Sunset and sunrise times in Onitsha, Nigeria

In Onitsha, Nigeria the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:20 and rises at 06:19. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 17:52 to 18:33.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 05:58
Sunrise: 06:19
Solar noon: 12:19
Sunset: 18:20
Last light: 18:41
Day length: 12h 0m

18h 18m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:52 – 18:33
Blue hour: 18:33 – 18:41
Max sun altitude: 77.1°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 06:03 / 18:19

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 18:19 Golden hour 17:52 – 18:32 Day length 12h 0m vs today the same length

Where Onitsha is

Coordinates: 6.1498° N, 6.7857° E
Time zone: Africa/Lagos
Current offset: UTC+01:00
Elevation: 57 m
Population: 1,553,000

Sunrise and sunset in Onitsha, 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	05:59	06:20	12:22	18:24	18:45	12h 3m	−0:20	17:56–18:37	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:59	06:20	12:22	18:23	18:44	12h 3m	−0:20	17:56–18:36	🌖 64%
Sat 3	05:59	06:20	12:21	18:23	18:44	12h 3m	−0:20	17:55–18:36	🌗 52%
Sun 4	05:59	06:20	12:21	18:22	18:43	12h 2m	−0:20	17:55–18:35	🌘 40%
Mon 5	05:59	06:19	12:21	18:22	18:43	12h 2m	−0:20	17:54–18:35	🌘 29%
Tue 6	05:58	06:19	12:20	18:22	18:42	12h 2m	−0:20	17:54–18:34	🌘 19%
Wed 7	05:58	06:19	12:20	18:21	18:42	12h 1m	−0:20	17:53–18:34	🌘 11%
Thu 8	05:58	06:19	12:20	18:21	18:42	12h 1m	−0:20	17:53–18:33	🌘 5%
Fri 9	05:58	06:19	12:20	18:20	18:41	12h 1m	−0:20	17:53–18:33	🌘 1%
Sat 10	05:58	06:19	12:19	18:20	18:41	12h 0m	−0:20	17:52–18:33	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:58	06:19	12:19	18:19	18:40	12h 0m	−0:19	17:52–18:32	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:58	06:19	12:19	18:19	18:40	12h 0m	−0:19	17:51–18:32	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:58	06:19	12:19	18:19	18:39	11h 59m	−0:19	17:51–18:31	🌒 9%
Wed 14	05:58	06:19	12:18	18:18	18:39	11h 59m	−0:19	17:50–18:31	🌒 15%
Thu 15	05:57	06:18	12:18	18:18	18:39	11h 59m	−0:19	17:50–18:31	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:57	06:18	12:18	18:17	18:38	11h 58m	−0:19	17:49–18:30	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:57	06:18	12:18	18:17	18:38	11h 58m	−0:19	17:49–18:30	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:57	06:18	12:17	18:17	18:38	11h 58m	−0:19	17:49–18:30	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:57	06:18	12:17	18:16	18:37	11h 58m	−0:19	17:48–18:29	🌔 58%
Tue 20	05:57	06:18	12:17	18:16	18:37	11h 57m	−0:19	17:48–18:29	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:57	06:18	12:17	18:16	18:37	11h 57m	−0:19	17:48–18:29	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:57	06:18	12:17	18:15	18:36	11h 57m	−0:18	17:47–18:28	🌔 84%
Fri 23	05:57	06:18	12:17	18:15	18:36	11h 56m	−0:18	17:47–18:28	🌔 91%
Sat 24	05:57	06:18	12:17	18:15	18:36	11h 56m	−0:18	17:47–18:28	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:57	06:18	12:16	18:14	18:36	11h 56m	−0:18	17:46–18:27	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:57	06:18	12:16	18:14	18:35	11h 55m	−0:18	17:46–18:27	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:57	06:18	12:16	18:14	18:35	11h 55m	−0:18	17:46–18:27	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:57	06:18	12:16	18:14	18:35	11h 55m	−0:18	17:45–18:27	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:57	06:18	12:16	18:13	18:35	11h 55m	−0:18	17:45–18:27	🌖 87%
