Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Dakar, Senegal

In Dakar, Senegal the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 19:26 and rises at 06:56. Daylight lasts 12h 29m; evening golden hour runs from 18:57 to 19:39.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
06:35
Sunrise
06:56
Solar noon
13:11
Sunset
19:26
Last light
19:48
Day length
12h 29m

1h 5m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:57 – 19:39
Blue hour
19:39 – 19:48
Max sun altitude
85.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:42 / 04:30

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 19:25 Golden hour 18:57 – 19:39 Day length 12h 28m vs today 1 minute shorter

Where Dakar is

Coordinates
14.6937° N, 17.4441° W
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
Current offset
UTC+00:00
Elevation
12 m
Population
2,646,503

Sunrise and sunset in Dakar, 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 06:30 06:52 13:16 19:39 20:01 12h 46m −0:36 19:09–19:53 🌖 92%
Sun 2 06:30 06:53 13:16 19:38 20:01 12h 45m −0:36 19:09–19:52 🌖 86%
Mon 3 06:30 06:53 13:15 19:38 20:00 12h 44m −0:37 19:08–19:52 🌖 77%
Tue 4 06:31 06:53 13:15 19:37 20:00 12h 44m −0:37 19:08–19:51 🌖 67%
Wed 5 06:31 06:53 13:15 19:37 20:00 12h 43m −0:38 19:08–19:51 🌖 56%
Thu 6 06:31 06:54 13:15 19:37 19:59 12h 43m −0:38 19:07–19:50 🌗 45%
Fri 7 06:31 06:54 13:15 19:36 19:59 12h 42m −0:39 19:07–19:50 🌘 33%
Sat 8 06:32 06:54 13:15 19:36 19:58 12h 41m −0:39 19:06–19:49 🌘 23%
Sun 9 06:32 06:54 13:15 19:35 19:58 12h 41m −0:40 19:06–19:49 🌘 13%
Mon 10 06:32 06:54 13:15 19:35 19:57 12h 40m −0:40 19:06–19:48 🌘 6%
Tue 11 06:32 06:55 13:15 19:34 19:57 12h 39m −0:41 19:05–19:48 🌘 2%
Wed 12 06:32 06:55 13:14 19:34 19:56 12h 39m −0:41 19:05–19:47 🌑 0%
Thu 13 06:33 06:55 13:14 19:33 19:55 12h 38m −0:42 19:04–19:47 🌒 1%
Fri 14 06:33 06:55 13:14 19:33 19:55 12h 37m −0:42 19:04–19:46 🌒 4%
Sat 15 06:33 06:55 13:14 19:32 19:54 12h 36m −0:42 19:03–19:46 🌒 10%
Sun 16 06:33 06:55 13:14 19:32 19:54 12h 36m −0:43 19:03–19:45 🌒 17%
Mon 17 06:33 06:56 13:13 19:31 19:53 12h 35m −0:43 19:02–19:45 🌒 25%
Tue 18 06:34 06:56 13:13 19:30 19:52 12h 34m −0:43 19:01–19:44 🌒 34%
Wed 19 06:34 06:56 13:13 19:30 19:52 12h 34m −0:44 19:01–19:43 🌒 44%
Thu 20 06:34 06:56 13:13 19:29 19:51 12h 33m −0:44 19:00–19:43 🌓 54%
Fri 21 06:34 06:56 13:12 19:29 19:51 12h 32m −0:44 19:00–19:42 🌔 63%
Sat 22 06:34 06:56 13:12 19:28 19:50 12h 31m −0:45 18:59–19:41 🌔 72%
Sun 23 06:34 06:56 13:12 19:27 19:49 12h 31m −0:45 18:59–19:41 🌔 80%
Mon 24 06:34 06:56 13:12 19:27 19:49 12h 30m −0:45 18:58–19:40 🌔 87%
Tue 25 06:35 06:56 13:11 19:26 19:48 12h 29m −0:46 18:57–19:39 🌔 93%
Wed 26 06:35 06:57 13:11 19:25 19:47 12h 28m −0:46 18:57–19:39 🌔 97%
Thu 27 06:35 06:57 13:11 19:25 19:47 12h 28m −0:46 18:56–19:38 🌔 99%
Fri 28 06:35 06:57 13:11 19:24 19:46 12h 27m −0:46 18:55–19:37 🌕 100%
Sat 29 06:35 06:57 13:10 19:23 19:45 12h 26m −0:46 18:55–19:37 🌖 98%
Sun 30 06:35 06:57 13:10 19:23 19:44 12h 25m −0:47 18:54–19:36 🌖 95%
