Sunset and sunrise times in Sokoto, Nigeria

In Sokoto, Nigeria the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:23 and rises at 06:28. Daylight lasts 11h 54m; evening golden hour runs from 17:54 to 18:36.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 06:07
Sunrise: 06:28
Solar noon: 12:26
Sunset: 18:23
Last light: 18:44
Day length: 11h 54m

18h 21m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:54 – 18:36
Blue hour: 18:36 – 18:44
Max sun altitude: 70.2°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 06:14 / 18:20

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 18:22 Golden hour 17:54 – 18:35 Day length 11h 53m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Sokoto is

Coordinates: 13.0627° N, 5.2432° E
Time zone: Africa/Lagos
Current offset: UTC+01:00
Elevation: 296 m
Population: 1,040,000

Sunrise and sunset in Sokoto, 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	06:07	06:28	12:28	18:28	18:50	12h 0m	−0:43	18:00–18:42	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:07	06:28	12:28	18:28	18:49	12h 0m	−0:43	18:00–18:41	🌖 64%
Sat 3	06:07	06:28	12:28	18:27	18:48	11h 59m	−0:43	17:59–18:40	🌗 52%
Sun 4	06:07	06:28	12:27	18:26	18:48	11h 58m	−0:43	17:58–18:39	🌘 40%
Mon 5	06:07	06:28	12:27	18:26	18:47	11h 57m	−0:43	17:58–18:39	🌘 29%
Tue 6	06:07	06:28	12:27	18:25	18:46	11h 57m	−0:43	17:57–18:38	🌘 19%
Wed 7	06:07	06:28	12:26	18:24	18:46	11h 56m	−0:43	17:56–18:38	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:07	06:28	12:26	18:24	18:45	11h 55m	−0:43	17:56–18:37	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:07	06:28	12:26	18:23	18:45	11h 55m	−0:43	17:55–18:36	🌘 1%
Sat 10	06:07	06:28	12:26	18:23	18:44	11h 54m	−0:42	17:54–18:36	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:07	06:28	12:25	18:22	18:43	11h 53m	−0:42	17:54–18:35	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:07	06:28	12:25	18:21	18:43	11h 52m	−0:42	17:53–18:34	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:07	06:29	12:25	18:21	18:42	11h 52m	−0:42	17:52–18:34	🌒 9%
Wed 14	06:07	06:29	12:25	18:20	18:42	11h 51m	−0:42	17:52–18:33	🌒 15%
Thu 15	06:07	06:29	12:24	18:20	18:41	11h 50m	−0:42	17:51–18:33	🌒 22%
Fri 16	06:07	06:29	12:24	18:19	18:40	11h 50m	−0:42	17:51–18:32	🌒 30%
Sat 17	06:08	06:29	12:24	18:18	18:40	11h 49m	−0:41	17:50–18:32	🌒 39%
Sun 18	06:08	06:29	12:24	18:18	18:39	11h 48m	−0:41	17:49–18:31	🌓 48%
Mon 19	06:08	06:29	12:23	18:17	18:39	11h 48m	−0:41	17:49–18:31	🌔 58%
Tue 20	06:08	06:30	12:23	18:17	18:38	11h 47m	−0:41	17:48–18:30	🌔 67%
Wed 21	06:08	06:30	12:23	18:16	18:38	11h 46m	−0:41	17:48–18:30	🌔 76%
Thu 22	06:08	06:30	12:23	18:16	18:37	11h 46m	−0:40	17:47–18:29	🌔 84%
Fri 23	06:08	06:30	12:23	18:15	18:37	11h 45m	−0:40	17:47–18:29	🌔 91%
Sat 24	06:09	06:30	12:23	18:15	18:37	11h 44m	−0:40	17:46–18:28	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:09	06:30	12:23	18:14	18:36	11h 44m	−0:40	17:46–18:28	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:09	06:31	12:22	18:14	18:36	11h 43m	−0:39	17:45–18:27	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:09	06:31	12:22	18:14	18:35	11h 42m	−0:39	17:45–18:27	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:09	06:31	12:22	18:13	18:35	11h 42m	−0:39	17:44–18:27	🌖 94%
