Sunset and sunrise times in Kigali, Rwanda
In Kigali, Rwanda the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:03 and rises at 05:59. Daylight lasts 12h 3m; evening golden hour runs from 17:36 to 18:16.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Last light
- 18:24
- Day length
- 12h 3m
the sun has already set today
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:36 – 18:16
- Blue hour
- 18:16 – 18:24
- Max sun altitude
- 77.4°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 15:58 / 03:44
The sun sets at 281° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 18:03 Golden hour 17:35 – 18:16 Day length 12h 3m vs today the same lengthWhere Kigali is
- Coordinates
- 1.9500° S, 30.0588° E
- Time zone
- Africa/Kigali
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 1,542 m
- Population
- 1,132,686
Sunrise and sunset in Kigali, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:43 | 06:05 | 12:06 | 18:07 | 18:28 | 12h 1m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:20 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | 05:43 | 06:05 | 12:06 | 18:07 | 18:28 | 12h 2m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:20 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | 05:43 | 06:04 | 12:05 | 18:07 | 18:28 | 12h 2m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:20 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | 05:43 | 06:04 | 12:05 | 18:06 | 18:28 | 12h 2m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:20 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | 05:43 | 06:04 | 12:05 | 18:06 | 18:28 | 12h 2m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:20 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | 05:42 | 06:04 | 12:05 | 18:06 | 18:28 | 12h 2m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:20 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | 05:42 | 06:04 | 12:05 | 18:06 | 18:28 | 12h 2m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:19 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | 05:42 | 06:04 | 12:05 | 18:06 | 18:28 | 12h 2m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:19 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | 05:42 | 06:04 | 12:05 | 18:06 | 18:28 | 12h 2m | +0:04 | 17:38–18:19 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:05 | 18:06 | 18:27 | 12h 2m | +0:05 | 17:38–18:19 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:05 | 18:06 | 18:27 | 12h 2m | +0:05 | 17:38–18:19 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 05:42 | 06:03 | 12:04 | 18:06 | 18:27 | 12h 2m | +0:05 | 17:37–18:19 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:41 | 06:03 | 12:04 | 18:06 | 18:27 | 12h 2m | +0:05 | 17:37–18:19 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:41 | 06:03 | 12:04 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 12h 2m | +0:05 | 17:37–18:19 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 05:41 | 06:02 | 12:04 | 18:05 | 18:27 | 12h 2m | +0:05 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 05:41 | 06:02 | 12:04 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 05:41 | 06:02 | 12:03 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 05:40 | 06:02 | 12:03 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 05:40 | 06:01 | 12:03 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:37–18:18 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 05:40 | 06:01 | 12:03 | 18:04 | 18:26 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | 05:40 | 06:01 | 12:02 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 05:39 | 06:00 | 12:02 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 05:39 | 06:00 | 12:02 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:36–18:17 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 05:39 | 06:00 | 12:02 | 18:04 | 18:25 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:36–18:16 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 05:38 | 05:59 | 12:01 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:36–18:16 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 05:38 | 05:59 | 12:01 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 3m | +0:05 | 17:35–18:16 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 05:38 | 05:59 | 12:01 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 4m | +0:05 | 17:35–18:16 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:38 | 05:58 | 12:01 | 18:03 | 18:24 | 12h 4m | +0:05 | 17:35–18:15 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:37 | 05:58 | 12:00 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:35–18:15 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:37 | 05:58 | 12:00 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:34–18:15 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 05:37 | 05:57 | 12:00 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:34–18:15 | 🌖 89% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:52 | 05:18 | 06:05 | 18:07 | 18:54 | 19:19 | 11h 57m | 70.1° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:52 | 05:18 | 06:05 | 18:07 | 18:53 | 19:19 | 11h 57m | 70.4° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:52 | 05:18 | 06:04 | 18:07 | 18:53 | 19:19 | 11h 57m | 70.6° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:52 | 05:18 | 06:04 | 18:06 | 18:53 | 19:18 | 11h 57m | 70.9° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:04 | 18:06 | 18:53 | 19:18 | 11h 57m | 71.1° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:04 | 18:06 | 18:53 | 19:18 | 11h 57m | 71.4° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:04 | 18:06 | 18:53 | 19:18 | 11h 57m | 71.7° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:04 | 18:06 | 18:53 | 19:18 | 11h 57m | 72.0° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:04 | 18:06 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 11h 57m | 72.3° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:03 | 18:06 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 11h 57m | 72.6° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:03 | 18:06 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 11h 57m | 72.9° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:03 | 18:06 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 11h 57m | 73.2° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 04:52 | 05:17 | 06:03 | 18:06 | 18:52 | 19:17 | 11h 56m | 73.5° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 04:52 | 05:16 | 06:03 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:16 | 11h 56m | 73.8° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 04:51 | 05:16 | 06:02 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 11h 56m | 74.1° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 04:51 | 05:16 | 06:02 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 11h 56m | 74.4° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 04:51 | 05:16 | 06:02 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 11h 56m | 74.7° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 04:51 | 05:16 | 06:02 | 18:05 | 18:51 | 19:15 | 11h 56m | 75.0° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 04:51 | 05:15 | 06:01 | 18:05 | 18:50 | 19:15 | 11h 56m | 75.4° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 04:51 | 05:15 | 06:01 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 19:15 | 11h 56m | 75.7° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 04:50 | 05:15 | 06:01 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 19:14 | 11h 56m | 76.0° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 04:50 | 05:15 | 06:00 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 19:14 | 11h 56m | 76.3° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 04:50 | 05:15 | 06:00 | 18:04 | 18:49 | 19:14 | 11h 56m | 76.7° | 281° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 04:50 | 05:14 | 06:00 | 18:04 | 18:49 | 19:14 | 11h 55m | 77.0° | 281° W |
