Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Asmara, Eritrea

In Asmara, Eritrea the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:41 and rises at 06:10. Daylight lasts 12h 30m; evening golden hour runs from 18:12 to 18:55.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:48
Sunrise
06:10
Solar noon
12:26
Sunset
18:41
Last light
19:03
Day length
12h 30m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:12 – 18:55
Blue hour
18:55 – 19:03
Max sun altitude
85.3°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
16:51 / 03:34

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 18:41 Golden hour 18:12 – 18:54 Day length 12h 29m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Asmara is

Coordinates
15.3381° N, 38.9318° E
Time zone
Africa/Asmara
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
2,334 m
Population
563,930

Sunrise and sunset in Asmara, 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 05:43 06:06 12:30 18:54 19:17 12h 48m −0:37 18:24–19:08 🌖 93%
Sun 2 05:44 06:06 12:30 18:54 19:16 12h 47m −0:38 18:24–19:08 🌖 87%
Mon 3 05:44 06:07 12:30 18:53 19:16 12h 46m −0:38 18:24–19:07 🌖 78%
Tue 4 05:44 06:07 12:30 18:53 19:16 12h 46m −0:39 18:23–19:07 🌖 69%
Wed 5 05:44 06:07 12:30 18:52 19:15 12h 45m −0:40 18:23–19:06 🌖 58%
Thu 6 05:45 06:07 12:30 18:52 19:15 12h 44m −0:40 18:22–19:06 🌗 46%
Fri 7 05:45 06:07 12:30 18:52 19:14 12h 44m −0:41 18:22–19:05 🌘 35%
Sat 8 05:45 06:08 12:29 18:51 19:14 12h 43m −0:41 18:22–19:05 🌘 24%
Sun 9 05:45 06:08 12:29 18:51 19:13 12h 42m −0:42 18:21–19:04 🌘 15%
Mon 10 05:46 06:08 12:29 18:50 19:13 12h 42m −0:42 18:21–19:04 🌘 7%
Tue 11 05:46 06:08 12:29 18:50 19:12 12h 41m −0:43 18:20–19:03 🌘 2%
Wed 12 05:46 06:08 12:29 18:49 19:11 12h 40m −0:43 18:20–19:03 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:46 06:09 12:29 18:49 19:11 12h 39m −0:43 18:19–19:02 🌒 1%
Fri 14 05:46 06:09 12:28 18:48 19:10 12h 39m −0:44 18:19–19:02 🌒 4%
Sat 15 05:47 06:09 12:28 18:47 19:10 12h 38m −0:44 18:18–19:01 🌒 9%
Sun 16 05:47 06:09 12:28 18:47 19:09 12h 37m −0:45 18:18–19:00 🌒 16%
Mon 17 05:47 06:09 12:28 18:46 19:08 12h 36m −0:45 18:17–19:00 🌒 24%
Tue 18 05:47 06:09 12:28 18:46 19:08 12h 36m −0:45 18:17–18:59 🌒 33%
Wed 19 05:47 06:10 12:27 18:45 19:07 12h 35m −0:46 18:16–18:59 🌒 43%
Thu 20 05:48 06:10 12:27 18:44 19:07 12h 34m −0:46 18:15–18:58 🌓 52%
Fri 21 05:48 06:10 12:27 18:44 19:06 12h 33m −0:46 18:15–18:57 🌔 62%
Sat 22 05:48 06:10 12:27 18:43 19:05 12h 33m −0:47 18:14–18:57 🌔 71%
Sun 23 05:48 06:10 12:26 18:43 19:04 12h 32m −0:47 18:14–18:56 🌔 79%
Mon 24 05:48 06:10 12:26 18:42 19:04 12h 31m −0:47 18:13–18:55 🌔 86%
Tue 25 05:48 06:10 12:26 18:41 19:03 12h 30m −0:48 18:12–18:55 🌔 92%
Wed 26 05:49 06:11 12:26 18:41 19:02 12h 29m −0:48 18:12–18:54 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:49 06:11 12:25 18:40 19:02 12h 29m −0:48 18:11–18:53 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:49 06:11 12:25 18:39 19:01 12h 28m −0:48 18:10–18:53 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:49 06:11 12:25 18:38 19:00 12h 27m −0:49 18:10–18:52 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:49 06:11 12:24 18:38 18:59 12h 26m −0:49 18:09–18:51 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:49 06:11 12:24 18:37 18:59 12h 25m −0:49 18:08–18:50 🌖 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 04:49 05:16 06:06 18:54 19:44 20:11 11h 12m 87.4° 289° WNW
Sun 2 04:50 05:17 06:06 18:54 19:43 20:10 11h 12m 87.6° 289° WNW
