Sunset and sunrise times in Maseru, Lesotho

In Maseru, Lesotho the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:16 and rises at 05:38. Daylight lasts 12h 38m; evening golden hour runs from 17:44 to 18:31.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 05:14
Sunrise: 05:38
Solar noon: 11:57
Sunset: 18:16
Last light: 18:40
Day length: 12h 38m

18h 14m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:44 – 18:31
Blue hour: 18:31 – 18:40
Max sun altitude: 67.4°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 05:17 / 18:24

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 18:16 Golden hour 17:45 – 18:31 Day length 12h 39m vs today 2 minutes longer

Where Maseru is

Coordinates: 29.3167° S, 27.4833° E
Time zone: Africa/Maseru
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 1,552 m
Population: 359,753

Sunrise and sunset in Maseru, 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	05:25	05:48	11:59	18:11	18:35	12h 22m	+1:45	17:39–18:25	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:23	05:47	11:59	18:11	18:35	12h 24m	+1:45	17:40–18:26	🌖 64%
Sat 3	05:22	05:46	11:59	18:12	18:36	12h 25m	+1:45	17:40–18:26	🌗 53%
Sun 4	05:21	05:45	11:58	18:12	18:36	12h 27m	+1:45	17:41–18:27	🌘 41%
Mon 5	05:20	05:44	11:58	18:13	18:37	12h 29m	+1:45	17:41–18:28	🌘 30%
Tue 6	05:18	05:42	11:58	18:14	18:37	12h 31m	+1:45	17:42–18:28	🌘 20%
Wed 7	05:17	05:41	11:57	18:14	18:38	12h 32m	+1:45	17:43–18:29	🌘 11%
Thu 8	05:16	05:40	11:57	18:15	18:39	12h 34m	+1:45	17:43–18:29	🌘 5%
Fri 9	05:15	05:39	11:57	18:15	18:39	12h 36m	+1:44	17:44–18:30	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:14	05:38	11:57	18:16	18:40	12h 38m	+1:44	17:44–18:31	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:13	05:37	11:56	18:16	18:41	12h 39m	+1:44	17:45–18:31	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:11	05:36	11:56	18:17	18:41	12h 41m	+1:44	17:45–18:32	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:10	05:34	11:56	18:18	18:42	12h 43m	+1:44	17:46–18:32	🌒 8%
Wed 14	05:09	05:33	11:56	18:18	18:43	12h 44m	+1:43	17:47–18:33	🌒 14%
Thu 15	05:08	05:32	11:55	18:19	18:43	12h 46m	+1:43	17:47–18:34	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:07	05:31	11:55	18:20	18:44	12h 48m	+1:43	17:48–18:34	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:06	05:30	11:55	18:20	18:45	12h 50m	+1:42	17:48–18:35	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:05	05:29	11:55	18:21	18:45	12h 51m	+1:42	17:49–18:36	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:04	05:28	11:55	18:22	18:46	12h 53m	+1:42	17:50–18:36	🌔 57%
Tue 20	05:03	05:27	11:54	18:22	18:47	12h 55m	+1:41	17:50–18:37	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:02	05:26	11:54	18:23	18:47	12h 56m	+1:41	17:51–18:38	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:00	05:25	11:54	18:24	18:48	12h 58m	+1:40	17:52–18:39	🌔 84%
Fri 23	04:59	05:24	11:54	18:24	18:49	13h 0m	+1:40	17:52–18:39	🌔 91%
Sat 24	04:58	05:23	11:54	18:25	18:50	13h 1m	+1:39	17:53–18:40	🌔 96%
Sun 25	04:57	05:22	11:54	18:26	18:50	13h 3m	+1:39	17:53–18:41	🌔 99%
Mon 26	04:56	05:21	11:54	18:26	18:51	13h 5m	+1:38	17:54–18:41	🌕 100%
Tue 27	04:55	05:20	11:53	18:27	18:52	13h 6m	+1:38	17:55–18:42	🌖 98%
Wed 28	04:55	05:19	11:53	18:28	18:53	13h 8m	+1:37	17:55–18:43	🌖 94%
Thu 29	04:54	05:18	11:53	18:28	18:53	13h 10m	+1:36	17:56–18:44	🌖 87%
Fri 30	04:53	05:18	11:53	18:29	18:54	13h 11m	+1:36	17:57–18:44	🌖 78%
Sat 31	04:52	05:17	11:53	18:30	18:55	13h 13m	+1:35	17:57–18:45	🌖 68%

