Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Mbabane, Eswatini

In Mbabane, Eswatini the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 17:40 and rises at 06:15. Daylight lasts 11h 24m; evening golden hour runs from 17:08 to 17:54.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:51
Sunrise
06:15
Solar noon
11:57
Sunset
17:40
Last light
18:03
Day length
11h 24m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:08 – 17:54
Blue hour
17:54 – 18:03
Max sun altitude
53.0°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:09 / 04:27

The sun sets at 281° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 17:40 Golden hour 17:09 – 17:54 Day length 11h 26m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Mbabane is

Coordinates
26.3167° S, 31.1333° E
Time zone
Africa/Mbabane
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
1,209 m
Population
76,218

Sunrise and sunset in Mbabane, 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 06:10 06:34 12:01 17:29 17:53 10h 54m +1:06 16:56–17:43 🌖 93%
Sun 2 06:10 06:34 12:01 17:29 17:53 10h 55m +1:07 16:56–17:44 🌖 86%
Mon 3 06:09 06:33 12:01 17:30 17:54 10h 56m +1:08 16:57–17:44 🌖 78%
Tue 4 06:08 06:32 12:01 17:30 17:54 10h 57m +1:09 16:57–17:45 🌖 68%
Wed 5 06:08 06:32 12:01 17:30 17:55 10h 58m +1:10 16:58–17:45 🌖 57%
Thu 6 06:07 06:31 12:01 17:31 17:55 10h 59m +1:11 16:59–17:46 🌗 46%
Fri 7 06:06 06:30 12:01 17:31 17:56 11h 1m +1:12 16:59–17:46 🌘 34%
Sat 8 06:06 06:30 12:01 17:32 17:56 11h 2m +1:13 17:00–17:47 🌘 23%
Sun 9 06:05 06:29 12:01 17:32 17:56 11h 3m +1:14 17:00–17:47 🌘 14%
Mon 10 06:04 06:28 12:00 17:33 17:57 11h 4m +1:14 17:01–17:48 🌘 7%
Tue 11 06:03 06:27 12:00 17:33 17:57 11h 6m +1:15 17:01–17:48 🌘 2%
Wed 12 06:03 06:27 12:00 17:34 17:58 11h 7m +1:16 17:02–17:48 🌑 0%
Thu 13 06:02 06:26 12:00 17:34 17:58 11h 8m +1:17 17:02–17:49 🌒 1%
Fri 14 06:01 06:25 12:00 17:35 17:59 11h 9m +1:18 17:03–17:49 🌒 4%
Sat 15 06:00 06:24 11:59 17:35 17:59 11h 11m +1:18 17:03–17:50 🌒 9%
Sun 16 05:59 06:23 11:59 17:36 17:59 11h 12m +1:19 17:04–17:50 🌒 16%
Mon 17 05:59 06:22 11:59 17:36 18:00 11h 13m +1:20 17:04–17:51 🌒 24%
Tue 18 05:58 06:21 11:59 17:37 18:00 11h 15m +1:20 17:05–17:51 🌒 34%
Wed 19 05:57 06:21 11:59 17:37 18:01 11h 16m +1:21 17:05–17:52 🌒 43%
Thu 20 05:56 06:20 11:58 17:37 18:01 11h 17m +1:22 17:06–17:52 🌓 53%
Fri 21 05:55 06:19 11:58 17:38 18:01 11h 19m +1:22 17:06–17:52 🌔 62%
Sat 22 05:54 06:18 11:58 17:38 18:02 11h 20m +1:23 17:07–17:53 🌔 71%
Sun 23 05:53 06:17 11:58 17:39 18:02 11h 21m +1:23 17:07–17:53 🌔 79%
Mon 24 05:52 06:16 11:57 17:39 18:03 11h 23m +1:24 17:08–17:54 🌔 86%
Tue 25 05:51 06:15 11:57 17:40 18:03 11h 24m +1:24 17:08–17:54 🌔 92%
Wed 26 05:50 06:14 11:57 17:40 18:04 11h 26m +1:25 17:09–17:54 🌔 97%
Thu 27 05:50 06:13 11:57 17:41 18:04 11h 27m +1:25 17:09–17:55 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:49 06:12 11:56 17:41 18:04 11h 29m +1:26 17:10–17:55 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:48 06:11 11:56 17:41 18:05 11h 30m +1:26 17:10–17:56 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:47 06:10 11:56 17:42 18:05 11h 31m +1:27 17:11–17:56 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:46 06:09 11:55 17:42 18:05 11h 33m +1:27 17:11–17:56 🌖 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 05:15 05:42 06:34 17:29 18:21 18:48 13h 5m 45.7° 290° WNW