Fri 30	05:57	06:19	12:16	18:13	18:35	11h 54m	−0:17	17:45–18:26	🌖 78%
Sat 31	05:57	06:19	12:16	18:13	18:35	11h 54m	−0:17	17:45–18:26	🌖 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	05:11	05:35	06:20	18:24	19:09	19:33	11h 55m	80.6°	267° W
Fri 2	05:11	05:35	06:20	18:23	19:08	19:33	11h 56m	80.2°	266° W
Sat 3	05:11	05:35	06:20	18:23	19:08	19:32	11h 56m	79.8°	266° W
Sun 4	05:10	05:35	06:20	18:22	19:08	19:32	11h 56m	79.4°	266° W
Mon 5	05:10	05:34	06:19	18:22	19:07	19:31	11h 57m	79.0°	265° W
Tue 6	05:10	05:34	06:19	18:22	19:07	19:31	11h 57m	78.6°	265° W
Wed 7	05:10	05:34	06:19	18:21	19:06	19:30	11h 57m	78.2°	264° W
Thu 8	05:10	05:34	06:19	18:21	19:06	19:30	11h 58m	77.9°	264° W
Fri 9	05:10	05:34	06:19	18:20	19:05	19:30	11h 58m	77.5°	264° W
Sat 10	05:09	05:34	06:19	18:20	19:05	19:29	11h 58m	77.1°	263° W
Sun 11	05:09	05:34	06:19	18:19	19:05	19:29	11h 59m	76.7°	263° W
Mon 12	05:09	05:33	06:19	18:19	19:04	19:28	11h 59m	76.4°	262° W
Tue 13	05:09	05:33	06:19	18:19	19:04	19:28	11h 59m	76.0°	262° W
Wed 14	05:09	05:33	06:19	18:18	19:03	19:28	12h 0m	75.6°	262° W
Thu 15	05:09	05:33	06:18	18:18	19:03	19:27	12h 0m	75.2°	261° W
Fri 16	05:09	05:33	06:18	18:17	19:03	19:27	12h 0m	74.9°	261° W
Sat 17	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:17	19:02	19:27	12h 1m	74.5°	261° W
Sun 18	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:17	19:02	19:27	12h 1m	74.1°	260° W
Mon 19	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:16	19:02	19:26	12h 1m	73.8°	260° W
Tue 20	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:16	19:02	19:26	12h 2m	73.4°	260° W
Wed 21	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:16	19:01	19:26	12h 2m	73.1°	259° W
Thu 22	05:08	05:33	06:18	18:15	19:01	19:26	12h 2m	72.7°	259° W
Fri 23	05:08	05:32	06:18	18:15	19:01	19:25	12h 3m	72.4°	258° WSW
Sat 24	05:08	05:32	06:18	18:15	19:01	19:25	12h 3m	72.0°	258° WSW
Sun 25	05:08	05:32	06:18	18:14	19:00	19:25	12h 3m	71.7°	258° WSW
Mon 26	05:08	05:32	06:18	18:14	19:00	19:25	12h 4m	71.3°	257° WSW
Tue 27	05:08	05:32	06:18	18:14	19:00	19:25	12h 4m	71.0°	257° WSW
Wed 28	05:08	05:32	06:18	18:14	19:00	19:24	12h 4m	70.6°	257° WSW
Thu 29	05:08	05:32	06:18	18:13	19:00	19:24	12h 5m	70.3°	256° WSW
Fri 30	05:08	05:32	06:19	18:13	18:59	19:24	12h 5m	70.0°	256° WSW
Sat 31	05:08	05:32	06:19	18:13	18:59	19:24	12h 5m	69.7°	256° 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	05:57	06:19	12:16	18:13	18:34	11h 54m	−0:17	17:44–18:26	🌖 56%
Mon 2	05:57	06:19	12:16	18:13	18:34	11h 53m	−0:17	17:44–18:26	🌗 44%
Tue 3	05:58	06:19	12:16	18:13	18:34	11h 53m	−0:17	17:44–18:26	🌘 33%
Wed 4	05:58	06:19	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 53m	−0:17	17:44–18:26	🌘 23%
Thu 5	05:58	06:19	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 53m	−0:16	17:44–18:26	🌘 15%
Fri 6	05:58	06:20	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 52m	−0:16	17:44–18:26	🌘 8%
Sat 7	05:58	06:20	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 52m	−0:16	17:43–18:25	🌘 3%
Sun 8	05:58	06:20	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 52m	−0:16	17:43–18:25	🌘 1%
Mon 9	05:58	06:20	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 51m	−0:16	17:43–18:25	🌑 0%
Tue 10	05:59	06:20	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 51m	−0:15	17:43–18:25	🌒 2%
Wed 11	05:59	06:21	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 51m	−0:15	17:43–18:25	🌒 5%
