Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Accra, Ghana

In Accra, Ghana the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:10 and rises at 05:55. Daylight lasts 12h 15m; evening golden hour runs from 17:42 to 18:23.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:34
Sunrise
05:55
Solar noon
12:02
Sunset
18:10
Last light
18:31
Day length
12h 15m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:42 – 18:23
Blue hour
18:23 – 18:31
Max sun altitude
84.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
16:16 / 03:35

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 18:10 Golden hour 17:42 – 18:22 Day length 12h 14m vs today the same length

Where Accra is

Coordinates
5.5560° N, 0.1969° W
Time zone
Africa/Accra
Current offset
UTC+00:00
Elevation
33 m
Population
1,963,264

Sunrise and sunset in Accra, 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 05:34 05:56 12:07 18:17 18:39 12h 21m −0:14 17:49–18:31 🌖 92%
Sun 2 05:34 05:56 12:07 18:17 18:39 12h 21m −0:14 17:48–18:31 🌖 86%
Mon 3 05:34 05:56 12:07 18:17 18:39 12h 21m −0:14 17:48–18:30 🌖 77%
Tue 4 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:17 18:39 12h 20m −0:14 17:48–18:30 🌖 67%
Wed 5 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:17 18:38 12h 20m −0:14 17:48–18:30 🌖 56%
Thu 6 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 20m −0:15 17:48–18:30 🌗 45%
Fri 7 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 20m −0:15 17:48–18:29 🌘 33%
Sat 8 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 19m −0:15 17:47–18:29 🌘 23%
Sun 9 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 19m −0:15 17:47–18:29 🌘 13%
Mon 10 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:15 18:37 12h 19m −0:15 17:47–18:29 🌘 6%
Tue 11 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:15 18:37 12h 19m −0:15 17:47–18:28 🌘 2%
Wed 12 05:34 05:56 12:05 18:15 18:36 12h 18m −0:16 17:46–18:28 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:34 05:56 12:05 18:14 18:36 12h 18m −0:16 17:46–18:28 🌒 1%
Fri 14 05:34 05:56 12:05 18:14 18:36 12h 18m −0:16 17:46–18:27 🌒 4%
Sat 15 05:34 05:56 12:05 18:14 18:35 12h 17m −0:16 17:45–18:27 🌒 10%
Sun 16 05:34 05:56 12:05 18:13 18:35 12h 17m −0:16 17:45–18:27 🌒 17%
Mon 17 05:34 05:56 12:04 18:13 18:34 12h 17m −0:16 17:45–18:26 🌒 25%
Tue 18 05:34 05:56 12:04 18:13 18:34 12h 17m −0:16 17:45–18:26 🌒 34%
Wed 19 05:34 05:55 12:04 18:12 18:34 12h 16m −0:17 17:44–18:25 🌒 44%
Thu 20 05:34 05:55 12:04 18:12 18:33 12h 16m −0:17 17:44–18:25 🌓 54%
Fri 21 05:34 05:55 12:03 18:12 18:33 12h 16m −0:17 17:44–18:25 🌔 63%
Sat 22 05:34 05:55 12:03 18:11 18:32 12h 16m −0:17 17:43–18:24 🌔 72%
Sun 23 05:34 05:55 12:03 18:11 18:32 12h 15m −0:17 17:43–18:24 🌔 80%
Mon 24 05:34 05:55 12:03 18:10 18:32 12h 15m −0:17 17:42–18:23 🌔 87%
Tue 25 05:34 05:55 12:02 18:10 18:31 12h 15m −0:17 17:42–18:23 🌔 93%
Wed 26 05:33 05:55 12:02 18:10 18:31 12h 14m −0:17 17:42–18:22 🌔 97%
Thu 27 05:33 05:54 12:02 18:09 18:30 12h 14m −0:17 17:41–18:22 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:33 05:54 12:02 18:09 18:30 12h 14m −0:17 17:41–18:22 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:33 05:54 12:01 18:08 18:29 12h 14m −0:17 17:40–18:21 🌖 98%
Sun 30 05:33 05:54 12:01 18:08 18:29 12h 13m −0:18 17:40–18:21 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:33 05:54 12:01 18:07 18:28 12h 13m −0:18 17:40–18:20 🌖 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 04:43 05:08 05:56 18:17 19:05 19:30 11h 38m 77.6° 288° WNW
Sun 2 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:17 19:05 19:30 11h 38m 77.9° 288° WNW
Mon 3 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:17 19:04 19:30 11h 39m 78.1° 288° WNW
Tue 4 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:17 19:04 19:30 11h 39m 78.4° 287° WNW
Wed 5 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:17 19:04 19:29 11h 39m 78.7° 287° WNW
Thu 6 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:16 19:03 19:29 11h 39m 78.9° 287° WNW
Fri 7 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:16 19:03 19:28 11h 39m 79.2° 286° WNW
Sat 8 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:16 19:03 19:28 11h 40m 79.5° 286° WNW
Sun 9 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:16 19:02 19:28 11h 40m 79.8° 286° WNW
Mon 10 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:15 19:02 19:27 11h 40m 80.1° 286° WNW
Tue 11 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:15 19:02 19:27 11h 40m 80.4° 285° WNW
Wed 12 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:15 19:01 19:27 11h 41m 80.7° 285° WNW
Thu 13 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:14 19:01 19:26 11h 41m 81.0° 285° WNW
Fri 14 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:14 19:01 19:26 11h 41m 81.3° 284° WNW
Sat 15 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:14 19:00 19:25 11h 41m 81.6° 284° WNW
Sun 16 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:13 19:00 19:25 11h 42m 81.9° 284° WNW
Mon 17 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:13 18:59 19:24 11h 42m 82.2° 283° WNW
Tue 18 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:13 18:59 19:24 11h 42m 82.6° 283° WNW
Wed 19 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:12 18:58 19:23 11h 43m 82.9° 283° WNW
