Sunset and sunrise times in Tripoli, Libya

In Tripoli, Libya the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:40 and rises at 07:07. Daylight lasts 11h 32m; evening golden hour runs from 18:07 to 18:55.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 06:42
Sunrise: 07:07
Solar noon: 12:54
Sunset: 18:40
Last light: 19:05
Day length: 11h 32m

18h 38m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:07 – 18:55
Blue hour: 18:55 – 19:05
Max sun altitude: 50.4°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 06:55 / 18:29

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 07:08 Sunset 18:39 Golden hour 18:06 – 18:54 Day length 11h 30m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Tripoli is

Coordinates: 32.8874° N, 13.1873° E
Time zone: Africa/Tripoli
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 15 m
Population: 1,302,947

Sunrise and sunset in Tripoli, 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	06:36	07:01	12:56	18:52	19:16	11h 50m	−2:01	18:19–19:07	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:37	07:01	12:56	18:50	19:15	11h 48m	−2:00	18:18–19:05	🌖 64%
Sat 3	06:37	07:02	12:56	18:49	19:14	11h 46m	−2:00	18:16–19:04	🌗 53%
Sun 4	06:38	07:03	12:55	18:48	19:12	11h 44m	−2:00	18:15–19:03	🌘 41%
Mon 5	06:39	07:03	12:55	18:46	19:11	11h 42m	−2:00	18:14–19:02	🌘 30%
Tue 6	06:40	07:04	12:55	18:45	19:10	11h 40m	−2:00	18:12–19:00	🌘 20%
Wed 7	06:40	07:05	12:55	18:44	19:08	11h 38m	−2:00	18:11–18:59	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:41	07:06	12:54	18:43	19:07	11h 36m	−1:59	18:10–18:58	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:42	07:06	12:54	18:41	19:06	11h 34m	−1:59	18:08–18:56	🌘 2%
Sat 10	06:42	07:07	12:54	18:40	19:05	11h 32m	−1:59	18:07–18:55	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:43	07:08	12:53	18:39	19:04	11h 30m	−1:59	18:06–18:54	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:44	07:09	12:53	18:38	19:02	11h 29m	−1:58	18:04–18:53	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:44	07:09	12:53	18:36	19:01	11h 27m	−1:58	18:03–18:51	🌒 8%
Wed 14	06:45	07:10	12:53	18:35	19:00	11h 25m	−1:58	18:02–18:50	🌒 14%
Thu 15	06:46	07:11	12:53	18:34	18:59	11h 23m	−1:57	18:01–18:49	🌒 22%
Fri 16	06:47	07:11	12:52	18:33	18:58	11h 21m	−1:57	17:59–18:48	🌒 30%
Sat 17	06:47	07:12	12:52	18:31	18:56	11h 19m	−1:57	17:58–18:47	🌒 39%
Sun 18	06:48	07:13	12:52	18:30	18:55	11h 17m	−1:56	17:57–18:46	🌓 48%
Mon 19	06:49	07:14	12:52	18:29	18:54	11h 15m	−1:56	17:56–18:44	🌔 57%
Tue 20	06:50	07:15	12:52	18:28	18:53	11h 13m	−1:55	17:54–18:43	🌔 67%
Wed 21	06:50	07:15	12:51	18:27	18:52	11h 11m	−1:55	17:53–18:42	🌔 76%
Thu 22	06:51	07:16	12:51	18:26	18:51	11h 9m	−1:54	17:52–18:41	🌔 84%
Fri 23	06:52	07:17	12:51	18:25	18:50	11h 7m	−1:53	17:51–18:40	🌔 91%
Sat 24	06:53	07:18	12:51	18:24	18:49	11h 5m	−1:53	17:50–18:39	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:53	07:19	12:51	18:23	18:48	11h 4m	−1:52	17:49–18:38	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:54	07:19	12:51	18:22	18:47	11h 2m	−1:52	17:48–18:37	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:55	07:20	12:51	18:21	18:46	11h 0m	−1:51	17:46–18:36	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:56	07:21	12:51	18:20	18:45	10h 58m	−1:50	17:45–18:35	🌖 94%