Thu 29	06:10	06:31	12:22	18:13	18:35	11h 41m	−0:39	17:44–18:26	🌖 87%
Fri 30	06:10	06:32	12:22	18:12	18:34	11h 40m	−0:38	17:43–18:26	🌖 78%
Sat 31	06:10	06:32	12:22	18:12	18:34	11h 40m	−0:38	17:43–18:26	🌖 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	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:28	19:14	19:39	11h 59m	73.6°	267° W
Fri 2	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:28	19:14	19:38	12h 0m	73.3°	266° W
Sat 3	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:27	19:13	19:38	12h 0m	72.9°	266° W
Sun 4	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:26	19:12	19:37	12h 1m	72.5°	266° W
Mon 5	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:26	19:12	19:36	12h 2m	72.1°	265° W
Tue 6	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:25	19:11	19:36	12h 2m	71.7°	265° W
Wed 7	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:24	19:10	19:35	12h 3m	71.3°	264° W
Thu 8	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:24	19:10	19:35	12h 4m	70.9°	264° W
Fri 9	05:17	05:42	06:28	18:23	19:09	19:34	12h 5m	70.6°	264° W
Sat 10	05:18	05:42	06:28	18:23	19:09	19:33	12h 5m	70.2°	263° W
Sun 11	05:18	05:42	06:28	18:22	19:08	19:33	12h 6m	69.8°	263° W
Mon 12	05:18	05:42	06:28	18:21	19:08	19:32	12h 7m	69.4°	262° W
Tue 13	05:18	05:42	06:29	18:21	19:07	19:32	12h 7m	69.1°	262° W
Wed 14	05:18	05:42	06:29	18:20	19:06	19:31	12h 8m	68.7°	262° W
Thu 15	05:18	05:43	06:29	18:20	19:06	19:31	12h 9m	68.3°	261° W
Fri 16	05:18	05:43	06:29	18:19	19:05	19:30	12h 10m	68.0°	261° W
Sat 17	05:18	05:43	06:29	18:18	19:05	19:30	12h 10m	67.6°	261° W
Sun 18	05:18	05:43	06:29	18:18	19:04	19:29	12h 11m	67.2°	260° W
Mon 19	05:18	05:43	06:29	18:17	19:04	19:29	12h 12m	66.9°	260° W
Tue 20	05:18	05:43	06:30	18:17	19:03	19:28	12h 12m	66.5°	259° W
Wed 21	05:18	05:43	06:30	18:16	19:03	19:28	12h 13m	66.1°	259° W
Thu 22	05:18	05:43	06:30	18:16	19:02	19:27	12h 14m	65.8°	259° WSW
Fri 23	05:19	05:43	06:30	18:15	19:02	19:27	12h 14m	65.4°	258° WSW
Sat 24	05:19	05:44	06:30	18:15	19:02	19:27	12h 15m	65.1°	258° WSW
Sun 25	05:19	05:44	06:30	18:14	19:01	19:26	12h 16m	64.7°	258° WSW
Mon 26	05:19	05:44	06:31	18:14	19:01	19:26	12h 16m	64.4°	257° WSW
Tue 27	05:19	05:44	06:31	18:14	19:00	19:26	12h 17m	64.1°	257° WSW
Wed 28	05:19	05:44	06:31	18:13	19:00	19:25	12h 18m	63.7°	257° WSW
Thu 29	05:19	05:44	06:31	18:13	19:00	19:25	12h 18m	63.4°	256° WSW
Fri 30	05:20	05:45	06:32	18:12	18:59	19:25	12h 19m	63.1°	256° WSW
Sat 31	05:20	05:45	06:32	18:12	18:59	19:24	12h 20m	62.7°	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	06:10	06:32	12:22	18:12	18:34	11h 39m	−0:38	17:43–18:25	🌖 56%
Mon 2	06:11	06:33	12:22	18:11	18:33	11h 38m	−0:37	17:42–18:25	🌗 44%
Tue 3	06:11	06:33	12:22	18:11	18:33	11h 38m	−0:37	17:42–18:25	🌘 33%
Wed 4	06:11	06:33	12:22	18:11	18:33	11h 37m	−0:36	17:42–18:24	🌘 23%
Thu 5	06:11	06:33	12:22	18:11	18:33	11h 37m	−0:36	17:41–18:24	🌘 15%
Fri 6	06:12	06:34	12:22	18:10	18:32	11h 36m	−0:36	17:41–18:24	🌘 8%
Sat 7	06:12	06:34	12:22	18:10	18:32	11h 35m	−0:35	17:41–18:24	🌘 3%
Sun 8	06:12	06:34	12:22	18:10	18:32	11h 35m	−0:35	17:40–18:23	🌘 1%
Mon 9	06:13	06:35	12:22	18:10	18:32	11h 34m	−0:34	17:40–18:23	🌑 0%
Tue 10	06:13	06:35	12:22	18:09	18:32	11h 34m	−0:34	17:40–18:23	🌒 2%
Wed 11	06:13	06:36	12:23	18:09	18:31	11h 33m	−0:33	17:40–18:23	🌒 5%
