Sunset and sunrise times in Windhoek, Namibia

In Windhoek, Namibia the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:53 and rises at 06:23. Daylight lasts 12h 29m; evening golden hour runs from 18:23 to 19:07.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 06:01
Sunrise: 06:23
Solar noon: 12:38
Sunset: 18:53
Last light: 19:16
Day length: 12h 29m

18h 51m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:23 – 19:07
Blue hour: 19:07 – 19:16
Max sun altitude: 74.2°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 06:04 / 19:01

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:54 Golden hour 18:24 – 19:07 Day length 12h 31m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Windhoek is

Coordinates: 22.5594° S, 17.0832° E
Time zone: Africa/Windhoek
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 1,700 m
Population: 386,219

Sunrise and sunset in Windhoek, 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	06:10	06:32	12:41	18:50	19:13	12h 18m	+1:18	18:20–19:04	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:09	06:31	12:41	18:50	19:13	12h 19m	+1:18	18:21–19:04	🌖 64%
Sat 3	06:08	06:30	12:40	18:51	19:13	12h 20m	+1:18	18:21–19:05	🌗 53%
Sun 4	06:07	06:29	12:40	18:51	19:14	12h 22m	+1:18	18:21–19:05	🌘 41%
Mon 5	06:06	06:28	12:40	18:51	19:14	12h 23m	+1:18	18:22–19:05	🌘 30%
Tue 6	06:05	06:27	12:39	18:52	19:14	12h 24m	+1:17	18:22–19:06	🌘 20%
Wed 7	06:04	06:26	12:39	18:52	19:15	12h 25m	+1:17	18:22–19:06	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:03	06:25	12:39	18:52	19:15	12h 27m	+1:17	18:23–19:06	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:02	06:24	12:38	18:53	19:15	12h 28m	+1:17	18:23–19:07	🌘 2%
Sat 10	06:01	06:23	12:38	18:53	19:16	12h 29m	+1:17	18:23–19:07	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:00	06:23	12:38	18:54	19:16	12h 31m	+1:17	18:24–19:07	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:59	06:22	12:38	18:54	19:17	12h 32m	+1:17	18:24–19:08	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:58	06:21	12:37	18:54	19:17	12h 33m	+1:17	18:25–19:08	🌒 8%
Wed 14	05:57	06:20	12:37	18:55	19:18	12h 34m	+1:16	18:25–19:09	🌒 14%
Thu 15	05:56	06:19	12:37	18:55	19:18	12h 36m	+1:16	18:25–19:09	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:55	06:18	12:37	18:56	19:18	12h 37m	+1:16	18:26–19:10	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:55	06:17	12:37	18:56	19:19	12h 38m	+1:16	18:26–19:10	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:54	06:17	12:36	18:56	19:19	12h 39m	+1:15	18:26–19:10	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:53	06:16	12:36	18:57	19:20	12h 41m	+1:15	18:27–19:11	🌔 57%
Tue 20	05:52	06:15	12:36	18:57	19:20	12h 42m	+1:15	18:27–19:11	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:51	06:14	12:36	18:58	19:21	12h 43m	+1:14	18:28–19:12	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:50	06:13	12:36	18:58	19:21	12h 44m	+1:14	18:28–19:12	🌔 84%
Fri 23	05:50	06:13	12:35	18:59	19:22	12h 46m	+1:14	18:28–19:13	🌔 91%