Sun 2 05:14 05:42 06:34 17:29 18:21 18:48 13h 4m 46.0° 289° WNW
Mon 3 05:14 05:41 06:33 17:30 18:21 18:49 13h 2m 46.2° 289° WNW
Tue 4 05:13 05:41 06:32 17:30 18:22 18:49 13h 1m 46.5° 289° WNW
Wed 5 05:13 05:40 06:32 17:30 18:22 18:50 13h 0m 46.8° 288° WNW
Thu 6 05:12 05:39 06:31 17:31 18:23 18:50 12h 59m 47.1° 288° WNW
Fri 7 05:11 05:39 06:30 17:31 18:23 18:50 12h 58m 47.3° 288° WNW
Sat 8 05:11 05:38 06:30 17:32 18:23 18:51 12h 56m 47.6° 287° WNW
Sun 9 05:10 05:37 06:29 17:32 18:24 18:51 12h 55m 47.9° 287° WNW
Mon 10 05:10 05:37 06:28 17:33 18:24 18:52 12h 54m 48.2° 287° WNW
Tue 11 05:09 05:36 06:27 17:33 18:25 18:52 12h 53m 48.5° 286° WNW
Wed 12 05:08 05:35 06:27 17:34 18:25 18:52 12h 51m 48.8° 286° WNW
Thu 13 05:07 05:35 06:26 17:34 18:25 18:53 12h 50m 49.1° 286° WNW
Fri 14 05:07 05:34 06:25 17:35 18:26 18:53 12h 49m 49.4° 285° WNW
Sat 15 05:06 05:33 06:24 17:35 18:26 18:53 12h 48m 49.7° 285° WNW
Sun 16 05:05 05:32 06:23 17:36 18:27 18:54 12h 46m 50.0° 285° WNW
Mon 17 05:04 05:31 06:22 17:36 18:27 18:54 12h 45m 50.3° 284° WNW
Tue 18 05:04 05:31 06:21 17:37 18:27 18:54 12h 43m 50.7° 284° WNW
Wed 19 05:03 05:30 06:21 17:37 18:28 18:55 12h 42m 51.0° 284° WNW
Thu 20 05:02 05:29 06:20 17:37 18:28 18:55 12h 41m 51.3° 283° WNW
Fri 21 05:01 05:28 06:19 17:38 18:29 18:56 12h 39m 51.6° 283° WNW
Sat 22 05:00 05:27 06:18 17:38 18:29 18:56 12h 38m 52.0° 283° WNW
Sun 23 04:59 05:26 06:17 17:39 18:29 18:56 12h 37m 52.3° 282° WNW
Mon 24 04:58 05:25 06:16 17:39 18:30 18:57 12h 35m 52.7° 282° WNW
Tue 25 04:58 05:24 06:15 17:40 18:30 18:57 12h 34m 53.0° 281° WNW
Wed 26 04:57 05:24 06:14 17:40 18:30 18:57 12h 32m 53.4° 281° W
Thu 27 04:56 05:23 06:13 17:41 18:31 18:58 12h 31m 53.7° 281° W
Fri 28 04:55 05:22 06:12 17:41 18:31 18:58 12h 29m 54.1° 280° W
Sat 29 04:54 05:21 06:11 17:41 18:32 18:58 12h 28m 54.4° 280° W
Sun 30 04:53 05:20 06:10 17:42 18:32 18:59 12h 27m 54.8° 279° W
Mon 31 04:52 05:19 06:09 17:42 18:32 18:59 12h 25m 55.1° 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 05:45 06:08 11:55 17:43 18:06 11h 34m +1:27 17:12–17:57 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:43 06:07 11:55 17:43 18:06 11h 36m +1:28 17:12–17:57 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:42 06:06 11:54 17:43 18:07 11h 37m +1:28 17:13–17:58 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:41 06:05 11:54 17:44 18:07 11h 39m +1:29 17:13–17:58 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:40 06:04 11:54 17:44 18:07 11h 40m +1:29 17:13–17:58 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:39 06:02 11:53 17:45 18:08 11h 42m +1:29 17:14–17:59 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:38 06:01 11:53 17:45 18:08 11h 43m +1:29 17:14–17:59 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:37 06:00 11:53 17:45 18:09 11h 45m +1:30 17:15–18:00 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:36 05:59 11:52 17:46 18:09 11h 46m +1:30 17:15–18:00 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:35 05:58 11:52 17:46 18:09 11h 48m +1:30 17:16–18:00 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:34 05:57 11:52 17:47 18:10 11h 49m +1:31 17:16–18:01 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:33 05:56 11:51 17:47 18:10 11h 51m +1:31 17:16–18:01 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:32 05:55 11:51 17:48 18:11 11h 52m +1:31 17:17–18:02 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:31 