Thu 29	06:57	07:22	12:50	18:19	18:44	10h 56m	−1:49	17:44–18:34	🌖 87%
Fri 30	06:57	07:23	12:50	18:18	18:43	10h 54m	−1:48	17:43–18:33	🌖 78%
Sat 31	06:58	07:24	12:50	18:17	18:42	10h 53m	−1:48	17:42–18:32	🌖 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	05:39	06:07	07:01	18:52	19:45	20:14	12h 9m	53.8°	267° W
Fri 2	05:39	06:08	07:01	18:50	19:44	20:12	12h 11m	53.4°	266° W
Sat 3	05:40	06:09	07:02	18:49	19:42	20:11	12h 13m	53.1°	266° W
Sun 4	05:41	06:10	07:03	18:48	19:41	20:10	12h 15m	52.7°	265° W
Mon 5	05:42	06:10	07:03	18:46	19:40	20:08	12h 17m	52.3°	265° W
Tue 6	05:42	06:11	07:04	18:45	19:38	20:07	12h 19m	51.9°	264° W
Wed 7	05:43	06:12	07:05	18:44	19:37	20:06	12h 21m	51.5°	264° W
Thu 8	05:44	06:12	07:06	18:43	19:36	20:04	12h 23m	51.1°	263° W
Fri 9	05:44	06:13	07:06	18:41	19:35	20:03	12h 25m	50.8°	263° W
Sat 10	05:45	06:14	07:07	18:40	19:33	20:02	12h 27m	50.4°	262° W
Sun 11	05:46	06:14	07:08	18:39	19:32	20:01	12h 29m	50.0°	262° W
Mon 12	05:46	06:15	07:09	18:38	19:31	19:59	12h 31m	49.6°	262° W
Tue 13	05:47	06:16	07:09	18:36	19:30	19:58	12h 33m	49.2°	261° W
Wed 14	05:48	06:16	07:10	18:35	19:29	19:57	12h 35m	48.9°	261° W
Thu 15	05:49	06:17	07:11	18:34	19:27	19:56	12h 37m	48.5°	260° W
Fri 16	05:49	06:18	07:11	18:33	19:26	19:55	12h 39m	48.1°	260° W
Sat 17	05:50	06:19	07:12	18:31	19:25	19:54	12h 41m	47.8°	259° W
Sun 18	05:51	06:19	07:13	18:30	19:24	19:53	12h 43m	47.4°	259° W
Mon 19	05:51	06:20	07:14	18:29	19:23	19:51	12h 45m	47.0°	258° WSW
Tue 20	05:52	06:21	07:15	18:28	19:22	19:50	12h 47m	46.7°	258° WSW
Wed 21	05:53	06:21	07:15	18:27	19:21	19:49	12h 49m	46.3°	258° WSW
Thu 22	05:54	06:22	07:16	18:26	19:20	19:48	12h 51m	46.0°	257° WSW
Fri 23	05:54	06:23	07:17	18:25	19:19	19:47	12h 53m	45.6°	257° WSW
Sat 24	05:55	06:24	07:18	18:24	19:18	19:46	12h 54m	45.3°	256° WSW
Sun 25	05:56	06:24	07:19	18:23	19:17	19:45	12h 56m	44.9°	256° WSW
Mon 26	05:56	06:25	07:19	18:22	19:16	19:44	12h 58m	44.6°	255° WSW
Tue 27	05:57	06:26	07:20	18:21	19:15	19:43	13h 0m	44.2°	255° WSW
Wed 28	05:58	06:27	07:21	18:20	19:14	19:43	13h 2m	43.9°	255° WSW
Thu 29	05:59	06:27	07:22	18:19	19:13	19:42	13h 4m	43.6°	254° WSW
Fri 30	05:59	06:28	07:23	18:18	19:12	19:41	13h 6m	43.3°	254° WSW
Sat 31	06:00	06:29	07:24	18:17	19:11	19:40	13h 7m	42.9°	254° 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	06:59	07:24	12:50	18:16	18:41	10h 51m	−1:47	17:41–18:31	🌖 57%
Mon 2	07:00	07:25	12:50	18:15	18:40	10h 49m	−1:46	17:40–18:31	🌗 45%
Tue 3	07:01	07:26	12:50	18:14	18:40	10h 47m	−1:45	17:39–18:30	🌘 34%
Wed 4	07:01	07:27	12:50	18:13	18:39	10h 46m	−1:44	17:38–18:29	🌘 23%
Thu 5	07:02	07:28	12:50	18:12	18:38	10h 44m	−1:43	17:37–18:28	🌘 15%
Fri 6	07:03	07:29	12:50	18:11	18:37	10h 42m	−1:42	17:37–18:27	🌘 8%
Sat 7	07:04	07:30	12:50	18:11	18:36	10h 40m	−1:40	17:36–18:27	🌘 3%
Sun 8	07:05	07:31	12:50	18:10	18:36	10h 39m	−1:39	17:35–18:26	🌘 1%
Mon 9	07:06	07:32	12:51	18:09	18:35	10h 37m	−1:38	17:34–18:25	🌑 0%
Tue 10	07:06	07:32	12:51	18:08	18:34	10h 36m	−1:37	17:33–18:24	🌒 2%
Wed 11	07:07	07:33	12:51	18:08	18:34	10h 34m	−1:35	17:32–18:24	🌒 5%