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	04:28	04:57	05:48	18:11	19:02	19:31	11h 36m	64.0°	266° W
Fri 2	04:27	04:55	05:47	18:11	19:03	19:31	11h 34m	64.3°	265° W
Sat 3	04:26	04:54	05:46	18:12	19:04	19:32	11h 32m	64.7°	265° W
Sun 4	04:25	04:53	05:45	18:12	19:04	19:33	11h 31m	65.1°	264° W
Mon 5	04:23	04:52	05:44	18:13	19:05	19:33	11h 29m	65.5°	264° W
Tue 6	04:22	04:50	05:42	18:14	19:06	19:34	11h 27m	65.9°	263° W
Wed 7	04:21	04:49	05:41	18:14	19:06	19:35	11h 25m	66.3°	263° W
Thu 8	04:19	04:48	05:40	18:15	19:07	19:36	11h 24m	66.6°	263° W
Fri 9	04:18	04:47	05:39	18:15	19:08	19:36	11h 22m	67.0°	262° W
Sat 10	04:17	04:46	05:38	18:16	19:08	19:37	11h 20m	67.4°	262° W
Sun 11	04:16	04:44	05:37	18:16	19:09	19:38	11h 19m	67.8°	261° W
Mon 12	04:14	04:43	05:36	18:17	19:10	19:39	11h 17m	68.2°	261° W
Tue 13	04:13	04:42	05:34	18:18	19:10	19:39	11h 15m	68.5°	260° W
Wed 14	04:12	04:41	05:33	18:18	19:11	19:40	11h 13m	68.9°	260° W
Thu 15	04:10	04:40	05:32	18:19	19:12	19:41	11h 12m	69.3°	260° W
Fri 16	04:09	04:38	05:31	18:20	19:12	19:42	11h 10m	69.6°	259° W
Sat 17	04:08	04:37	05:30	18:20	19:13	19:43	11h 8m	70.0°	259° WSW
Sun 18	04:07	04:36	05:29	18:21	19:14	19:43	11h 7m	70.4°	258° WSW
Mon 19	04:05	04:35	05:28	18:22	19:15	19:44	11h 5m	70.7°	258° WSW
Tue 20	04:04	04:34	05:27	18:22	19:16	19:45	11h 3m	71.1°	257° WSW
Wed 21	04:03	04:33	05:26	18:23	19:16	19:46	11h 2m	71.5°	257° WSW
Thu 22	04:02	04:32	05:25	18:24	19:17	19:47	11h 0m	71.8°	257° WSW
Fri 23	04:01	04:30	05:24	18:24	19:18	19:48	10h 58m	72.2°	256° WSW
Sat 24	03:59	04:29	05:23	18:25	19:19	19:49	10h 57m	72.5°	256° WSW
Sun 25	03:58	04:28	05:22	18:26	19:20	19:50	10h 55m	72.9°	255° WSW
Mon 26	03:57	04:27	05:21	18:26	19:20	19:51	10h 53m	73.2°	255° WSW
Tue 27	03:56	04:26	05:20	18:27	19:21	19:52	10h 52m	73.5°	255° WSW
Wed 28	03:55	04:25	05:19	18:28	19:22	19:52	10h 50m	73.9°	254° WSW
Thu 29	03:54	04:24	05:18	18:28	19:23	19:53	10h 49m	74.2°	254° WSW
Fri 30	03:53	04:23	05:18	18:29	19:24	19:54	10h 47m	74.5°	253° WSW
Sat 31	03:52	04:22	05:17	18:30	19:25	19:55	10h 45m	74.9°	253° 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	04:51	05:16	11:53	18:31	18:56	13h 14m	+1:34	17:58–18:46	🌖 57%
Mon 2	04:50	05:15	11:53	18:31	18:57	13h 16m	+1:33	17:59–18:47	🌗 45%
Tue 3	04:49	05:14	11:53	18:32	18:57	13h 17m	+1:33	18:00–18:48	🌘 34%
Wed 4	04:48	05:14	11:53	18:33	18:58	13h 19m	+1:32	18:00–18:48	🌘 23%
Thu 5	04:48	05:13	11:53	18:34	18:59	13h 20m	+1:31	18:01–18:49	🌘 15%
Fri 6	04:47	05:12	11:53	18:35	19:00	13h 22m	+1:30	18:02–18:50	🌘 8%
Sat 7	04:46	05:11	11:53	18:35	19:01	13h 23m	+1:29	18:02–18:51	🌘 3%
Sun 8	04:45	05:11	11:53	18:36	19:02	13h 25m	+1:28	18:03–18:52	🌘 1%
Mon 9	04:45	05:10	11:53	18:37	19:02	13h 26m	+1:27	18:04–18:53	🌑 0%
Tue 10	04:44	05:10	11:53	18:38	19:03	13h 28m	+1:26	18:05–18:53	🌒 2%
Wed 11	04:43	05:09	11:54	18:39	19:04	13h 29m	+1:24	18:05–18:54	🌒 5%
Thu 12	04:43	05:08	11:54	18:39	19:05	13h 31m	+1:23	18:06–18:55	🌒 9%
Fri 13	04:42	05:08	11:54	18:40	19:06	13h 32m	+1:22	18:07–18:56	🌒 16%
