Sunset and sunrise times in Bamako, Mali

In Bamako, Mali the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:47 and rises at 06:20. Daylight lasts 12h 26m; evening golden hour runs from 18:18 to 19:00.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 05:59
Sunrise: 06:20
Solar noon: 12:34
Sunset: 18:47
Last light: 19:08
Day length: 12h 26m

26m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:18 – 19:00
Blue hour: 19:00 – 19:08
Max sun altitude: 88.0°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 16:59 / 03:55

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:20 Sunset 18:46 Golden hour 18:18 – 18:59 Day length 12h 25m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Bamako is

Coordinates: 12.6091° N, 7.9752° W
Time zone: Africa/Bamako
Current offset: UTC+00:00
Elevation: 374 m
Population: 4,227,569

Sunrise and sunset in Bamako, 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	05:55	06:18	12:38	18:58	19:20	12h 40m	−0:31	18:29–19:12	🌖 92%
Sun 2	05:55	06:18	12:38	18:58	19:20	12h 39m	−0:31	18:28–19:11	🌖 86%
Mon 3	05:55	06:18	12:38	18:57	19:20	12h 39m	−0:31	18:28–19:11	🌖 77%
Tue 4	05:56	06:18	12:38	18:57	19:19	12h 38m	−0:32	18:28–19:11	🌖 67%
Wed 5	05:56	06:18	12:37	18:57	19:19	12h 38m	−0:32	18:27–19:10	🌖 56%
Thu 6	05:56	06:18	12:37	18:56	19:18	12h 37m	−0:33	18:27–19:10	🌗 45%
Fri 7	05:56	06:19	12:37	18:56	19:18	12h 37m	−0:33	18:27–19:09	🌘 33%
Sat 8	05:56	06:19	12:37	18:55	19:17	12h 36m	−0:34	18:26–19:09	🌘 23%
Sun 9	05:57	06:19	12:37	18:55	19:17	12h 36m	−0:34	18:26–19:08	🌘 13%
Mon 10	05:57	06:19	12:37	18:54	19:17	12h 35m	−0:34	18:25–19:08	🌘 6%
Tue 11	05:57	06:19	12:37	18:54	19:16	12h 34m	−0:35	18:25–19:08	🌘 2%
Wed 12	05:57	06:19	12:36	18:54	19:16	12h 34m	−0:35	18:25–19:07	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:57	06:19	12:36	18:53	19:15	12h 33m	−0:36	18:24–19:07	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:57	06:19	12:36	18:53	19:15	12h 33m	−0:36	18:24–19:06	🌒 4%
Sat 15	05:58	06:20	12:36	18:52	19:14	12h 32m	−0:36	18:23–19:06	🌒 10%
Sun 16	05:58	06:20	12:36	18:52	19:13	12h 31m	−0:37	18:23–19:05	🌒 17%
Mon 17	05:58	06:20	12:35	18:51	19:13	12h 31m	−0:37	18:22–19:04	🌒 25%
Tue 18	05:58	06:20	12:35	18:51	19:12	12h 30m	−0:37	18:22–19:04	🌒 34%
Wed 19	05:58	06:20	12:35	18:50	19:12	12h 30m	−0:37	18:21–19:03	🌒 44%
Thu 20	05:58	06:20	12:35	18:49	19:11	12h 29m	−0:38	18:21–19:03	🌓 54%
Fri 21	05:58	06:20	12:35	18:49	19:11	12h 28m	−0:38	18:20–19:02	🌔 63%
Sat 22	05:58	06:20	12:34	18:48	19:10	12h 28m	−0:38	18:20–19:02	🌔 72%
Sun 23	05:59	06:20	12:34	18:48	19:09	12h 27m	−0:38	18:19–19:01	🌔 80%
Mon 24	05:59	06:20	12:34	18:47	19:09	12h 26m	−0:39	18:19–19:00	🌔 87%
Tue 25	05:59	06:20	12:34	18:47	19:08	12h 26m	−0:39	18:18–19:00	🌔 93%
Wed 26	05:59	06:20	12:33	18:46	19:08	12h 25m	−0:39	18:18–18:59	🌔 97%
Thu 27	05:59	06:20	12:33	18:45	19:07	12h 24m	−0:39	18:17–18:59	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:59	06:20	12:33	18:45	19:06	12h 24m	−0:39	18:16–18:58	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:59	06:20	12:32	18:44	19:06	12h 23m	−0:40	18:16–18:57	🌖 98%