Thu 12	07:08	07:34	12:51	18:07	18:33	10h 32m	−1:34	17:32–18:23	🌒 9%
Fri 13	07:09	07:35	12:51	18:06	18:33	10h 31m	−1:32	17:31–18:23	🌒 16%
Sat 14	07:10	07:36	12:51	18:06	18:32	10h 29m	−1:31	17:30–18:22	🌒 23%
Sun 15	07:11	07:37	12:51	18:05	18:31	10h 28m	−1:29	17:30–18:21	🌒 31%
Mon 16	07:12	07:38	12:51	18:05	18:31	10h 26m	−1:28	17:29–18:21	🌒 40%
Tue 17	07:13	07:39	12:52	18:04	18:31	10h 25m	−1:26	17:28–18:20	🌓 50%
Wed 18	07:13	07:40	12:52	18:04	18:30	10h 24m	−1:25	17:28–18:20	🌔 60%
Thu 19	07:14	07:41	12:52	18:03	18:30	10h 22m	−1:23	17:27–18:20	🌔 70%
Fri 20	07:15	07:42	12:52	18:03	18:29	10h 21m	−1:21	17:27–18:19	🌔 79%
Sat 21	07:16	07:42	12:53	18:02	18:29	10h 19m	−1:19	17:26–18:19	🌔 87%
Sun 22	07:17	07:43	12:53	18:02	18:29	10h 18m	−1:17	17:26–18:18	🌔 93%
Mon 23	07:18	07:44	12:53	18:02	18:28	10h 17m	−1:15	17:25–18:18	🌔 98%
Tue 24	07:19	07:45	12:53	18:01	18:28	10h 16m	−1:13	17:25–18:18	🌕 100%
Wed 25	07:19	07:46	12:54	18:01	18:28	10h 15m	−1:11	17:25–18:18	🌖 99%
Thu 26	07:20	07:47	12:54	18:01	18:28	10h 13m	−1:09	17:24–18:17	🌖 96%
Fri 27	07:21	07:48	12:54	18:01	18:27	10h 12m	−1:07	17:24–18:17	🌖 90%
Sat 28	07:22	07:49	12:55	18:00	18:27	10h 11m	−1:05	17:24–18:17	🌖 82%
Sun 29	07:23	07:50	12:55	18:00	18:27	10h 10m	−1:02	17:23–18:17	🌖 72%
Mon 30	07:24	07:50	12:55	18:00	18:27	10h 9m	−1:00	17:23–18:17	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Tripoli

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 19m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 58m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 20m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:00 on 4 December; the latest is 20:19 on 30 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:58 on 12 June to 08:10 on 8 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Tripoli different

Clock noon and solar noon are 54 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:54 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Sunset here is followed by about 25 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Evening golden hour runs 48 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 32.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 4h 20m, one of the widest swings of any Libya city on the site.

Between solstices the sunset walks 57° 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.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 35 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 70 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Tripoli

Arrive by 17:52. Golden hour opens at 18:07 and the sun is down by 18:40, 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 18:55 and runs to 19:05, 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 Tripoli — 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 Tripoli today?

The sun sets in Tripoli at 18:40 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Tripoli?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 19:05 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Tripoli?

Evening golden hour runs 18:07 to 18:55 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Tripoli covers the morning window and the coming week.