05:54 11:51 17:48 18:11 11h 54m +1:31 17:17–18:02 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:29 05:53 11:50 17:48 18:11 11h 55m +1:31 17:18–18:02 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:28 05:51 11:50 17:49 18:12 11h 57m +1:32 17:18–18:03 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:27 05:50 11:50 17:49 18:12 11h 58m +1:32 17:19–18:03 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:26 05:49 11:49 17:50 18:13 12h 0m +1:32 17:19–18:04 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:25 05:48 11:49 17:50 18:13 12h 1m +1:32 17:19–18:04 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:24 05:47 11:48 17:50 18:13 12h 3m +1:32 17:20–18:05 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:23 05:46 11:48 17:51 18:14 12h 4m +1:32 17:20–18:05 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:22 05:45 11:48 17:51 18:14 12h 6m +1:32 17:21–18:05 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:21 05:44 11:47 17:52 18:15 12h 8m +1:32 17:21–18:06 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:19 05:42 11:47 17:52 18:15 12h 9m +1:32 17:22–18:06 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:18 05:41 11:47 17:52 18:16 12h 11m +1:33 17:22–18:07 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:17 05:40 11:46 17:53 18:16 12h 12m +1:33 17:22–18:07 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:16 05:39 11:46 17:53 18:16 12h 14m +1:33 17:23–18:07 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:15 05:38 11:46 17:54 18:17 12h 15m +1:33 17:23–18:08 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:14 05:37 11:45 17:54 18:17 12h 17m +1:33 17:24–18:08 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:13 05:36 11:45 17:55 18:18 12h 18m +1:33 17:24–18:09 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Mbabane

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 47m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 10h 29m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 18m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:10 on 9 June; the latest is 18:52 on 12 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:54 on 1 December to 06:43 on 3 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Mbabane different

It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

The shallow approach angle at 26.3° stretches this evening's golden hour to 46 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 53° 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 WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 14 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 27 seconds a day.

Elevation matters at 1,209 m. The visible horizon drops 1.2°, pushing sunset 5.5 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

Planning a sunset photo in Mbabane

Arrive by 16:53. Golden hour opens at 17:08 and the sun is down by 17:40, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — 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 17:54 and runs to 18:03, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Mbabane today?

The sun sets in Mbabane at 17:40 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Mbabane?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:03 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Mbabane?

Evening golden hour runs 17:08 to 17:54 today, lasting 45m.

Sunset times near Mbabane