| Tue 25 | 04:50 | 05:14 | 05:59 | 18:03 | 18:49 | 19:13 | 11h 55m | 77.4° | 281° W |
| Wed 26 | 04:49 | 05:14 | 05:59 | 18:03 | 18:48 | 19:13 | 11h 55m | 77.7° | 280° W |
| Thu 27 | 04:49 | 05:13 | 05:59 | 18:03 | 18:48 | 19:13 | 11h 55m | 78.1° | 280° W |
| Fri 28 | 04:49 | 05:13 | 05:58 | 18:03 | 18:48 | 19:12 | 11h 55m | 78.4° | 280° W |
| Sat 29 | 04:49 | 05:13 | 05:58 | 18:02 | 18:48 | 19:12 | 11h 55m | 78.8° | 279° W |
| Sun 30 | 04:48 | 05:13 | 05:58 | 18:02 | 18:47 | 19:12 | 11h 55m | 79.1° | 279° W |
| Mon 31 | 04:48 | 05:12 | 05:57 | 18:02 | 18:47 | 19:11 | 11h 55m | 79.5° | 278° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:36 | 05:57 | 11:59 | 18:02 | 18:22 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:34–18:14 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 05:36 | 05:57 | 11:59 | 18:01 | 18:22 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:34–18:14 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:59 | 18:01 | 18:22 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:33–18:14 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:58 | 18:01 | 18:22 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:33–18:14 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 05:35 | 05:56 | 11:58 | 18:00 | 18:21 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:33–18:13 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 05:34 | 05:55 | 11:58 | 18:00 | 18:21 | 12h 4m | +0:06 | 17:33–18:13 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 05:34 | 05:55 | 11:57 | 18:00 | 18:21 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:32–18:13 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 05:34 | 05:54 | 11:57 | 18:00 | 18:20 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:32–18:12 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 05:33 | 05:54 | 11:57 | 17:59 | 18:20 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:32–18:12 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 05:33 | 05:54 | 11:56 | 17:59 | 18:20 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:32–18:12 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:32 | 05:53 | 11:56 | 17:59 | 18:19 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:31–18:11 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:32 | 05:53 | 11:56 | 17:58 | 18:19 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:31–18:11 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 05:32 | 05:52 | 11:55 | 17:58 | 18:19 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:31–18:11 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 05:31 | 05:52 | 11:55 | 17:58 | 18:19 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:30–18:10 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 05:31 | 05:52 | 11:55 | 17:57 | 18:18 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:30–18:10 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 05:31 | 05:51 | 11:54 | 17:57 | 18:18 | 12h 5m | +0:06 | 17:30–18:10 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 05:30 | 05:51 | 11:54 | 17:57 | 18:18 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:30–18:10 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 05:30 | 05:50 | 11:53 | 17:57 | 18:17 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:29–18:09 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 05:29 | 05:50 | 11:53 | 17:56 | 18:17 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:29–18:09 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 05:29 | 05:50 | 11:53 | 17:56 | 18:17 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:29–18:09 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:28 | 05:49 | 11:52 | 17:56 | 18:16 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:28–18:08 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:28 | 05:49 | 11:52 | 17:55 | 18:16 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:28–18:08 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:28 | 05:48 | 11:52 | 17:55 | 18:16 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:28–18:08 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:27 | 05:48 | 11:51 | 17:55 | 18:15 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:27–18:07 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:27 | 05:48 | 11:51 | 17:54 | 18:15 | 12h 6m | +0:06 | 17:27–18:07 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:26 | 05:47 | 11:51 | 17:54 | 18:15 | 12h 7m | +0:06 | 17:27–18:07 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:26 | 05:47 | 11:50 | 17:54 | 18:15 | 12h 7m | +0:06 | 17:27–18:07 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:26 | 05:46 | 11:50 | 17:54 | 18:14 | 12h 7m | +0:06 | 17:26–18:06 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:25 | 05:46 | 11:50 | 17:53 | 18:14 | 12h 7m | +0:06 | 17:26–18:06 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:25 | 05:46 | 11:49 | 17:53 | 18:14 | 12h 7m | +0:06 | 17:26–18:06 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Kigali
The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 12h 14m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 0m.
Between them the day length swings by 13m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:48 on 30 October; the latest is 18:19 on 7 February. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 05:37 on 6 November to 06:08 on 15 February.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Kigali different
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 1.9°S buys you.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 47° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Being inside the tropics means two zenith passages a year, 16 March and 28 September, when the sun is straight up at solar noon rather than merely high. The next one is in 5 weeks.
Sunset lands at close to the same time all year — the annual spread in day length is only 14 minutes, compared with about 8.8 hours at London's latitude.
At 1,542 m the horizon sits 1.36° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5.5 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 11.1 minutes of extra daylight across the day.
Sitting 2 months ago of the shortest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 3m of daylight today, and only 4 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.
Planning a sunset photo in Kigali
Arrive by 17:21. Golden hour opens at 17:36 and the sun is down by 18:03, 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 18:16 and runs to 18:24, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Kigali today?
The sun sets in Kigali at 18:03 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Kigali?
It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:24 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Kigali?
Evening golden hour runs 17:36 to 18:16 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Kigali covers the morning window and the coming week.