Sunset and sunrise times in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:37 and rises at 06:16. Daylight lasts 12h 20m; evening golden hour runs from 18:09 to 18:50.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 05:55
Sunrise: 06:16
Solar noon: 12:27
Sunset: 18:37
Last light: 18:58
Day length: 12h 20m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:09 – 18:50
Blue hour: 18:50 – 18:58
Max sun altitude: 88.3°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 16:41 / 03:48

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:16 Sunset 18:36 Golden hour 18:08 – 18:49 Day length 12h 20m vs today the same length

Where Addis Ababa is

Coordinates: 9.0250° N, 38.7469° E
Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
Current offset: UTC+03:00
Elevation: 2,405 m
Population: 3,860,000

Sunrise and sunset in Addis Ababa, 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	05:53	06:15	12:31	18:46	19:08	12h 30m	−0:22	18:17–19:00	🌖 93%
Sun 2	05:54	06:16	12:31	18:46	19:08	12h 30m	−0:22	18:17–18:59	🌖 87%
Mon 3	05:54	06:16	12:31	18:46	19:08	12h 29m	−0:22	18:17–18:59	🌖 78%
Tue 4	05:54	06:16	12:31	18:45	19:07	12h 29m	−0:23	18:16–18:59	🌖 69%
Wed 5	05:54	06:16	12:31	18:45	19:07	12h 29m	−0:23	18:16–18:59	🌖 58%
Thu 6	05:54	06:16	12:30	18:45	19:07	12h 28m	−0:23	18:16–18:58	🌗 46%
Fri 7	05:54	06:16	12:30	18:44	19:06	12h 28m	−0:24	18:16–18:58	🌘 35%
Sat 8	05:54	06:16	12:30	18:44	19:06	12h 28m	−0:24	18:15–18:58	🌘 24%
Sun 9	05:54	06:16	12:30	18:44	19:06	12h 27m	−0:24	18:15–18:57	🌘 15%
Mon 10	05:54	06:16	12:30	18:43	19:05	12h 27m	−0:25	18:15–18:57	🌘 7%
Tue 11	05:55	06:16	12:30	18:43	19:05	12h 26m	−0:25	18:14–18:56	🌘 2%
Wed 12	05:55	06:16	12:30	18:43	19:04	12h 26m	−0:25	18:14–18:56	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:55	06:16	12:29	18:42	19:04	12h 25m	−0:25	18:14–18:56	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:55	06:16	12:29	18:42	19:04	12h 25m	−0:26	18:13–18:55	🌒 4%
Sat 15	05:55	06:16	12:29	18:42	19:03	12h 25m	−0:26	18:13–18:55	🌒 9%
Sun 16	05:55	06:16	12:29	18:41	19:03	12h 24m	−0:26	18:13–18:54	🌒 16%
Mon 17	05:55	06:16	12:29	18:41	19:02	12h 24m	−0:26	18:12–18:54	🌒 24%
Tue 18	05:55	06:16	12:28	18:40	19:02	12h 23m	−0:26	18:12–18:53	🌒 33%
Wed 19	05:55	06:16	12:28	18:40	19:01	12h 23m	−0:27	18:11–18:53	🌒 43%
Thu 20	05:55	06:16	12:28	18:39	19:01	12h 22m	−0:27	18:11–18:52	🌓 52%
Fri 21	05:55	06:16	12:28	18:39	19:00	12h 22m	−0:27	18:11–18:52	🌔 62%
Sat 22	05:55	06:16	12:27	18:38	19:00	12h 21m	−0:27	18:10–18:52	🌔 71%
Sun 23	05:55	06:16	12:27	18:38	18:59	12h 21m	−0:27	18:10–18:51	🌔 79%
Mon 24	05:55	06:16	12:27	18:37	18:59	12h 21m	−0:28	18:09–18:50	🌔 86%
Tue 25	05:55	06:16	12:27	18:37	18:58	12h 20m	−0:28	18:09–18:50	🌔 92%
Wed 26	05:55	06:16	12:26	18:36	18:58	12h 20m	−0:28	18:08–18:49	🌔 96%
Thu 27	05:55	06:16	12:26	18:36	18:57	12h 19m	−0:28	18:08–18:49	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:55	06:16	12:26	18:35	18:57	12h 19m	−0:28	18:07–18:48	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:55	06:16	12:26	18:35	18:56	12h 18m	−0:28	18:07–18:48	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:55	06:16	12:25	18:34	18:55	12h 18m	−0:28	18:06–18:47	🌖 95%
Mon 31	05:55	06:16	12:25	18:34	18:55	12h 17m	−0:28	18:06–18:47	🌖 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	05:01	05:27	06:15	18:46	19:34	20:00	11h 29m	81.1°	288° WNW