Mon 3 04:50 05:17 06:07 18:53 19:43 20:10 11h 13m 87.9° 288° WNW
Tue 4 04:50 05:17 06:07 18:53 19:42 20:09 11h 14m 88.2° 288° WNW
Wed 5 04:51 05:18 06:07 18:52 19:42 20:09 11h 14m 88.4° 288° WNW
Thu 6 04:51 05:18 06:07 18:52 19:41 20:08 11h 15m 88.7° 287° WNW
Fri 7 04:51 05:18 06:07 18:52 19:41 20:07 11h 16m 89.0° 287° WNW
Sat 8 04:52 05:19 06:08 18:51 19:40 20:07 11h 16m 89.3° 287° WNW
Sun 9 04:52 05:19 06:08 18:51 19:39 20:06 11h 17m 89.5° 287° WNW
Mon 10 04:53 05:19 06:08 18:50 19:39 20:05 11h 18m 89.8° 286° WNW
Tue 11 04:53 05:20 06:08 18:50 19:38 20:05 11h 18m 89.9° 286° WNW
Wed 12 04:53 05:20 06:08 18:49 19:38 20:04 11h 19m 89.6° 286° WNW
Thu 13 04:54 05:20 06:09 18:49 19:37 20:03 11h 20m 89.3° 285° WNW
Fri 14 04:54 05:20 06:09 18:48 19:36 20:03 11h 20m 89.0° 285° WNW
Sat 15 04:54 05:21 06:09 18:47 19:36 20:02 11h 21m 88.6° 285° WNW
Sun 16 04:55 05:21 06:09 18:47 19:35 20:01 11h 22m 88.3° 284° WNW
Mon 17 04:55 05:21 06:09 18:46 19:34 20:01 11h 23m 88.0° 284° WNW
Tue 18 04:55 05:21 06:09 18:46 19:34 20:00 11h 23m 87.7° 284° WNW
Wed 19 04:55 05:22 06:10 18:45 19:33 19:59 11h 24m 87.4° 283° WNW
Thu 20 04:56 05:22 06:10 18:44 19:32 19:58 11h 25m 87.0° 283° WNW
Fri 21 04:56 05:22 06:10 18:44 19:32 19:58 11h 26m 86.7° 283° WNW
Sat 22 04:56 05:22 06:10 18:43 19:31 19:57 11h 26m 86.4° 282° WNW
Sun 23 04:56 05:22 06:10 18:43 19:30 19:56 11h 27m 86.0° 282° WNW
Mon 24 04:57 05:23 06:10 18:42 19:29 19:55 11h 28m 85.7° 282° WNW
Tue 25 04:57 05:23 06:10 18:41 19:29 19:55 11h 29m 85.3° 281° W
Wed 26 04:57 05:23 06:11 18:41 19:28 19:54 11h 30m 85.0° 281° W
Thu 27 04:57 05:23 06:11 18:40 19:27 19:53 11h 30m 84.7° 281° W
Fri 28 04:58 05:23 06:11 18:39 19:26 19:52 11h 31m 84.3° 280° W
Sat 29 04:58 05:24 06:11 18:38 19:26 19:51 11h 32m 83.9° 280° W
Sun 30 04:58 05:24 06:11 18:38 19:25 19:51 11h 33m 83.6° 279° W
Mon 31 04:58 05:24 06:11 18:37 19:24 19:50 11h 34m 83.2° 279° 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 05:49 06:11 12:24 18:36 18:58 12h 25m −0:49 18:08–18:50 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:50 06:11 12:24 18:36 18:57 12h 24m −0:49 18:07–18:49 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:50 06:11 12:23 18:35 18:56 12h 23m −0:49 18:06–18:48 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:50 06:11 12:23 18:34 18:56 12h 22m −0:50 18:06–18:47 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:50 06:12 12:23 18:33 18:55 12h 21m −0:50 18:05–18:47 🌘 38%
Sun 6 05:50 06:12 12:22 18:33 18:54 12h 20m −0:50 18:04–18:46 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:50 06:12 12:22 18:32 18:53 12h 20m −0:50 18:03–18:45 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:50 06:12 12:22 18:31 18:53 12h 19m −0:50 18:03–18:44 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:50 06:12 12:21 18:30 18:52 12h 18m −0:50 18:02–18:44 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:50 06:12 12:21 18:30 18:51 12h 17m −0:50 18:01–18:43 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:50 06:12 12:20 18:29 18:50 12h 16m −0:51 18:00–18:42 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:51 06:12 12:20 18:28 18:49 12h 15m −0:51 18:00–18:41 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:51 06:12 12:20 18:27 18:49 12h 15m −0:51 17:59–18:40 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:51 06:12 12:19 18:26 18:48 12h 14m −0:51 17:58–18:40 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:51 06:12 12:19 18:26 18:47 12h 13m −0:51 17:57–18:39 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:51 06:12 12:19 18:25 18:46 12h 12m −0:51 17:57–18:38 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:51 06:12 12:18 18:24 18:46 12h 11m −0:51 17:56–18:37 🌒 36%
