:42 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:12 | 18:28 | 18:50 | 12h 32m | −0:32 | 18:00–18:42 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:12 | 18:28 | 18:50 | 12h 32m | −0:32 | 17:59–18:41 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:12 | 18:28 | 18:49 | 12h 31m | −0:33 | 17:59–18:41 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:12 | 18:27 | 18:49 | 12h 31m | −0:33 | 17:58–18:40 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:11 | 18:27 | 18:48 | 12h 30m | −0:33 | 17:58–18:40 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 05:34 | 05:56 | 12:11 | 18:26 | 18:48 | 12h 29m | −0:33 | 17:57–18:39 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:11 | 18:26 | 18:47 | 12h 29m | −0:34 | 17:57–18:39 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:11 | 18:25 | 18:47 | 12h 28m | −0:34 | 17:57–18:38 | 🌒 33% |
| Wed 19 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:11 | 18:25 | 18:46 | 12h 28m | −0:34 | 17:56–18:38 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:10 | 18:24 | 18:46 | 12h 27m | −0:35 | 17:56–18:37 | 🌓 52% |
| Fri 21 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:10 | 18:24 | 18:45 | 12h 27m | −0:35 | 17:55–18:37 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:10 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 12h 26m | −0:35 | 17:55–18:36 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:10 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 12h 25m | −0:35 | 17:54–18:36 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:09 | 18:22 | 18:43 | 12h 25m | −0:35 | 17:54–18:35 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:09 | 18:21 | 18:43 | 12h 24m | −0:36 | 17:53–18:35 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:09 | 18:21 | 18:42 | 12h 24m | −0:36 | 17:52–18:34 | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:09 | 18:20 | 18:42 | 12h 23m | −0:36 | 17:52–18:33 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:08 | 18:20 | 18:41 | 12h 22m | −0:36 | 17:51–18:33 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:08 | 18:19 | 18:40 | 12h 22m | −0:36 | 17:51–18:32 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:08 | 18:18 | 18:40 | 12h 21m | −0:37 | 17:50–18:31 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:07 | 18:18 | 18:39 | 12h 21m | −0:37 | 17:50–18:31 | 🌖 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 | 04:39 | 05:06 | 05:54 | 18:32 | 19:21 | 19:47 | 11h 22m | 83.6° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:40 | 05:06 | 05:55 | 18:32 | 19:20 | 19:47 | 11h 22m | 83.9° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:40 | 05:06 | 05:55 | 18:31 | 19:20 | 19:46 | 11h 23m | 84.1° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:40 | 05:07 | 05:55 | 18:31 | 19:19 | 19:46 | 11h 23m | 84.4° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:41 | 05:07 | 05:55 | 18:31 | 19:19 | 19:45 | 11h 24m | 84.7° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:41 | 05:07 | 05:55 | 18:30 | 19:18 | 19:45 | 11h 24m | 84.9° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:41 | 05:07 | 05:55 | 18:30 | 19:18 | 19:44 | 11h 25m | 85.2° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:41 | 05:07 | 05:55 | 18:30 | 19:18 | 19:44 | 11h 25m | 85.5° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:42 | 05:08 | 05:56 | 18:29 | 19:17 | 19:43 | 11h 26m | 85.8° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:42 | 05:08 | 05:56 | 18:29 | 19:17 | 19:43 | 11h 26m | 86.1° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 04:42 | 05:08 | 05:56 | 18:28 | 19:16 | 19:42 | 11h 27m | 86.4° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 04:42 | 05:08 | 05:56 | 18:28 | 19:16 | 19:41 | 11h 28m | 86.7° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 04:43 | 05:08 | 05:56 | 18:28 | 19:15 | 19:41 | 11h 28m | 87.0° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 04:43 | 05:09 | 05:56 | 18:27 | 19:15 | 19:40 | 11h 29m | 87.3° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 04:43 | 05:09 | 05:56 | 18:27 | 19:14 | 19:40 | 11h 29m | 87.6° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 04:43 | 05:09 | 05:56 | 18:26 | 19:13 | 19:39 | 11h 30m | 87.9° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 04:43 | 05:09 | 05:56 | 18:26 | 19:13 | 19:38 | 11h 30m | 88.2° | 284° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 04:44 | 05:09 | 05:56 | 18:25 | 19:12 | 19:38 | 11h 31m | 88.6° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 04:44 | 05:09 | 05:56 | 18:25 | 19:12 | 19:37 | 11h 31m | 88.9° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 04:44 | 05:09 | 05:56 | 18:24 | 19:11 | 19:37 | 11h 32m | 89.2° | 283° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 04:44 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:24 | 19:10 | 19:36 | 11h 33m | 89.5° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 04:44 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:23 | 19:10 | 19:35 | 11h 33m | 89.9° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 04:44 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:22 | 19:09 | 19:35 | 11h 34m | 89.8° | 282° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 04:44 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:22 | 19:09 | 19:34 | 11h 34m | 89.4° | 281° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 04:45 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:21 | 19:08 | 19:33 | 11h 35m | 89.1° | 281° W |
| Wed 26 | 04:45 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:21 | 19:07 | 19:33 | 11h 35m | 88.8° | 281° W |