Sat 24	05:49	06:12	12:35	18:59	19:22	12h 47m	+1:13	18:29–19:13	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:48	06:11	12:35	19:00	19:23	12h 48m	+1:13	18:29–19:14	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:47	06:10	12:35	19:00	19:23	12h 49m	+1:13	18:30–19:14	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:46	06:10	12:35	19:01	19:24	12h 50m	+1:12	18:30–19:15	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:46	06:09	12:35	19:01	19:24	12h 52m	+1:12	18:31–19:15	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:45	06:08	12:35	19:02	19:25	12h 53m	+1:11	18:31–19:16	🌖 87%
Fri 30	05:44	06:08	12:35	19:02	19:26	12h 54m	+1:11	18:32–19:16	🌖 78%
Sat 31	05:44	06:07	12:35	19:03	19:26	12h 55m	+1:10	18:32–19:17	🌖 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	05:17	05:43	06:32	18:50	19:39	20:05	11h 40m	70.7°	266° W
Fri 2	05:16	05:42	06:31	18:50	19:39	20:06	11h 39m	71.1°	266° W
Sat 3	05:15	05:41	06:30	18:51	19:40	20:06	11h 38m	71.5°	265° W
Sun 4	05:14	05:40	06:29	18:51	19:40	20:06	11h 37m	71.9°	265° W
Mon 5	05:13	05:39	06:28	18:51	19:40	20:07	11h 35m	72.3°	264° W
Tue 6	05:12	05:38	06:27	18:52	19:41	20:07	11h 34m	72.7°	264° W
Wed 7	05:11	05:37	06:26	18:52	19:41	20:08	11h 33m	73.0°	263° W
Thu 8	05:10	05:36	06:25	18:52	19:42	20:08	11h 31m	73.4°	263° W
Fri 9	05:09	05:35	06:24	18:53	19:42	20:09	11h 30m	73.8°	263° W
Sat 10	05:08	05:34	06:23	18:53	19:42	20:09	11h 29m	74.2°	262° W
Sun 11	05:07	05:33	06:23	18:54	19:43	20:10	11h 28m	74.6°	262° W
Mon 12	05:06	05:32	06:22	18:54	19:43	20:10	11h 26m	74.9°	261° W
Tue 13	05:05	05:31	06:21	18:54	19:44	20:11	11h 25m	75.3°	261° W
Wed 14	05:04	05:31	06:20	18:55	19:44	20:11	11h 24m	75.7°	261° W
Thu 15	05:03	05:30	06:19	18:55	19:45	20:12	11h 23m	76.0°	260° W
Fri 16	05:02	05:29	06:18	18:56	19:45	20:12	11h 21m	76.4°	260° W
Sat 17	05:01	05:28	06:17	18:56	19:46	20:13	11h 20m	76.8°	259° W
Sun 18	05:00	05:27	06:17	18:56	19:46	20:14	11h 19m	77.1°	259° W
Mon 19	04:59	05:26	06:16	18:57	19:47	20:14	11h 18m	77.5°	259° WSW
Tue 20	04:58	05:25	06:15	18:57	19:47	20:15	11h 16m	77.9°	258° WSW
Wed 21	04:57	05:24	06:14	18:58	19:48	20:15	11h 15m	78.2°	258° WSW
Thu 22	04:56	05:23	06:13	18:58	19:48	20:16	11h 14m	78.6°	257° WSW
Fri 23	04:55	05:22	06:13	18:59	19:49	20:17	11h 13m	78.9°	257° WSW
Sat 24	04:54	05:22	06:12	18:59	19:49	20:17	11h 11m	79.3°	257° WSW
Sun 25	04:53	05:21	06:11	19:00	19:50	20:18	11h 10m	79.6°	256° WSW
Mon 26	04:52	05:20	06:10	19:00	19:51	20:18	11h 9m	80.0°	256° WSW
Tue 27	04:51	05:19	06:10	19:01	19:51	20:19	11h 8m	80.3°	256° WSW
Wed 28	04:50	05:18	06:09	19:01	19:52	20:20	11h 7m	80.6°	255° WSW
Thu 29	04:50	05:18	06:08	19:02	19:52	20:21	11h 6m	81.0°	255° WSW
Fri 30	04:49	05:17	06:08	19:02	19:53	20:21	11h 4m	81.3°	255° WSW
Sat 31	04:48	05:16	06:07	19:03	19:54	20:22	11h 3m	81.6°	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	05:43	06:06	12:35	19:03	19:27	12h 56m	+1:09	18:33–19:18	🌖 57%
Mon 2	05:42	06:06	12:35	19:04	19:27	12h 58m	+1:09	18:33–19:18	🌗 45%
Tue 3	05:42	06:05	12:35	19:04	19:28	12h 59m	+1:08	18:34–19:19	🌘 34%
Wed 4	05:41	06:05	12:35	19:05	19:29	13h 0m	+1:08	18:34–19:19	🌘 23%
Thu 5	05:41	06:04	12:35	19:06	19:29	13h 1m	+1:07	18:35–19:20	🌘 15%
Fri 6	05:40	06:04	12:35	19:06	19:30	13h 2m	+1:06	18:35–19:21	🌘 8%
Sat 7	05:39	06:03	12:35	19:07	19:30	13h 3m	+1:05	18:36–19:21	🌘 3%
Sun 8	05:39	06:03	12:35	19:07	19:31	13h 4m	+1:05	18:36–19:22	🌘 1%
Mon 9	05:38	06:02	12:35	19:08	19:32	13h 5m	+1:04	18:37–19:23	🌑 0%
Tue 10	05:38	06:02	12:35	19:09	19:32	13h 6m	+1:03	18:37–19:23	🌒 2%
