Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Abuja, Nigeria

In Abuja, Nigeria the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:42 and rises at 06:21. Daylight lasts 12h 20m; evening golden hour runs from 18:14 to 18:55.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
06:00
Sunrise
06:21
Solar noon
12:32
Sunset
18:42
Last light
19:03
Day length
12h 20m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:14 – 18:55
Blue hour
18:55 – 19:03
Max sun altitude
88.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
16:50 / 03:57

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 18:41 Golden hour 18:13 – 18:54 Day length 12h 20m vs today the same length

Where Abuja is

Coordinates
9.0579° N, 7.4951° E
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Current offset
UTC+01:00
Elevation
476 m
Population
2,690,000

Sunrise and sunset in Abuja, 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 05:58 06:20 12:36 18:51 19:13 12h 30m −0:22 18:22–19:05 🌖 93%
Sun 2 05:58 06:21 12:36 18:51 19:13 12h 30m −0:22 18:22–19:04 🌖 86%
Mon 3 05:59 06:21 12:36 18:51 19:13 12h 30m −0:23 18:22–19:04 🌖 78%
Tue 4 05:59 06:21 12:36 18:50 19:12 12h 29m −0:23 18:22–19:04 🌖 68%
Wed 5 05:59 06:21 12:36 18:50 19:12 12h 29m −0:23 18:21–19:04 🌖 57%
Thu 6 05:59 06:21 12:35 18:50 19:12 12h 28m −0:24 18:21–19:03 🌗 45%
Fri 7 05:59 06:21 12:35 18:50 19:11 12h 28m −0:24 18:21–19:03 🌘 34%
Sat 8 05:59 06:21 12:35 18:49 19:11 12h 28m −0:24 18:20–19:03 🌘 23%
Sun 9 05:59 06:21 12:35 18:49 19:11 12h 27m −0:24 18:20–19:02 🌘 14%
Mon 10 05:59 06:21 12:35 18:48 19:10 12h 27m −0:25 18:20–19:02 🌘 7%
Tue 11 06:00 06:21 12:35 18:48 19:10 12h 26m −0:25 18:19–19:01 🌘 2%
Wed 12 06:00 06:21 12:35 18:48 19:09 12h 26m −0:25 18:19–19:01 🌑 0%
Thu 13 06:00 06:21 12:34 18:47 19:09 12h 25m −0:25 18:19–19:01 🌒 1%
Fri 14 06:00 06:21 12:34 18:47 19:09 12h 25m −0:26 18:18–19:00 🌒 4%
Sat 15 06:00 06:21 12:34 18:47 19:08 12h 25m −0:26 18:18–19:00 🌒 9%
Sun 16 06:00 06:21 12:34 18:46 19:08 12h 24m −0:26 18:18–18:59 🌒 16%
Mon 17 06:00 06:21 12:34 18:46 19:07 12h 24m −0:26 18:17–18:59 🌒 25%
Tue 18 06:00 06:21 12:33 18:45 19:07 12h 23m −0:27 18:17–18:58 🌒 34%
Wed 19 06:00 06:21 12:33 18:45 19:06 12h 23m −0:27 18:16–18:58 🌒 44%
Thu 20 06:00 06:21 12:33 18:44 19:06 12h 22m −0:27 18:16–18:57 🌓 53%
Fri 21 06:00 06:21 12:33 18:44 19:05 12h 22m −0:27 18:16–18:57 🌔 62%
Sat 22 06:00 06:21 12:32 18:43 19:05 12h 22m −0:27 18:15–18:57 🌔 71%
Sun 23 06:00 06:21 12:32 18:43 19:04 12h 21m −0:27 18:15–18:56 🌔 79%
Mon 24 06:00 06:21 12:32 18:42 19:04 12h 21m −0:28 18:14–18:55 🌔 86%
Tue 25 06:00 06:21 12:32 18:42 19:03 12h 20m −0:28 18:14–18:55 🌔 92%
Wed 26 06:00 06:21 12:31 18:41 19:03 12h 20m −0:28 18:13–18:54 🌔 97%
Thu 27 06:00 06:21 12:31 18:41 19:02 12h 19m −0:28 18:13–18:54 🌔 99%
Fri 28 06:00 06:21 12:31 18:40 19:02 12h 19m −0:28 18:12–18:53 🌕 100%
Sat 29 06:00 06:21 12:30 18:40 19:01 12h 18m −0:28 18:12–18:53 🌖 99%
Sun 30 06:00 06:21 12:30 18:39 19:00 12h 18m −0:28 18:11–18:52 🌖 95%
Mon 31 06:00 06:21 12:30 18:39 19:00 12h 17m −0:29 18:11–18:52 🌖 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 05:06 05:32 06:20 18:51 19:39 20:05 11h 29m 81.1° 288° WNW
Sun 2 05:07 05:33 06:21 18:51 19:39 20:05 11h 29m 81.4° 288° WNW
Mon 3 05:07 05:33 06:21 18:51 19:38 20:04 11h 30m 81.6° 288° WNW
Tue 4 05:07 05:33 06:21 18:50 19:38 20:04 11h 30m 81.9° 287° WNW