Thu 12	05:59	06:21	12:16	18:12	18:34	11h 51m	−0:15	17:43–18:25	🌒 10%
Fri 13	05:59	06:21	12:17	18:12	18:34	11h 50m	−0:15	17:43–18:25	🌒 16%
Sat 14	05:59	06:21	12:17	18:12	18:34	11h 50m	−0:14	17:43–18:25	🌒 23%
Sun 15	06:00	06:22	12:17	18:12	18:34	11h 50m	−0:14	17:43–18:26	🌒 32%
Mon 16	06:00	06:22	12:17	18:12	18:34	11h 50m	−0:14	17:43–18:26	🌒 41%
Tue 17	06:00	06:22	12:17	18:12	18:34	11h 50m	−0:14	17:43–18:26	🌓 50%
Wed 18	06:01	06:23	12:17	18:12	18:34	11h 49m	−0:13	17:43–18:26	🌔 60%
Thu 19	06:01	06:23	12:18	18:12	18:35	11h 49m	−0:13	17:43–18:26	🌔 70%
Fri 20	06:01	06:23	12:18	18:13	18:35	11h 49m	−0:13	17:43–18:26	🌔 79%
Sat 21	06:02	06:24	12:18	18:13	18:35	11h 49m	−0:12	17:43–18:26	🌔 87%
Sun 22	06:02	06:24	12:18	18:13	18:35	11h 48m	−0:12	17:44–18:26	🌔 94%
Mon 23	06:02	06:24	12:19	18:13	18:35	11h 48m	−0:12	17:44–18:27	🌔 98%
Tue 24	06:03	06:25	12:19	18:13	18:35	11h 48m	−0:11	17:44–18:27	🌕 100%
Wed 25	06:03	06:25	12:19	18:14	18:36	11h 48m	−0:11	17:44–18:27	🌖 99%
Thu 26	06:03	06:26	12:20	18:14	18:36	11h 48m	−0:11	17:44–18:27	🌖 96%
Fri 27	06:04	06:26	12:20	18:14	18:36	11h 48m	−0:10	17:44–18:28	🌖 90%
Sat 28	06:04	06:26	12:20	18:14	18:37	11h 47m	−0:10	17:45–18:28	🌖 82%
Sun 29	06:04	06:27	12:21	18:14	18:37	11h 47m	−0:10	17:45–18:28	🌖 72%
Mon 30	06:05	06:27	12:21	18:15	18:37	11h 47m	−0:09	17:45–18:28	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Onitsha

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 12h 28m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 11h 45m.

Between them the day length swings by 42m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:12 on 12 November; the latest is 18:52 on 16 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 06:16 on 24 May to 06:50 on 1 February.

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

What makes sunsets in Onitsha different

At 6.1°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 the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 42m here — among the narrowest of the 110 cities tracked in Nigeria.

Between solstices the sunset walks 47° 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.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 11 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 22 seconds a day.

On 5 April and 7 September the midday sun stands at the zenith, 155 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

The longest and shortest days of the year differ by just 43 minutes here. In London the same gap is around 8.8 hours. That is about 12 times less seasonal variation.

Sitting in 2 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 0m of daylight today, and only 5 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Onitsha

Arrive by 17:37. Golden hour opens at 17:52 and the sun is down by 18:20, 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 18:33 and runs to 18:41, the end of civil twilight and 20m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Onitsha — 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 Onitsha today?

The sun sets in Onitsha at 18:20 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Onitsha?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:41 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Onitsha?

Evening golden hour runs 17:52 to 18:33 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Onitsha covers the morning window and the coming week.