Sunset and sunrise times in Lilongwe, Malawi

In Lilongwe, Malawi the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:42 and rises at 05:21. Daylight lasts 12h 20m; evening golden hour runs from 17:13 to 17:55.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 05:00
Sunrise: 05:21
Solar noon: 11:31
Sunset: 17:42
Last light: 18:03
Day length: 12h 20m

17h 40m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:13 – 17:55
Blue hour: 17:55 – 18:03
Max sun altitude: 82.7°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 05:00 / 17:44

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:21 Sunset 17:42 Golden hour 17:13 – 17:55 Day length 12h 21m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Lilongwe is

Coordinates: 13.9669° S, 33.7873° E
Time zone: Africa/Blantyre
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 1,056 m
Population: 1,115,815

Sunrise and sunset in Lilongwe, 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	05:06	05:27	11:34	17:41	18:02	12h 13m	+0:47	17:13–17:54	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:05	05:27	11:34	17:41	18:02	12h 14m	+0:47	17:13–17:54	🌖 64%
Sat 3	05:05	05:26	11:33	17:41	18:02	12h 14m	+0:47	17:13–17:54	🌗 53%
Sun 4	05:04	05:25	11:33	17:41	18:02	12h 15m	+0:47	17:13–17:54	🌘 41%
Mon 5	05:03	05:25	11:33	17:41	18:03	12h 16m	+0:47	17:13–17:54	🌘 30%
Tue 6	05:03	05:24	11:33	17:41	18:03	12h 17m	+0:46	17:13–17:54	🌘 20%
Wed 7	05:02	05:23	11:32	17:41	18:03	12h 18m	+0:46	17:13–17:54	🌘 11%
Thu 8	05:01	05:23	11:32	17:41	18:03	12h 18m	+0:46	17:13–17:55	🌘 5%
Fri 9	05:00	05:22	11:32	17:42	18:03	12h 19m	+0:46	17:13–17:55	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:00	05:21	11:31	17:42	18:03	12h 20m	+0:46	17:13–17:55	🌑 0%
Sun 11	04:59	05:21	11:31	17:42	18:03	12h 21m	+0:46	17:13–17:55	🌒 1%
Mon 12	04:58	05:20	11:31	17:42	18:03	12h 21m	+0:46	17:13–17:55	🌒 4%
Tue 13	04:58	05:19	11:31	17:42	18:04	12h 22m	+0:46	17:14–17:55	🌒 8%
Wed 14	04:57	05:19	11:30	17:42	18:04	12h 23m	+0:46	17:14–17:55	🌒 14%
Thu 15	04:57	05:18	11:30	17:42	18:04	12h 24m	+0:46	17:14–17:56	🌒 22%
Fri 16	04:56	05:18	11:30	17:42	18:04	12h 24m	+0:46	17:14–17:56	🌒 30%
Sat 17	04:55	05:17	11:30	17:43	18:04	12h 25m	+0:45	17:14–17:56	🌒 39%
Sun 18	04:55	05:16	11:30	17:43	18:05	12h 26m	+0:45	17:14–17:56	🌓 48%
Mon 19	04:54	05:16	11:29	17:43	18:05	12h 27m	+0:45	17:14–17:56	🌔 57%
Tue 20	04:54	05:15	11:29	17:43	18:05	12h 27m	+0:45	17:15–17:57	🌔 67%
Wed 21	04:53	05:15	11:29	17:43	18:05	12h 28m	+0:45	17:15–17:57	🌔 76%
Thu 22	04:52	05:14	11:29	17:44	18:05	12h 29m	+0:44	17:15–17:57	🌔 84%
Fri 23	04:52	05:14	11:29	17:44	18:06	12h 30m	+0:44	17:15–17:57	🌔 91%
Sat 24	04:51	05:13	11:29	17:44	18:06	12h 30m	+0:44	17:15–17:57	🌔 96%
Sun 25	04:51	05:13	11:28	17:44	18:06	12h 31m	+0:44	17:16–17:58	🌔 99%
Mon 26	04:50	05:12	11:28	17:45	18:07	12h 32m	+0:43	17:16–17:58	🌕 100%
Tue 27	04:50	05:12	11:28	17:45	18:07	12h 33m	+0:43	17:16–17:58	🌖 98%
Wed 28	04:49	05:11	11:28	17:45	18:07	12h 33m	+0:43	17:16–17:59	🌖 94%
Thu 29	04:49	05:11	11:28	17:45	18:07	12h 34m	+0:43	17:16–17:59	🌖 87%
Fri 30	04:48	05:10	11:28	17:46	18:08	12h 35m	+0:42	17:17–17:59	🌖 78%