Sun 2	05:02	05:28	06:16	18:46	19:34	20:00	11h 29m	81.3°	288° WNW
Mon 3	05:02	05:28	06:16	18:46	19:33	19:59	11h 30m	81.6°	288° WNW
Tue 4	05:02	05:28	06:16	18:45	19:33	19:59	11h 30m	81.8°	287° WNW
Wed 5	05:02	05:28	06:16	18:45	19:33	19:59	11h 30m	82.1°	287° WNW
Thu 6	05:02	05:28	06:16	18:45	19:32	19:58	11h 31m	82.4°	287° WNW
Fri 7	05:03	05:29	06:16	18:44	19:32	19:58	11h 31m	82.7°	287° WNW
Sat 8	05:03	05:29	06:16	18:44	19:32	19:57	11h 32m	82.9°	286° WNW
Sun 9	05:03	05:29	06:16	18:44	19:31	19:57	11h 32m	83.2°	286° WNW
Mon 10	05:03	05:29	06:16	18:43	19:31	19:56	11h 32m	83.5°	286° WNW
Tue 11	05:03	05:29	06:16	18:43	19:30	19:56	11h 33m	83.8°	285° WNW
Wed 12	05:04	05:29	06:16	18:43	19:30	19:55	11h 33m	84.1°	285° WNW
Thu 13	05:04	05:29	06:16	18:42	19:29	19:55	11h 34m	84.4°	285° WNW
Fri 14	05:04	05:29	06:16	18:42	19:29	19:54	11h 34m	84.7°	285° WNW
Sat 15	05:04	05:30	06:16	18:42	19:28	19:54	11h 34m	85.0°	284° WNW
Sun 16	05:04	05:30	06:16	18:41	19:28	19:53	11h 35m	85.4°	284° WNW
Mon 17	05:04	05:30	06:16	18:41	19:27	19:53	11h 35m	85.7°	284° WNW
Tue 18	05:04	05:30	06:16	18:40	19:27	19:52	11h 36m	86.0°	283° WNW
Wed 19	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:40	19:26	19:52	11h 36m	86.3°	283° WNW
Thu 20	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:39	19:26	19:51	11h 37m	86.6°	283° WNW
Fri 21	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:39	19:25	19:50	11h 37m	87.0°	282° WNW
Sat 22	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:38	19:25	19:50	11h 37m	87.3°	282° WNW
Sun 23	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:38	19:24	19:49	11h 38m	87.7°	282° WNW
Mon 24	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:37	19:24	19:49	11h 38m	88.0°	281° W
Tue 25	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:37	19:23	19:48	11h 39m	88.3°	281° W
Wed 26	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:36	19:23	19:48	11h 39m	88.7°	281° W
Thu 27	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:36	19:22	19:47	11h 40m	89.0°	280° W
Fri 28	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:35	19:21	19:46	11h 40m	89.4°	280° W
Sat 29	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:35	19:21	19:46	11h 41m	89.7°	279° W
Sun 30	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:34	19:20	19:45	11h 41m	89.9°	279° W
Mon 31	05:05	05:30	06:16	18:34	19:20	19:44	11h 42m	89.5°	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	05:55	06:16	12:25	18:33	18:54	12h 17m	−0:29	18:05–18:46	🌖 82%
Wed 2	05:55	06:16	12:24	18:33	18:54	12h 16m	−0:29	18:05–18:46	🌖 72%
Thu 3	05:55	06:16	12:24	18:32	18:53	12h 16m	−0:29	18:04–18:45	🌖 61%
Fri 4	05:54	06:16	12:24	18:31	18:53	12h 15m	−0:29	18:04–18:44	🌗 49%
Sat 5	05:54	06:16	12:23	18:31	18:52	12h 15m	−0:29	18:03–18:44	🌘 38%
Sun 6	05:54	06:15	12:23	18:30	18:51	12h 14m	−0:29	18:03–18:43	🌘 27%
Mon 7	05:54	06:15	12:23	18:30	18:51	12h 14m	−0:29	18:02–18:43	🌘 17%
Tue 8	05:54	06:15	12:22	18:29	18:50	12h 13m	−0:29	18:01–18:42	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:54	06:15	12:22	18:29	18:50	12h 13m	−0:29	18:01–18:41	🌘 4%
Thu 10	05:54	06:15	12:22	18:28	18:49	12h 12m	−0:29	18:00–18:41	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:54	06:15	12:21	18:27	18:48	12h 12m	−0:29	18:00–18:40	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:54	06:15	12:21	18:27	18:48	12h 11m	−0:29	17:59–18:40	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:54	06:15	12:21	18:26	18:47	12h 11m	−0:29	17:58–18:39	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:54	06:15	12:20	18:26	18:47	12h 11m	−0:30	17:58–18:38	🌒 12%