Thu 20 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:12 18:58 19:23 11h 43m 83.2° 282° WNW
Fri 21 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:12 18:58 19:22 11h 43m 83.5° 282° WNW
Sat 22 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:11 18:57 19:22 11h 43m 83.9° 282° WNW
Sun 23 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:11 18:57 19:21 11h 44m 84.2° 281° WNW
Mon 24 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:10 18:56 19:21 11h 44m 84.6° 281° W
Tue 25 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:10 18:56 19:20 11h 44m 84.9° 281° W
Wed 26 04:44 05:09 05:55 18:10 18:55 19:20 11h 44m 85.3° 280° W
Thu 27 04:44 05:09 05:54 18:09 18:55 19:19 11h 45m 85.6° 280° W
Fri 28 04:44 05:09 05:54 18:09 18:54 19:19 11h 45m 86.0° 280° W
Sat 29 04:44 05:09 05:54 18:08 18:54 19:18 11h 45m 86.3° 279° W
Sun 30 04:44 05:08 05:54 18:08 18:53 19:18 11h 46m 86.7° 279° W
Mon 31 04:44 05:08 05:54 18:07 18:53 19:17 11h 46m 87.0° 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 05:33 05:54 12:00 18:07 18:28 12h 13m −0:18 17:39–18:20 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:33 05:54 12:00 18:06 18:27 12h 12m −0:18 17:39–18:19 🌖 71%
Thu 3 05:32 05:53 12:00 18:06 18:27 12h 12m −0:18 17:38–18:19 🌖 60%
Fri 4 05:32 05:53 11:59 18:05 18:26 12h 12m −0:18 17:38–18:18 🌗 48%
Sat 5 05:32 05:53 11:59 18:05 18:26 12h 11m −0:18 17:37–18:18 🌘 36%
Sun 6 05:32 05:53 11:59 18:04 18:25 12h 11m −0:18 17:37–18:17 🌘 25%
Mon 7 05:32 05:53 11:58 18:04 18:25 12h 11m −0:18 17:36–18:17 🌘 16%
Tue 8 05:32 05:52 11:58 18:03 18:24 12h 11m −0:18 17:36–18:16 🌘 8%
Wed 9 05:31 05:52 11:58 18:03 18:24 12h 10m −0:18 17:35–18:16 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:31 05:52 11:57 18:02 18:23 12h 10m −0:18 17:35–18:15 🌘 0%
Fri 11 05:31 05:52 11:57 18:02 18:23 12h 10m −0:18 17:34–18:15 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:31 05:52 11:57 18:01 18:22 12h 9m −0:18 17:34–18:14 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:31 05:51 11:56 18:01 18:22 12h 9m −0:18 17:33–18:14 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:30 05:51 11:56 18:00 18:21 12h 9m −0:18 17:33–18:13 🌒 13%
Tue 15 05:30 05:51 11:56 18:00 18:21 12h 8m −0:18 17:32–18:13 🌒 20%
Wed 16 05:30 05:51 11:55 17:59 18:20 12h 8m −0:18 17:32–18:12 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:30 05:51 11:55 17:59 18:20 12h 8m −0:18 17:31–18:12 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:30 05:50 11:54 17:58 18:19 12h 8m −0:18 17:31–18:11 🌓 47%
Sat 19 05:29 05:50 11:54 17:58 18:19 12h 7m −0:18 17:30–18:11 🌔 56%
Sun 20 05:29 05:50 11:54 17:57 18:18 12h 7m −0:18 17:30–18:10 🌔 65%
Mon 21 05:29 05:50 11:53 17:57 18:18 12h 7m −0:18 17:29–18:10 🌔 74%
Tue 22 05:29 05:50 11:53 17:56 18:17 12h 6m −0:18 17:29–18:09 🌔 82%
Wed 23 05:29 05:49 11:53 17:56 18:17 12h 6m −0:18 17:28–18:09 🌔 89%
Thu 24 05:28 05:49 11:52 17:55 18:16 12h 6m −0:18 17:28–18:08 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:28 05:49 11:52 17:55 18:16 12h 5m −0:18 17:27–18:08 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:28 05:49 11:52 17:54 18:15 12h 5m −0:18 17:27–18:07 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:28 05:49 11:51 17:54 18:15 12h 5m −0:18 17:26–18:07 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:28 05:48 11:51 17:53 18:14 12h 5m −0:18 17:26–18:06 🌖 96%
Tue 29 05:27 05:48 11:51 17:53 18:14 12h 4m −0:18 17:25–18:06 🌖 91%
Wed 30 05:27 05:48 11:50 17:52 18:13 12h 4m −0:18 17:25–18:05 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Accra

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 26m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 47m.

Between them the day length swings by 38m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:41 on 11 November; the latest is 18:19 on 17 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 05:45 on 23 May to 06:17 on 2 February.

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

What makes sunsets in Accra 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 5.6°N buys you.

Between solstices the sunset walks 47° 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.

Sunset drifts 20 seconds earlier each day this month — 10 minutes from the first of August to the last.

Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 4 April and 9 September, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 15 days.

At 5.6° the seasons barely touch the clock: 39 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

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 6 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Accra

Arrive by 17:27. Golden hour opens at 17:42 and the sun is down by 18:10, 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 18:23 and runs to 18:31, 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 Accra — 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 Accra today?

The sun sets in Accra at 18:10 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Accra?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:31 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Accra?

Evening golden hour runs 17:42 to 18:23 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Accra covers the morning window and the coming week.

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