Sun 30	05:59	06:20	12:32	18:43	19:05	12h 22m	−0:40	18:15–18:57	🌖 95%
Mon 31	05:59	06:21	12:32	18:43	19:04	12h 22m	−0:40	18:15–18:56	🌖 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	05:02	05:29	06:18	18:58	19:47	20:13	11h 19m	84.7°	289° WNW
Sun 2	05:02	05:29	06:18	18:58	19:46	20:13	11h 20m	84.9°	288° WNW
Mon 3	05:03	05:29	06:18	18:57	19:46	20:12	11h 20m	85.2°	288° WNW
Tue 4	05:03	05:30	06:18	18:57	19:45	20:12	11h 21m	85.5°	288° WNW
Wed 5	05:03	05:30	06:18	18:57	19:45	20:11	11h 21m	85.7°	287° WNW
Thu 6	05:04	05:30	06:18	18:56	19:44	20:11	11h 22m	86.0°	287° WNW
Fri 7	05:04	05:30	06:19	18:56	19:44	20:10	11h 22m	86.3°	287° WNW
Sat 8	05:04	05:30	06:19	18:55	19:43	20:10	11h 23m	86.6°	287° WNW
Sun 9	05:04	05:31	06:19	18:55	19:43	20:09	11h 24m	86.9°	286° WNW
Mon 10	05:05	05:31	06:19	18:54	19:42	20:09	11h 24m	87.1°	286° WNW
Tue 11	05:05	05:31	06:19	18:54	19:42	20:08	11h 25m	87.4°	286° WNW
Wed 12	05:05	05:31	06:19	18:54	19:41	20:07	11h 25m	87.7°	285° WNW
Thu 13	05:06	05:32	06:19	18:53	19:41	20:07	11h 26m	88.0°	285° WNW
Fri 14	05:06	05:32	06:19	18:53	19:40	20:06	11h 26m	88.4°	285° WNW
Sat 15	05:06	05:32	06:20	18:52	19:40	20:06	11h 27m	88.7°	284° WNW
Sun 16	05:06	05:32	06:20	18:52	19:39	20:05	11h 28m	89.0°	284° WNW
Mon 17	05:06	05:32	06:20	18:51	19:38	20:04	11h 28m	89.3°	284° WNW
Tue 18	05:07	05:32	06:20	18:51	19:38	20:04	11h 29m	89.6°	283° WNW
Wed 19	05:07	05:33	06:20	18:50	19:37	20:03	11h 30m	89.9°	283° WNW
Thu 20	05:07	05:33	06:20	18:49	19:37	20:02	11h 30m	89.7°	283° WNW
Fri 21	05:07	05:33	06:20	18:49	19:36	20:02	11h 31m	89.4°	282° WNW
Sat 22	05:07	05:33	06:20	18:48	19:35	20:01	11h 31m	89.1°	282° WNW
Sun 23	05:08	05:33	06:20	18:48	19:35	20:00	11h 32m	88.7°	282° WNW
Mon 24	05:08	05:33	06:20	18:47	19:34	20:00	11h 33m	88.4°	281° WNW
Tue 25	05:08	05:33	06:20	18:47	19:33	19:59	11h 33m	88.0°	281° W
Wed 26	05:08	05:34	06:20	18:46	19:33	19:58	11h 34m	87.7°	281° W
Thu 27	05:08	05:34	06:20	18:45	19:32	19:57	11h 35m	87.3°	280° W
Fri 28	05:08	05:34	06:20	18:45	19:31	19:57	11h 35m	87.0°	280° W
Sat 29	05:09	05:34	06:20	18:44	19:31	19:56	11h 36m	86.6°	280° W
Sun 30	05:09	05:34	06:20	18:43	19:30	19:55	11h 37m	86.3°	279° W
Mon 31	05:09	05:34	06:21	18:43	19:29	19:54	11h 37m	85.9°	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	05:59	06:21	12:31	18:42	19:04	12h 21m	−0:40	18:14–18:55	🌖 81%
Wed 2	05:59	06:21	12:31	18:41	19:03	12h 20m	−0:40	18:13–18:55	🌖 71%
Thu 3	05:59	06:21	12:31	18:41	19:02	12h 20m	−0:40	18:13–18:54	🌖 60%
Fri 4	05:59	06:21	12:30	18:40	19:02	12h 19m	−0:41	18:12–18:53	🌗 48%
Sat 5	05:59	06:21	12:30	18:39	19:01	12h 18m	−0:41	18:11–18:53	🌘 36%
Sun 6	05:59	06:21	12:30	18:39	19:00	12h 18m	−0:41	18:11–18:52	🌘 25%
Mon 7	05:59	06:21	12:29	18:38	18:59	12h 17m	−0:41	18:10–18:51	🌘 16%
Tue 8	05:59	06:21	12:29	18:37	18:59	12h 16m	−0:41	18:09–18:50	🌘 8%
Wed 9	05:59	06:21	12:29	18:37	18:58	12h 16m	−0:41	18:09–18:50	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:59	06:21	12:28	18:36	18:57	12h 15m	−0:41	18:08–18:49	🌘 0%
Fri 11	05:59	06:21	12:28	18:35	18:57	12h 14m	−0:41	18:07–18:48	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:59	06:21	12:28	18:35	18:56	12h 14m	−0:41	18:07–18:48	🌒 3%