Sat 14	04:42	05:07	11:54	18:41	19:07	13h 33m	+1:21	18:08–18:57	🌒 23%
Sun 15	04:41	05:07	11:54	18:42	19:08	13h 35m	+1:19	18:08–18:58	🌒 31%
Mon 16	04:40	05:06	11:54	18:43	19:09	13h 36m	+1:18	18:09–18:58	🌒 40%
Tue 17	04:40	05:06	11:54	18:43	19:09	13h 37m	+1:16	18:10–18:59	🌓 50%
Wed 18	04:39	05:05	11:55	18:44	19:10	13h 38m	+1:15	18:11–19:00	🌔 60%
Thu 19	04:39	05:05	11:55	18:45	19:11	13h 40m	+1:13	18:12–19:01	🌔 70%
Fri 20	04:39	05:05	11:55	18:46	19:12	13h 41m	+1:12	18:12–19:02	🌔 79%
Sat 21	04:38	05:04	11:55	18:47	19:13	13h 42m	+1:10	18:13–19:03	🌔 87%
Sun 22	04:38	05:04	11:56	18:48	19:14	13h 43m	+1:09	18:14–19:04	🌔 93%
Mon 23	04:37	05:04	11:56	18:48	19:15	13h 44m	+1:07	18:15–19:04	🌔 98%
Tue 24	04:37	05:03	11:56	18:49	19:16	13h 45m	+1:05	18:15–19:05	🌕 100%
Wed 25	04:37	05:03	11:57	18:50	19:17	13h 46m	+1:03	18:16–19:06	🌖 99%
Thu 26	04:37	05:03	11:57	18:51	19:17	13h 47m	+1:01	18:17–19:07	🌖 96%
Fri 27	04:36	05:03	11:57	18:52	19:18	13h 48m	+0:59	18:18–19:08	🌖 90%
Sat 28	04:36	05:03	11:57	18:53	19:19	13h 49m	+0:57	18:18–19:09	🌖 82%
Sun 29	04:36	05:03	11:58	18:53	19:20	13h 50m	+0:55	18:19–19:10	🌖 72%
Mon 30	04:36	05:03	11:58	18:54	19:21	13h 51m	+0:53	18:20–19:10	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Maseru

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 14h 1m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 10h 15m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 45m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:18 on 10 June; the latest is 19:13 on 10 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:02 on 3 December to 07:05 on 2 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Maseru different

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

The shallow approach angle at 29.3° stretches this evening's golden hour to 46 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Over a year the sunset point slides 54° 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 19 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 39 seconds a day.

At 1,552 m the horizon sits 1.36° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 6.3 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 12.7 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Maseru

Arrive by 17:29. Golden hour opens at 17:44 and the sun is down by 18:16, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° 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 18:31 and runs to 18:40, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Maseru — 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 Maseru today?

The sun sets in Maseru at 18:16 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Maseru?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:40 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Maseru?

Evening golden hour runs 17:44 to 18:31 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Maseru covers the morning window and the coming week.