Wed 5 05:07 05:33 06:21 18:50 19:38 20:04 11h 30m 82.2° 287° WNW
Thu 6 05:07 05:33 06:21 18:50 19:37 20:03 11h 31m 82.4° 287° WNW
Fri 7 05:08 05:34 06:21 18:50 19:37 20:03 11h 31m 82.7° 287° WNW
Sat 8 05:08 05:34 06:21 18:49 19:37 20:02 11h 32m 83.0° 286° WNW
Sun 9 05:08 05:34 06:21 18:49 19:36 20:02 11h 32m 83.3° 286° WNW
Mon 10 05:08 05:34 06:21 18:48 19:36 20:01 11h 32m 83.6° 286° WNW
Tue 11 05:08 05:34 06:21 18:48 19:35 20:01 11h 33m 83.9° 285° WNW
Wed 12 05:09 05:34 06:21 18:48 19:35 20:00 11h 33m 84.2° 285° WNW
Thu 13 05:09 05:34 06:21 18:47 19:34 20:00 11h 34m 84.5° 285° WNW
Fri 14 05:09 05:34 06:21 18:47 19:34 19:59 11h 34m 84.8° 285° WNW
Sat 15 05:09 05:34 06:21 18:47 19:33 19:59 11h 34m 85.1° 284° WNW
Sun 16 05:09 05:35 06:21 18:46 19:33 19:58 11h 35m 85.4° 284° WNW
Mon 17 05:09 05:35 06:21 18:46 19:32 19:58 11h 35m 85.7° 284° WNW
Tue 18 05:09 05:35 06:21 18:45 19:32 19:57 11h 36m 86.1° 283° WNW
Wed 19 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:45 19:31 19:57 11h 36m 86.4° 283° WNW
Thu 20 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:44 19:31 19:56 11h 37m 86.7° 283° WNW
Fri 21 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:44 19:30 19:55 11h 37m 87.0° 282° WNW
Sat 22 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:43 19:30 19:55 11h 37m 87.4° 282° WNW
Sun 23 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:43 19:29 19:54 11h 38m 87.7° 282° WNW
Mon 24 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:42 19:29 19:54 11h 38m 88.1° 281° W
Tue 25 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:42 19:28 19:53 11h 39m 88.4° 281° W
Wed 26 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:41 19:28 19:52 11h 39m 88.7° 280° W
Thu 27 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:41 19:27 19:52 11h 40m 89.1° 280° W
Fri 28 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:40 19:26 19:51 11h 40m 89.5° 280° W
Sat 29 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:40 19:26 19:51 11h 41m 89.8° 279° W
Sun 30 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:39 19:25 19:50 11h 41m 89.8° 279° W
Mon 31 05:10 05:35 06:21 18:39 19:25 19:49 11h 42m 89.5° 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 06:00 06:21 12:30 18:38 18:59 12h 17m −0:29 18:10–18:51 🌖 81%
Wed 2 06:00 06:21 12:29 18:38 18:59 12h 16m −0:29 18:10–18:51 🌖 71%
Thu 3 06:00 06:21 12:29 18:37 18:58 12h 16m −0:29 18:09–18:50 🌖 60%
Fri 4 05:59 06:21 12:29 18:36 18:58 12h 15m −0:29 18:09–18:49 🌗 48%
Sat 5 05:59 06:20 12:28 18:36 18:57 12h 15m −0:29 18:08–18:49 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:59 06:20 12:28 18:35 18:56 12h 14m −0:29 18:07–18:48 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:59 06:20 12:28 18:35 18:56 12h 14m −0:29 18:07–18:48 🌘 16%
Tue 8 05:59 06:20 12:27 18:34 18:55 12h 13m −0:29 18:06–18:47 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:59 06:20 12:27 18:34 18:55 12h 13m −0:29 18:06–18:46 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:59 06:20 12:27 18:33 18:54 12h 12m −0:29 18:05–18:46 🌘 0%
Fri 11 05:59 06:20 12:26 18:32 18:53 12h 12m −0:29 18:05–18:45 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:59 06:20 12:26 18:32 18:53 12h 11m −0:30 18:04–18:45 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:59 06:20 12:25 18:31 18:52 12h 11m −0:30 18:03–18:44 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:59 06:20 12:25 18:31 18:52 12h 10m −0:30 18:03–18:43 🌒 13%