Sat 31	04:48	05:10	11:28	17:46	18:08	12h 35m	+0:42	17:17–18:00	🌖 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	04:16	04:41	05:27	17:41	18:27	18:52	11h 45m	79.3°	266° W
Fri 2	04:16	04:41	05:27	17:41	18:27	18:52	11h 45m	79.7°	266° W
Sat 3	04:15	04:40	05:26	17:41	18:27	18:52	11h 44m	80.1°	266° W
Sun 4	04:14	04:39	05:25	17:41	18:27	18:52	11h 43m	80.5°	265° W
Mon 5	04:13	04:38	05:25	17:41	18:28	18:53	11h 42m	80.8°	265° W
Tue 6	04:13	04:38	05:24	17:41	18:28	18:53	11h 42m	81.2°	264° W
Wed 7	04:12	04:37	05:23	17:41	18:28	18:53	11h 41m	81.6°	264° W
Thu 8	04:11	04:36	05:23	17:41	18:28	18:53	11h 40m	82.0°	264° W
Fri 9	04:10	04:35	05:22	17:42	18:28	18:53	11h 39m	82.4°	263° W
Sat 10	04:10	04:35	05:21	17:42	18:28	18:53	11h 39m	82.7°	263° W
Sun 11	04:09	04:34	05:21	17:42	18:28	18:54	11h 38m	83.1°	262° W
Mon 12	04:08	04:33	05:20	17:42	18:29	18:54	11h 37m	83.5°	262° W
Tue 13	04:07	04:33	05:19	17:42	18:29	18:54	11h 36m	83.9°	262° W
Wed 14	04:07	04:32	05:19	17:42	18:29	18:54	11h 35m	84.2°	261° W
Thu 15	04:06	04:31	05:18	17:42	18:29	18:55	11h 35m	84.6°	261° W
Fri 16	04:05	04:31	05:18	17:42	18:29	18:55	11h 34m	85.0°	260° W
Sat 17	04:05	04:30	05:17	17:43	18:30	18:55	11h 33m	85.4°	260° W
Sun 18	04:04	04:29	05:16	17:43	18:30	18:55	11h 33m	85.7°	260° W
Mon 19	04:03	04:29	05:16	17:43	18:30	18:56	11h 32m	86.1°	259° W
Tue 20	04:03	04:28	05:15	17:43	18:30	18:56	11h 31m	86.4°	259° W
Wed 21	04:02	04:28	05:15	17:43	18:31	18:56	11h 30m	86.8°	259° WSW
Thu 22	04:01	04:27	05:14	17:44	18:31	18:57	11h 30m	87.2°	258° WSW
Fri 23	04:01	04:26	05:14	17:44	18:31	18:57	11h 29m	87.5°	258° WSW
Sat 24	04:00	04:26	05:13	17:44	18:32	18:57	11h 28m	87.9°	258° WSW
Sun 25	03:59	04:25	05:13	17:44	18:32	18:58	11h 27m	88.2°	257° WSW
Mon 26	03:59	04:25	05:12	17:45	18:32	18:58	11h 27m	88.5°	257° WSW
Tue 27	03:58	04:24	05:12	17:45	18:33	18:59	11h 26m	88.9°	256° WSW
Wed 28	03:58	04:24	05:11	17:45	18:33	18:59	11h 25m	89.2°	256° WSW
Thu 29	03:57	04:23	05:11	17:45	18:33	18:59	11h 25m	89.5°	256° WSW
Fri 30	03:56	04:23	05:10	17:46	18:34	19:00	11h 24m	89.9°	255° WSW
Sat 31	03:56	04:22	05:10	17:46	18:34	19:00	11h 23m	89.8°	255° 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	04:48	05:10	11:28	17:46	18:08	12h 36m	+0:42	17:17–18:00	🌖 57%
Mon 2	04:47	05:09	11:28	17:47	18:09	12h 37m	+0:41	17:17–18:00	🌗 45%
Tue 3	04:47	05:09	11:28	17:47	18:09	12h 37m	+0:41	17:18–18:01	🌘 34%
Wed 4	04:46	05:09	11:28	17:47	18:10	12h 38m	+0:40	17:18–18:01	🌘 23%
Thu 5	04:46	05:08	11:28	17:48	18:10	12h 39m	+0:40	17:18–18:01	🌘 15%
Fri 6	04:46	05:08	11:28	17:48	18:10	12h 39m	+0:40	17:19–18:02	🌘 8%
Sat 7	04:45	05:08	11:28	17:48	18:11	12h 40m	+0:39	17:19–18:02	🌘 3%
Sun 8	04:45	05:08	11:28	17:49	18:11	12h 41m	+0:39	17:19–18:02	🌘 1%
Mon 9	04:45	05:07	11:28	17:49	18:12	12h 41m	+0:38	17:20–18:03	🌑 0%
Tue 10	04:45	05:07	11:28	17:50	18:12	12h 42m	+0:38	17:20–18:03	🌒 2%
Wed 11	04:44	05:07	11:28	17:50	18:13	12h 43m	+0:37	17:20–18:04	🌒 5%
Thu 12	04:44	05:07	11:28	17:50	18:13	12h 43m	+0:37	17:21–18:04	🌒 9%
Fri 13	04:44	05:06	11:29	17:51	18:13	12h 44m	+0:36	17:21–18:05	🌒 16%
Sat 14	04:44	05:06	11:29	17:51	18:14	12h 44m	+0:35	17:22–18:05	🌒 23%
