Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Maiduguri, Nigeria

In Maiduguri, Nigeria the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:21 and rises at 05:56. Daylight lasts 12h 25m; evening golden hour runs from 17:53 to 18:35.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:35
Sunrise
05:56
Solar noon
12:09
Sunset
18:21
Last light
18:43
Day length
12h 25m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:53 – 18:35
Blue hour
18:35 – 18:43
Max sun altitude
88.8°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
16:32 / 03:28

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 18:21 Golden hour 17:53 – 18:34 Day length 12h 24m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Maiduguri is

Coordinates
11.8469° N, 13.1571° E
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Current offset
UTC+01:00
Elevation
325 m
Population
1,110,000

Sunrise and sunset in Maiduguri, 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 05:32 05:54 12:13 18:32 18:55 12h 38m −0:29 18:03–18:46 🌖 93%
Sun 2 05:32 05:54 12:13 18:32 18:54 12h 37m −0:29 18:03–18:46 🌖 86%
Mon 3 05:32 05:54 12:13 18:32 18:54 12h 37m −0:30 18:02–18:45 🌖 78%
Tue 4 05:32 05:55 12:13 18:31 18:54 12h 36m −0:30 18:02–18:45 🌖 68%
Wed 5 05:32 05:55 12:13 18:31 18:53 12h 36m −0:30 18:02–18:45 🌖 57%
Thu 6 05:33 05:55 12:13 18:31 18:53 12h 35m −0:31 18:02–18:44 🌗 45%
Fri 7 05:33 05:55 12:13 18:30 18:52 12h 35m −0:31 18:01–18:44 🌘 34%
Sat 8 05:33 05:55 12:13 18:30 18:52 12h 34m −0:32 18:01–18:43 🌘 23%
Sun 9 05:33 05:55 12:12 18:29 18:52 12h 34m −0:32 18:00–18:43 🌘 14%
Mon 10 05:33 05:55 12:12 18:29 18:51 12h 33m −0:32 18:00–18:43 🌘 7%
Tue 11 05:33 05:55 12:12 18:29 18:51 12h 33m −0:33 18:00–18:42 🌘 2%
Wed 12 05:34 05:56 12:12 18:28 18:50 12h 32m −0:33 17:59–18:42 🌑 0%
Thu 13 05:34 05:56 12:12 18:28 18:50 12h 32m −0:33 17:59–18:41 🌒 1%
Fri 14 05:34 05:56 12:12 18:27 18:49 12h 31m −0:34 17:58–18:41 🌒 4%
Sat 15 05:34 05:56 12:11 18:27 18:49 12h 30m −0:34 17:58–18:40 🌒 9%
Sun 16 05:34 05:56 12:11 18:26 18:48 12h 30m −0:34 17:58–18:40 🌒 16%
Mon 17 05:34 05:56 12:11 18:26 18:48 12h 29m −0:35 17:57–18:39 🌒 25%
Tue 18 05:34 05:56 12:11 18:25 18:47 12h 29m −0:35 17:57–18:39 🌒 34%
Wed 19 05:34 05:56 12:11 18:25 18:46 12h 28m −0:35 17:56–18:38 🌒 44%
Thu 20 05:34 05:56 12:10 18:24 18:46 12h 28m −0:35 17:56–18:38 🌓 53%
Fri 21 05:35 05:56 12:10 18:24 18:45 12h 27m −0:36 17:55–18:37 🌔 62%
Sat 22 05:35 05:56 12:10 18:23 18:45 12h 26m −0:36 17:55–18:36 🌔 71%
Sun 23 05:35 05:56 12:10 18:23 18:44 12h 26m −0:36 17:54–18:36 🌔 79%
Mon 24 05:35 05:56 12:09 18:22 18:44 12h 25m −0:36 17:54–18:35 🌔 86%
Tue 25 05:35 05:56 12:09 18:21 18:43 12h 25m −0:36 17:53–18:35 🌔 92%
Wed 26 05:35 05:56 12:09 18:21 18:42 12h 24m −0:37 17:53–18:34 🌔 97%
Thu 27 05:35 05:56 12:08 18:20 18:42 12h 23m −0:37 17:52–18:33 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:35 05:56 12:08 18:20 18:41 12h 23m −0:37 17:51–18:33 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:35 05:56 12:08 18:19 18:40 12h 22m −0:37 17:51–18:32 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:35 05:56 12:08 18:18 18:40 12h 21m −0:37 17:50–18:32 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:35 05:56 12:07 18:18 18:39 12h 21m −0:38 17:50–18:31 🌖 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 04:39 05:05 05:54 18:32 19:21 19:47 11h 21m 83.9° 288° WNW