Mon 31 06:35 06:57 13:10 19:22 19:44 12h 24m −0:47 18:53–19:35 🌖 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 05:36 06:03 06:52 19:39 20:28 20:55 11h 14m 86.8° 289° WNW
Sun 2 05:36 06:03 06:53 19:38 20:27 20:54 11h 14m 87.0° 288° WNW
Mon 3 05:37 06:04 06:53 19:38 20:27 20:54 11h 15m 87.3° 288° WNW
Tue 4 05:37 06:04 06:53 19:37 20:27 20:53 11h 15m 87.6° 288° WNW
Wed 5 05:37 06:04 06:53 19:37 20:26 20:53 11h 16m 87.8° 288° WNW
Thu 6 05:38 06:05 06:54 19:37 20:25 20:52 11h 17m 88.1° 287° WNW
Fri 7 05:38 06:05 06:54 19:36 20:25 20:52 11h 17m 88.4° 287° WNW
Sat 8 05:39 06:05 06:54 19:36 20:24 20:51 11h 18m 88.7° 287° WNW
Sun 9 05:39 06:06 06:54 19:35 20:24 20:50 11h 19m 88.9° 286° WNW
Mon 10 05:39 06:06 06:54 19:35 20:23 20:50 11h 19m 89.2° 286° WNW
Tue 11 05:40 06:06 06:55 19:34 20:23 20:49 11h 20m 89.5° 286° WNW
Wed 12 05:40 06:06 06:55 19:34 20:22 20:49 11h 21m 89.8° 286° WNW
Thu 13 05:40 06:07 06:55 19:33 20:21 20:48 11h 21m 89.9° 285° WNW
Fri 14 05:40 06:07 06:55 19:33 20:21 20:47 11h 22m 89.6° 285° WNW
Sat 15 05:41 06:07 06:55 19:32 20:20 20:46 11h 23m 89.2° 285° WNW
Sun 16 05:41 06:07 06:55 19:32 20:20 20:46 11h 23m 88.9° 284° WNW
Mon 17 05:41 06:08 06:56 19:31 20:19 20:45 11h 24m 88.6° 284° WNW
Tue 18 05:42 06:08 06:56 19:30 20:18 20:44 11h 25m 88.3° 284° WNW
Wed 19 05:42 06:08 06:56 19:30 20:18 20:44 11h 26m 88.0° 283° WNW
Thu 20 05:42 06:08 06:56 19:29 20:17 20:43 11h 26m 87.6° 283° WNW
Fri 21 05:42 06:08 06:56 19:29 20:16 20:42 11h 27m 87.3° 283° WNW
Sat 22 05:43 06:09 06:56 19:28 20:16 20:41 11h 28m 87.0° 282° WNW
Sun 23 05:43 06:09 06:56 19:27 20:15 20:41 11h 29m 86.6° 282° WNW
Mon 24 05:43 06:09 06:56 19:27 20:14 20:40 11h 29m 86.3° 281° WNW
Tue 25 05:43 06:09 06:56 19:26 20:13 20:39 11h 30m 85.9° 281° W
Wed 26 05:44 06:09 06:57 19:25 20:13 20:38 11h 31m 85.6° 281° W
Thu 27 05:44 06:09 06:57 19:25 20:12 20:38 11h 32m 85.2° 280° W
Fri 28 05:44 06:10 06:57 19:24 20:11 20:37 11h 32m 84.9° 280° W
Sat 29 05:44 06:10 06:57 19:23 20:10 20:36 11h 33m 84.5° 280° W
Sun 30 05:44 06:10 06:57 19:23 20:10 20:35 11h 34m 84.2° 279° W
Mon 31 05:44 06:10 06:57 19:22 20:09 20:34 11h 35m 83.8° 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 06:35 06:57 13:09 19:21 19:43 12h 24m −0:47 18:53–19:35 🌖 81%
Wed 2 06:36 06:57 13:09 19:21 19:42 12h 23m −0:47 18:52–19:34 🌖 71%
Thu 3 06:36 06:57 13:09 19:20 19:41 12h 22m −0:47 18:51–19:33 🌖 60%
Fri 4 06:36 06:57 13:08 19:19 19:41 12h 21m −0:48 18:51–19:32 🌗 48%
Sat 5 06:36 06:57 13:08 19:18 19:40 12h 21m −0:48 18:50–19:32 🌘 36%
Sun 6 06:36 06:57 13:08 19:18 19:39 12h 20m −0:48 18:49–19:31 🌘 25%
Mon 7 06:36 06:57 13:07 19:17 19:38 12h 19m −0:48 18:49–19:30 🌘 16%
Tue 8 06:36 06:58 13:07 19:16 19:38 12h 18m −0:48 18:48–19:29 🌘 8%
Wed 9 06:36 06:58 13:07 19:15 19:37 12h 17m −0:48 18:47–19:29 🌘 3%
Thu 10 06:36 06:58 13:06 19:15 19:36 12h 17m −0:48 18:46–19:28 🌘 0%
Fri 11 06:36 06:58 13:06 19:14 19:35 12h 16m −0:48 18:46–19:27 🌑 0%
Sat 12 06:36 06:58 13:06 19:13 19:35 12h 15m −0:48 18:45–19:26 🌒 3%
Sun 13 06:36 06:58 13:05 19:12 19:34 12h 14m −0:49 18:44–19:26 🌒 7%
Mon 14 06:36 06:58 13:05 19:12 19:33 12h 13m −0:49 18:43–19:25 🌒 13%