Sun 15	04:44	05:06	11:29	17:52	18:14	12h 45m	+0:35	17:22–18:06	🌒 31%
Mon 16	04:43	05:06	11:29	17:52	18:15	12h 46m	+0:34	17:22–18:06	🌒 40%
Tue 17	04:43	05:06	11:29	17:53	18:15	12h 46m	+0:34	17:23–18:07	🌓 50%
Wed 18	04:43	05:06	11:29	17:53	18:16	12h 47m	+0:33	17:23–18:07	🌔 60%
Thu 19	04:43	05:06	11:30	17:54	18:16	12h 47m	+0:32	17:24–18:08	🌔 70%
Fri 20	04:43	05:06	11:30	17:54	18:17	12h 48m	+0:32	17:24–18:08	🌔 79%
Sat 21	04:43	05:06	11:30	17:55	18:18	12h 48m	+0:31	17:25–18:09	🌔 87%
Sun 22	04:43	05:06	11:30	17:55	18:18	12h 49m	+0:30	17:25–18:09	🌔 93%
Mon 23	04:43	05:06	11:31	17:56	18:19	12h 49m	+0:29	17:26–18:10	🌔 98%
Tue 24	04:43	05:06	11:31	17:56	18:19	12h 50m	+0:29	17:26–18:10	🌕 100%
Wed 25	04:43	05:06	11:31	17:57	18:20	12h 50m	+0:28	17:27–18:11	🌖 99%
Thu 26	04:43	05:06	11:32	17:57	18:20	12h 51m	+0:27	17:27–18:11	🌖 96%
Fri 27	04:43	05:06	11:32	17:58	18:21	12h 51m	+0:26	17:28–18:12	🌖 90%
Sat 28	04:43	05:06	11:32	17:58	18:21	12h 52m	+0:25	17:28–18:12	🌖 82%
Sun 29	04:43	05:06	11:33	17:59	18:22	12h 52m	+0:24	17:29–18:13	🌖 72%
Mon 30	04:43	05:07	11:33	17:59	18:23	12h 52m	+0:23	17:29–18:14	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Lilongwe

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 12h 57m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 11h 18m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 39m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:23 on 1 June; the latest is 18:20 on 22 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 05:06 on 21 November to 06:09 on 10 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Lilongwe different

Clock noon and solar noon are 28 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:31 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.

Over a year the sunset point slides 48° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 10 seconds later each day this month — 5 minutes from the first of October to the last.

On 11 February and 31 October the midday sun stands at the zenith, 262 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 3 weeks.

At 1,056 m the horizon sits 1.12° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 4.7 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 9.3 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 December, in 2 months, and sunset moves a mere 2 minutes later in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Lilongwe

Arrive by 16:58. Golden hour opens at 17:13 and the sun is down by 17:42, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° 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 17:55 and runs to 18:03, 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 Lilongwe — 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 Lilongwe today?

The sun sets in Lilongwe at 17:42 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Lilongwe?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:03 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Lilongwe?

Evening golden hour runs 17:13 to 17:55 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Lilongwe covers the morning window and the coming week.