Sun 2 04:39 05:06 05:54 18:32 19:20 19:47 11h 22m 84.2° 288° WNW
Mon 3 04:39 05:06 05:54 18:32 19:20 19:46 11h 22m 84.4° 288° WNW
Tue 4 04:40 05:06 05:55 18:31 19:20 19:46 11h 23m 84.7° 288° WNW
Wed 5 04:40 05:06 05:55 18:31 19:19 19:46 11h 23m 85.0° 287° WNW
Thu 6 04:40 05:07 05:55 18:31 19:19 19:45 11h 24m 85.2° 287° WNW
Fri 7 04:41 05:07 05:55 18:30 19:18 19:45 11h 24m 85.5° 287° WNW
Sat 8 04:41 05:07 05:55 18:30 19:18 19:44 11h 25m 85.8° 287° WNW
Sun 9 04:41 05:07 05:55 18:29 19:17 19:43 11h 25m 86.1° 286° WNW
Mon 10 04:41 05:07 05:55 18:29 19:17 19:43 11h 26m 86.4° 286° WNW
Tue 11 04:42 05:08 05:55 18:29 19:16 19:42 11h 26m 86.7° 286° WNW
Wed 12 04:42 05:08 05:56 18:28 19:16 19:42 11h 27m 87.0° 285° WNW
Thu 13 04:42 05:08 05:56 18:28 19:15 19:41 11h 28m 87.3° 285° WNW
Fri 14 04:42 05:08 05:56 18:27 19:15 19:41 11h 28m 87.6° 285° WNW
Sat 15 04:43 05:08 05:56 18:27 19:14 19:40 11h 29m 87.9° 284° WNW
Sun 16 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:26 19:14 19:39 11h 29m 88.2° 284° WNW
Mon 17 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:26 19:13 19:39 11h 30m 88.5° 284° WNW
Tue 18 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:25 19:12 19:38 11h 30m 88.8° 283° WNW
Wed 19 04:43 05:09 05:56 18:25 19:12 19:37 11h 31m 89.2° 283° WNW
Thu 20 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:24 19:11 19:37 11h 32m 89.5° 283° WNW
Fri 21 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:24 19:11 19:36 11h 32m 89.8° 282° WNW
Sat 22 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:23 19:10 19:35 11h 33m 89.8° 282° WNW
Sun 23 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:23 19:09 19:35 11h 33m 89.5° 282° WNW
Mon 24 04:44 05:10 05:56 18:22 19:09 19:34 11h 34m 89.2° 281° WNW
Tue 25 04:44 05:10 05:56 18:21 19:08 19:33 11h 34m 88.8° 281° W
Wed 26 04:44 05:10 05:56 18:21 19:07 19:33 11h 35m 88.5° 281° W
Thu 27 04:45 05:10 05:56 18:20 19:07 19:32 11h 36m 88.1° 280° W
Fri 28 04:45 05:10 05:56 18:20 19:06 19:31 11h 36m 87.8° 280° W
Sat 29 04:45 05:10 05:56 18:19 19:06 19:31 11h 37m 87.4° 280° W
Sun 30 04:45 05:10 05:56 18:18 19:05 19:30 11h 38m 87.1° 279° W
Mon 31 04:45 05:10 05:56 18:18 19:04 19:29 11h 38m 86.7° 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 05:35 05:56 12:07 18:17 18:39 12h 20m −0:38 17:49–18:30 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:35 05:56 12:07 18:17 18:38 12h 20m −0:38 17:48–18:30 🌖 71%
Thu 3 05:35 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 19m −0:38 17:48–18:29 🌖 60%
Fri 4 05:35 05:56 12:06 18:15 18:37 12h 18m −0:38 17:47–18:28 🌗 48%
Sat 5 05:35 05:56 12:06 18:15 18:36 12h 18m −0:38 17:47–18:28 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:35 05:56 12:05 18:14 18:35 12h 17m −0:38 17:46–18:27 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:35 05:56 12:05 18:13 18:35 12h 16m −0:38 17:45–18:26 🌘 16%
Tue 8 05:35 05:56 12:05 18:13 18:34 12h 16m −0:38 17:45–18:26 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:35 05:56 12:04 18:12 18:33 12h 15m −0:39 17:44–18:25 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:35 05:56 12:04 18:11 18:33 12h 14m −0:39 17:43–18:24 🌘 0%
Fri 11 05:35 05:56 12:04 18:11 18:32 12h 14m −0:39 17:43–18:24 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:35 05:56 12:03 18:10 18:31 12h 13m −0:39 17:42–18:23 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:35 05:56 12:03 18:09 18:30 12h 13m −0:39 17:41–18:22 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:35 05:56 12:02 18:09 18:30 12h 12m −0:39 17:41–18:22 🌒 13%