Tue 15 05:58 06:19 12:25 18:30 18:51 12h 10m −0:30 18:02–18:43 🌒 20%
Wed 16 05:58 06:19 12:24 18:29 18:50 12h 9m −0:30 18:02–18:42 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:58 06:19 12:24 18:29 18:50 12h 9m −0:30 18:01–18:42 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:58 06:19 12:24 18:28 18:49 12h 9m −0:30 18:00–18:41 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:58 06:19 12:23 18:28 18:48 12h 8m −0:30 18:00–18:40 🌔 56%
Sun 20 05:58 06:19 12:23 18:27 18:48 12h 8m −0:30 17:59–18:40 🌔 65%
Mon 21 05:58 06:19 12:23 18:26 18:47 12h 7m −0:30 17:59–18:39 🌔 74%
Tue 22 05:58 06:19 12:22 18:26 18:47 12h 7m −0:30 17:58–18:39 🌔 82%
Wed 23 05:58 06:19 12:22 18:25 18:46 12h 6m −0:30 17:57–18:38 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:58 06:19 12:22 18:25 18:45 12h 6m −0:30 17:57–18:37 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:57 06:18 12:21 18:24 18:45 12h 5m −0:30 17:56–18:37 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:57 06:18 12:21 18:23 18:44 12h 5m −0:30 17:56–18:36 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:57 06:18 12:21 18:23 18:44 12h 4m −0:30 17:55–18:36 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:57 06:18 12:20 18:22 18:43 12h 4m −0:30 17:54–18:35 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:57 06:18 12:20 18:22 18:43 12h 3m −0:30 17:54–18:34 🌖 91%
Wed 30 05:57 06:18 12:20 18:21 18:42 12h 3m −0:30 17:53–18:34 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Abuja

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 39m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 35m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 3m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:05 on 15 November; the latest is 18:54 on 13 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 06:09 on 28 May to 06:51 on 28 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Abuja different

Clock noon and solar noon are 32 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:32 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

At 9.1°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 21 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes shorter than today's 24-minute median.

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 13 minutes earlier, averaging about 25 seconds a day.

On 13 April and 30 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 139 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 5 days.

Around a solstice the day length flattens out, and that is where the calendar is now: the longest day is 21 June, 2 months ago, and sunset moves a mere 8 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Abuja

Arrive by 17:59. Golden hour opens at 18:14 and the sun is down by 18:42, 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 18:55 and runs to 19:03, 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 Abuja — 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 Abuja today?

The sun sets in Abuja at 18:42 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Abuja?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 19:03 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Abuja?

Evening golden hour runs 18:14 to 18:55 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Abuja covers the morning window and the coming week.

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