Fri 18 05:51 06:12 12:18 18:23 18:45 12h 10m −0:51 17:55–18:36 🌓 45%
Sat 19 05:51 06:13 12:18 18:23 18:44 12h 10m −0:51 17:54–18:36 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:51 06:13 12:17 18:22 18:43 12h 9m −0:51 17:53–18:35 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:51 06:13 12:17 18:21 18:42 12h 8m −0:51 17:53–18:34 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:51 06:13 12:17 18:20 18:42 12h 7m −0:51 17:52–18:33 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:51 06:13 12:16 18:19 18:41 12h 6m −0:51 17:51–18:33 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:51 06:13 12:16 18:19 18:40 12h 5m −0:51 17:50–18:32 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:52 06:13 12:16 18:18 18:39 12h 4m −0:51 17:49–18:31 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:52 06:13 12:15 18:17 18:38 12h 4m −0:51 17:49–18:30 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:52 06:13 12:15 18:16 18:38 12h 3m −0:51 17:48–18:29 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:52 06:13 12:14 18:16 18:37 12h 2m −0:51 17:47–18:29 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:52 06:13 12:14 18:15 18:36 12h 1m −0:51 17:46–18:28 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:52 06:13 12:14 18:14 18:35 12h 0m −0:51 17:46–18:27 🌖 85%

Longest and shortest day in Asmara

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 13h 2m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 12m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 49m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:50 on 22 November; the latest is 18:59 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 05:52 on 3 June to 06:54 on 21 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 8m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Asmara different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:26, a full 26 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

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

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 49° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Sunset drifts 34 seconds earlier each day this month — 17 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 2 May and 11 August — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

At 2,334 m the horizon sits 1.67° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 7.1 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 14.1 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Sitting 2 months ago of the longest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 30m of daylight today, and only 10 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Asmara

Arrive by 17:57. Golden hour opens at 18:12 and the sun is down by 18:41, 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 18:55 and runs to 19:03, 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 Asmara — 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 Asmara today?

The sun sets in Asmara at 18:41 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Asmara?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 19:03 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Asmara?

Evening golden hour runs 18:12 to 18:55 today, lasting 42m. Full golden hour times for Asmara covers the morning window and the coming week.