Tue 15 05:35 05:56 12:02 18:08 18:29 12h 11m −0:39 17:40–18:21 🌒 20%
Wed 16 05:35 05:56 12:02 18:07 18:28 12h 11m −0:39 17:39–18:20 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:35 05:56 12:01 18:07 18:28 12h 10m −0:39 17:39–18:19 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:35 05:56 12:01 18:06 18:27 12h 9m −0:39 17:38–18:19 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:35 05:56 12:01 18:05 18:26 12h 9m −0:39 17:37–18:18 🌔 56%
Sun 20 05:35 05:56 12:00 18:04 18:26 12h 8m −0:39 17:37–18:17 🌔 65%
Mon 21 05:35 05:56 12:00 18:04 18:25 12h 7m −0:39 17:36–18:17 🌔 74%
Tue 22 05:35 05:56 12:00 18:03 18:24 12h 7m −0:39 17:35–18:16 🌔 82%
Wed 23 05:35 05:56 11:59 18:02 18:24 12h 6m −0:39 17:35–18:15 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:35 05:56 11:59 18:02 18:23 12h 5m −0:39 17:34–18:15 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:35 05:56 11:59 18:01 18:22 12h 5m −0:39 17:33–18:14 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:35 05:56 11:58 18:00 18:22 12h 4m −0:39 17:32–18:13 🌕 100%
Sun 27 05:35 05:56 11:58 18:00 18:21 12h 3m −0:39 17:32–18:13 🌖 99%
Mon 28 05:35 05:56 11:58 17:59 18:20 12h 3m −0:39 17:31–18:12 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:35 05:56 11:57 17:58 18:20 12h 2m −0:39 17:30–18:11 🌖 91%
Wed 30 05:35 05:56 11:57 17:58 18:19 12h 1m −0:39 17:30–18:11 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Maiduguri

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 49m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 25m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 23m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:39 on 18 November; the latest is 18:36 on 11 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 05:42 on 31 May to 06:32 on 25 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Maiduguri different

Sunset here is followed by about 22 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 1h 23m, one of the widest swings of any Nigeria city on the site.

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.

Across August the sunset moves 15 minutes earlier, averaging about 29 seconds a day.

On 21 April and 22 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 123 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

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 9 minutes earlier in the coming fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Maiduguri

Arrive by 17:38. Golden hour opens at 17:53 and the sun is down by 18:21, 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 18:35 and runs to 18:43, 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 Maiduguri — 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 Maiduguri today?

The sun sets in Maiduguri at 18:21 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Maiduguri?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:43 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Maiduguri?

Evening golden hour runs 17:53 to 18:35 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Maiduguri covers the morning window and the coming week.

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