Sun 13	05:59	06:21	12:27	18:34	18:55	12h 13m	−0:41	18:06–18:47	🌒 7%
Mon 14	05:59	06:21	12:27	18:33	18:54	12h 12m	−0:41	18:05–18:46	🌒 13%
Tue 15	05:59	06:21	12:27	18:33	18:54	12h 12m	−0:42	18:05–18:46	🌒 20%
Wed 16	05:59	06:21	12:26	18:32	18:53	12h 11m	−0:42	18:04–18:45	🌒 28%
Thu 17	05:59	06:21	12:26	18:31	18:52	12h 10m	−0:42	18:03–18:44	🌒 37%
Fri 18	05:59	06:20	12:26	18:30	18:52	12h 9m	−0:42	18:02–18:43	🌓 47%
Sat 19	05:59	06:20	12:25	18:30	18:51	12h 9m	−0:42	18:02–18:43	🌔 56%
Sun 20	05:59	06:20	12:25	18:29	18:50	12h 8m	−0:42	18:01–18:42	🌔 65%
Mon 21	05:59	06:20	12:24	18:28	18:50	12h 7m	−0:42	18:00–18:41	🌔 74%
Tue 22	05:59	06:20	12:24	18:28	18:49	12h 7m	−0:42	18:00–18:41	🌔 82%
Wed 23	05:59	06:20	12:24	18:27	18:48	12h 6m	−0:42	17:59–18:40	🌔 89%
Thu 24	05:59	06:20	12:23	18:26	18:47	12h 5m	−0:42	17:58–18:39	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:59	06:20	12:23	18:26	18:47	12h 5m	−0:42	17:58–18:39	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:59	06:20	12:23	18:25	18:46	12h 4m	−0:42	17:57–18:38	🌕 100%
Sun 27	05:59	06:20	12:22	18:24	18:45	12h 3m	−0:42	17:56–18:37	🌖 99%
Mon 28	05:59	06:20	12:22	18:23	18:45	12h 3m	−0:42	17:55–18:36	🌖 96%
Tue 29	05:59	06:20	12:22	18:23	18:44	12h 2m	−0:42	17:55–18:36	🌖 91%
Wed 30	05:59	06:21	12:21	18:22	18:43	12h 1m	−0:42	17:54–18:35	🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Bamako

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 52m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 22m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 29m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:02 on 19 November; the latest is 19:01 on 10 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 06:05 on 31 May to 06:58 on 24 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Bamako different

Clock noon and solar noon are 34 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:34 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

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

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 15 minutes earlier, averaging about 30 seconds a day.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 23 April and 20 August — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon.

Sitting 2 months ago of the longest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 26m of daylight today, and only 9 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Bamako

Arrive by 18:03. Golden hour opens at 18:18 and the sun is down by 18:47, 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 19:00 and runs to 19:08, 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 Bamako — 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 Bamako today?

The sun sets in Bamako at 18:47 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Bamako?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 19:08 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Bamako?

Evening golden hour runs 18:18 to 19:00 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Bamako covers the morning window and the coming week.