| Thu 27 | 04:45 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:20 | 19:07 | 19:32 | 11h 36m | 88.4° | 280° W |
| Fri 28 | 04:45 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:20 | 19:06 | 19:31 | 11h 37m | 88.1° | 280° W |
| Sat 29 | 04:45 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:19 | 19:05 | 19:31 | 11h 37m | 87.7° | 280° W |
| Sun 30 | 04:45 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:18 | 19:05 | 19:30 | 11h 38m | 87.3° | 279° W |
| Mon 31 | 04:45 | 05:10 | 05:57 | 18:18 | 19:04 | 19:29 | 11h 38m | 87.0° | 279° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:07 | 18:17 | 18:38 | 12h 20m | −0:37 | 17:49–18:30 | 🌖 82% |
| Wed 2 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:07 | 18:17 | 18:38 | 12h 19m | −0:37 | 17:48–18:30 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:06 | 18:16 | 18:37 | 12h 19m | −0:37 | 17:48–18:29 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:06 | 18:15 | 18:37 | 12h 18m | −0:37 | 17:47–18:28 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:06 | 18:15 | 18:36 | 12h 17m | −0:37 | 17:47–18:28 | 🌘 38% |
| Sun 6 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:05 | 18:14 | 18:35 | 12h 17m | −0:37 | 17:46–18:27 | 🌘 27% |
| Mon 7 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:05 | 18:13 | 18:35 | 12h 16m | −0:38 | 17:45–18:26 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:05 | 18:13 | 18:34 | 12h 16m | −0:38 | 17:45–18:26 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 05:35 | 05:57 | 12:04 | 18:12 | 18:33 | 12h 15m | −0:38 | 17:44–18:25 | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:04 | 18:11 | 18:33 | 12h 14m | −0:38 | 17:43–18:24 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:04 | 18:11 | 18:32 | 12h 14m | −0:38 | 17:43–18:24 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:03 | 18:10 | 18:31 | 12h 13m | −0:38 | 17:42–18:23 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:03 | 18:09 | 18:30 | 12h 12m | −0:38 | 17:41–18:22 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:03 | 18:09 | 18:30 | 12h 12m | −0:38 | 17:41–18:22 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:02 | 18:08 | 18:29 | 12h 11m | −0:38 | 17:40–18:21 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:02 | 18:07 | 18:28 | 12h 11m | −0:38 | 17:39–18:20 | 🌒 27% |
| Thu 17 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:01 | 18:07 | 18:28 | 12h 10m | −0:38 | 17:39–18:20 | 🌒 36% |
| Fri 18 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:01 | 18:06 | 18:27 | 12h 9m | −0:38 | 17:38–18:19 | 🌓 45% |
| Sat 19 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:01 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 12h 9m | −0:38 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:00 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 12h 8m | −0:38 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:00 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 7m | −0:38 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 12:00 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 7m | −0:38 | 17:35–18:16 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:59 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 6m | −0:38 | 17:35–18:15 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:59 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 12h 5m | −0:38 | 17:34–18:15 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:59 | 18:01 | 18:22 | 12h 5m | −0:38 | 17:33–18:14 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:58 | 18:01 | 18:22 | 12h 4m | −0:38 | 17:33–18:13 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:58 | 18:00 | 18:21 | 12h 4m | −0:38 | 17:32–18:13 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:58 | 17:59 | 18:20 | 12h 3m | −0:38 | 17:31–18:12 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:57 | 17:59 | 18:20 | 12h 2m | −0:38 | 17:31–18:12 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:57 | 17:58 | 18:19 | 12h 2m | −0:38 | 17:30–18:11 | 🌖 85% |
Longest and shortest day in Djibouti
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 48m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 26m.
Between them the day length swings by 1h 21m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:39 on 18 November; the latest is 18:35 on 11 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 05:42 on 30 May to 06:32 on 25 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Djibouti different
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 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 14 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 29 seconds a day.
On 21 April and 23 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 124 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.
The times barely move this week: the longest day of the year falls on 21 June, 2 months ago, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 9 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.
Planning a sunset photo in Djibouti
Arrive by 17:38. Golden hour opens at 17:53 and the sun is down by 18:21, 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 18:35 and runs to 18:43, 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 Djibouti today?
The sun sets in Djibouti at 18:21 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Djibouti?
It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:43 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Djibouti?
Evening golden hour runs 17:53 to 18:35 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Djibouti covers the morning window and the coming week.