Tue 15 06:36 06:58 13:05 19:11 19:32 12h 12m −0:49 18:43–19:24 🌒 20%
Wed 16 06:37 06:58 13:04 19:10 19:32 12h 12m −0:49 18:42–19:23 🌒 28%
Thu 17 06:37 06:58 13:04 19:09 19:31 12h 11m −0:49 18:41–19:22 🌒 37%
Fri 18 06:37 06:58 13:03 19:09 19:30 12h 10m −0:49 18:40–19:22 🌓 47%
Sat 19 06:37 06:58 13:03 19:08 19:29 12h 9m −0:49 18:40–19:21 🌔 56%
Sun 20 06:37 06:58 13:03 19:07 19:28 12h 8m −0:49 18:39–19:20 🌔 65%
Mon 21 06:37 06:58 13:02 19:06 19:28 12h 8m −0:49 18:38–19:19 🌔 74%
Tue 22 06:37 06:58 13:02 19:06 19:27 12h 7m −0:49 18:37–19:19 🌔 82%
Wed 23 06:37 06:58 13:02 19:05 19:26 12h 6m −0:49 18:37–19:18 🌔 89%
Thu 24 06:37 06:58 13:01 19:04 19:25 12h 5m −0:49 18:36–19:17 🌔 94%
Fri 25 06:37 06:58 13:01 19:03 19:25 12h 4m −0:49 18:35–19:16 🌔 98%
Sat 26 06:37 06:59 13:01 19:03 19:24 12h 4m −0:49 18:34–19:16 🌕 100%
Sun 27 06:37 06:59 13:00 19:02 19:23 12h 3m −0:49 18:33–19:15 🌖 99%
Mon 28 06:37 06:59 13:00 19:01 19:22 12h 2m −0:49 18:33–19:14 🌖 96%
Tue 29 06:37 06:59 13:00 19:00 19:22 12h 1m −0:49 18:32–19:13 🌖 91%
Wed 30 06:37 06:59 12:59 19:00 19:21 12h 0m −0:49 18:31–19:13 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Dakar

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 59m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 15m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 44m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:37 on 21 November; the latest is 19:43 on 8 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 06:39 on 2 June to 07:39 on 22 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Dakar different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 13:11, a full 72 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

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 sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 49° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 17 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 33 seconds a day.

Of the 19 Senegal cities tracked here, this one sees the latest sunset today — 16 minutes apart from Tambacounda at the other end of the country.

On 30 April and 13 August the midday sun stands at the zenith, 105 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow.

Sitting 2 months ago of the longest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 29m of daylight today, and only 10 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Dakar

Arrive by 18:42. Golden hour opens at 18:57 and the sun is down by 19:26, 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 19:39 and runs to 19:48, 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 Dakar — 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 Dakar today?

The sun sets in Dakar at 19:26 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Dakar?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 19:48 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Dakar?

Evening golden hour runs 18:57 to 19:39 today, lasting 42m. Full golden hour times for Dakar covers the morning window and the coming week.

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