Tue 15	05:54	06:14	12:20	18:25	18:46	12h 10m	−0:30	17:57–18:38	🌒 19%
Wed 16	05:53	06:14	12:19	18:24	18:45	12h 10m	−0:30	17:57–18:37	🌒 27%
Thu 17	05:53	06:14	12:19	18:24	18:45	12h 9m	−0:30	17:56–18:37	🌒 36%
Fri 18	05:53	06:14	12:19	18:23	18:44	12h 9m	−0:30	17:55–18:36	🌓 45%
Sat 19	05:53	06:14	12:18	18:23	18:44	12h 8m	−0:30	17:55–18:35	🌔 55%
Sun 20	05:53	06:14	12:18	18:22	18:43	12h 8m	−0:30	17:54–18:35	🌔 64%
Mon 21	05:53	06:14	12:18	18:21	18:42	12h 7m	−0:30	17:54–18:34	🌔 73%
Tue 22	05:53	06:14	12:17	18:21	18:42	12h 7m	−0:30	17:53–18:34	🌔 81%
Wed 23	05:53	06:14	12:17	18:20	18:41	12h 6m	−0:30	17:52–18:33	🌔 88%
Thu 24	05:53	06:14	12:17	18:20	18:40	12h 6m	−0:30	17:52–18:32	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:19	18:40	12h 5m	−0:30	17:51–18:32	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:18	18:39	12h 5m	−0:30	17:51–18:31	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:52	06:13	12:16	18:18	18:39	12h 4m	−0:30	17:50–18:31	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:17	18:38	12h 4m	−0:30	17:50–18:30	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:17	18:38	12h 3m	−0:30	17:49–18:29	🌖 92%
Wed 30	05:52	06:13	12:15	18:16	18:37	12h 3m	−0:30	17:48–18:29	🌖 85%

Longest and shortest day in Addis Ababa

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 38m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 35m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 3m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:00 on 15 November; the latest is 18:48 on 13 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 06:04 on 28 May to 06:46 on 28 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Addis Ababa different

Clock noon and solar noon are 27 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:27 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 21 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Between solstices the sunset walks 48° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Across August the sunset moves 12 minutes earlier, averaging about 25 seconds a day.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 13 April and 30 August, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 5 days.

Elevation matters at 2,405 m. The visible horizon drops 1.7°, pushing sunset 7 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

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 8 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Addis Ababa

Arrive by 17:54. Golden hour opens at 18:09 and the sun is down by 18:37, 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 18:50 and runs to 18:58, 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 Addis Ababa — 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 Addis Ababa today?

The sun sets in Addis Ababa at 18:37 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Addis Ababa?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:58 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Addis Ababa?

Evening golden hour runs 18:09 to 18:50 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Addis Ababa covers the morning window and the coming week.