Thu 12	06:14	06:36	12:23	18:09	18:31	11h 33m	−0:33	17:39–18:23	🌒 10%
Fri 13	06:14	06:36	12:23	18:09	18:31	11h 32m	−0:32	17:39–18:23	🌒 16%
Sat 14	06:15	06:37	12:23	18:09	18:31	11h 32m	−0:32	17:39–18:23	🌒 23%
Sun 15	06:15	06:37	12:23	18:09	18:31	11h 31m	−0:31	17:39–18:22	🌒 32%
Mon 16	06:15	06:38	12:23	18:09	18:31	11h 31m	−0:31	17:39–18:22	🌒 41%
Tue 17	06:16	06:38	12:23	18:09	18:31	11h 30m	−0:30	17:39–18:22	🌓 50%
Wed 18	06:16	06:39	12:24	18:09	18:31	11h 30m	−0:29	17:39–18:22	🌔 60%
Thu 19	06:17	06:39	12:24	18:09	18:31	11h 29m	−0:29	17:39–18:22	🌔 70%
Fri 20	06:17	06:40	12:24	18:09	18:31	11h 29m	−0:28	17:39–18:22	🌔 79%
Sat 21	06:17	06:40	12:24	18:09	18:31	11h 28m	−0:27	17:39–18:22	🌔 87%
Sun 22	06:18	06:40	12:25	18:09	18:31	11h 28m	−0:27	17:39–18:23	🌔 94%
Mon 23	06:18	06:41	12:25	18:09	18:31	11h 27m	−0:26	17:39–18:23	🌔 98%
Tue 24	06:19	06:41	12:25	18:09	18:31	11h 27m	−0:25	17:39–18:23	🌕 100%
Wed 25	06:19	06:42	12:25	18:09	18:32	11h 26m	−0:25	17:39–18:23	🌖 99%
Thu 26	06:20	06:43	12:26	18:09	18:32	11h 26m	−0:24	17:39–18:23	🌖 96%
Fri 27	06:20	06:43	12:26	18:09	18:32	11h 26m	−0:23	17:39–18:23	🌖 90%
Sat 28	06:21	06:44	12:26	18:09	18:32	11h 25m	−0:22	17:39–18:23	🌖 82%
Sun 29	06:21	06:44	12:27	18:09	18:32	11h 25m	−0:22	17:39–18:23	🌖 72%
Mon 30	06:22	06:45	12:27	18:10	18:32	11h 25m	−0:21	17:39–18:24	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Sokoto

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 12h 53m of daylight.

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

Between them the day length swings by 1h 32m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:09 on 19 November; the latest is 19:09 on 10 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 06:11 on 1 June to 07:06 on 24 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Sokoto different

Clock noon and solar noon are 26 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:26 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 13.1°N buys you.

Summer and winter days differ by 1h 32m here, more seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Nigeria we track.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 48° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across October the sunset moves 16 minutes earlier, averaging about 33 seconds a day.

On 25 April and 18 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 115 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

Sitting in 2 months of the shortest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 11h 54m of daylight today, and only 8 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Sokoto

Arrive by 17:39. Golden hour opens at 17:54 and the sun is down by 18:23, 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 18:36 and runs to 18:44, 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 Sokoto — 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 Sokoto today?

The sun sets in Sokoto at 18:23 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sokoto?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:44 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sokoto?

Evening golden hour runs 17:54 to 18:36 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Sokoto covers the morning window and the coming week.