Wed 11	05:38	06:01	12:35	19:09	19:33	13h 7m	+1:02	18:38–19:24	🌒 5%
Thu 12	05:37	06:01	12:35	19:10	19:34	13h 8m	+1:01	18:39–19:24	🌒 9%
Fri 13	05:37	06:01	12:35	19:10	19:34	13h 9m	+1:00	18:39–19:25	🌒 16%
Sat 14	05:36	06:00	12:36	19:11	19:35	13h 10m	+0:59	18:40–19:26	🌒 23%
Sun 15	05:36	06:00	12:36	19:12	19:36	13h 11m	+0:58	18:40–19:26	🌒 31%
Mon 16	05:36	06:00	12:36	19:12	19:37	13h 12m	+0:57	18:41–19:27	🌒 40%
Tue 17	05:35	05:59	12:36	19:13	19:37	13h 13m	+0:56	18:42–19:28	🌓 50%
Wed 18	05:35	05:59	12:36	19:14	19:38	13h 14m	+0:55	18:42–19:29	🌔 60%
Thu 19	05:35	05:59	12:37	19:14	19:39	13h 15m	+0:54	18:43–19:29	🌔 70%
Fri 20	05:34	05:59	12:37	19:15	19:39	13h 16m	+0:53	18:43–19:30	🌔 79%
Sat 21	05:34	05:59	12:37	19:16	19:40	13h 17m	+0:51	18:44–19:31	🌔 87%
Sun 22	05:34	05:58	12:37	19:16	19:41	13h 18m	+0:50	18:45–19:31	🌔 93%
Mon 23	05:34	05:58	12:38	19:17	19:42	13h 18m	+0:49	18:45–19:32	🌔 98%
Tue 24	05:34	05:58	12:38	19:18	19:42	13h 19m	+0:48	18:46–19:33	🌕 100%
Wed 25	05:33	05:58	12:38	19:18	19:43	13h 20m	+0:46	18:47–19:33	🌖 99%
Thu 26	05:33	05:58	12:38	19:19	19:44	13h 21m	+0:45	18:47–19:34	🌖 96%
Fri 27	05:33	05:58	12:39	19:20	19:44	13h 21m	+0:44	18:48–19:35	🌖 90%
Sat 28	05:33	05:58	12:39	19:20	19:45	13h 22m	+0:42	18:49–19:36	🌖 82%
Sun 29	05:33	05:58	12:39	19:21	19:46	13h 23m	+0:41	18:49–19:36	🌖 72%
Mon 30	05:33	05:58	12:40	19:22	19:47	13h 23m	+0:39	18:50–19:37	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Windhoek

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 13h 31m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 10h 44m.

Between them the day length swings by 2h 46m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:14 on 7 June; the latest is 19:41 on 14 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 05:58 on 28 November to 07:32 on 4 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Windhoek different

Clock noon and solar noon are 39 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:38 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Sunset here is followed by about 23 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 51° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across October the sunset moves 13 minutes later, averaging about 25 seconds a day.

Twice a year the sun passes directly overhead here — on 6 January and 7 December — and vertical objects cast almost no shadow at solar noon. The next one is in 8 weeks.

Elevation matters at 1,700 m. The visible horizon drops 1.43°, pushing sunset 6.2 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

Planning a sunset photo in Windhoek

Arrive by 18:08. Golden hour opens at 18:23 and the sun is down by 18:53, 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 19:07 and runs to 19:16, the end of civil twilight and 22m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Windhoek — 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 Windhoek today?

The sun sets in Windhoek at 18:53 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Windhoek?

It takes 22m. Civil twilight ends at 19:16 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Windhoek?

Evening golden hour runs 18:23 to 19:07 today, lasting 43m. Full golden hour times for Windhoek covers the morning window and the coming week.