Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:16 and rises at 06:03. Daylight lasts 12h 13m; evening golden hour runs from 17:48 to 18:29.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:42
Sunrise
06:03
Solar noon
12:09
Sunset
18:16
Last light
18:37
Day length
12h 13m

18h 14m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:48 – 18:29
Blue hour
18:29 – 18:37
Max sun altitude
89.9°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:43 / 18:15

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 18:16 Golden hour 17:48 – 18:29 Day length 12h 13m vs today the same length

Where Dar es Salaam is

Coordinates
6.8235° S, 39.2695° E
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
24 m
Population
5,383,728

Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam, 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 05:46 06:07 12:12 18:17 18:38 12h 9m +0:22 17:50–18:30 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:46 06:07 12:12 18:17 18:38 12h 10m +0:22 17:49–18:30 🌖 65%
Sat 3 05:45 06:06 12:11 18:17 18:38 12h 10m +0:22 17:49–18:30 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:45 06:06 12:11 18:17 18:38 12h 10m +0:22 17:49–18:30 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:44 06:05 12:11 18:17 18:38 12h 11m +0:22 17:49–18:29 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:44 06:05 12:11 18:16 18:37 12h 11m +0:22 17:49–18:29 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:43 06:04 12:10 18:16 18:37 12h 12m +0:22 17:49–18:29 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:43 06:04 12:10 18:16 18:37 12h 12m +0:22 17:49–18:29 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:42 06:03 12:10 18:16 18:37 12h 12m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:42 06:03 12:09 18:16 18:37 12h 13m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:41 06:02 12:09 18:16 18:37 12h 13m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:41 06:02 12:09 18:16 18:37 12h 13m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:41 06:02 12:09 18:16 18:37 12h 14m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:40 06:01 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 14m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:40 06:01 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 15m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:39 06:00 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 15m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:39 06:00 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 15m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌒 38%
Sun 18 05:38 06:00 12:08 18:16 18:37 12h 16m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:38 05:59 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 16m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:38 05:59 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 16m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:37 05:58 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 17m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:37 05:58 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 17m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:37 05:58 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 17m +0:22 17:48–18:29 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:36 05:57 12:07 18:16 18:37 12h 18m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:36 05:57 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 18m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:36 05:57 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 19m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:35 05:57 12:06 18:16 18:37 12h 19m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:35 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 19m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:35 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 20m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 20m +0:21 17:48–18:29 🌖 79%
Sat 31 05:34 05:56 12:06 18:16 18:38 12h 20m +0:20 17:48–18:30 🌖 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 04:58 05:22 06:07 18:17 19:02 19:27 11h 49m 86.4° 267° W
Fri 2 04:57 05:22 06:07 18:17 19:02 19:26 11h 49m 86.8° 266° W
Sat 3 04:57 05:21 06:06 18:17 19:02 19:26 11h 48m 87.2° 266° W
Sun 4 04:56 05:21 06:06 18:17 19:02 19:26 11h 48m 87.6° 265° W
Mon 5 04:56 05:20 06:05 18:17 19:02 19:26 11h 48m 88.0° 265° W
Tue 6 04:55 05:20 06:05 18:16 19:02 19:26 11h 47m 88.4° 265° W
Wed 7 04:55 05:19 06:04 18:16 19:02 19:26 11h 47m 88.7° 264° W
Thu 8 04:54 05:19 06:04 18:16 19:02 19:26 11h 47m 89.1° 264° W
Fri 9 04:54 05:18 06:03 18:16 19:02 19:26 11h 46m 89.5° 263° W
Sat 10 04:53 05:18 06:03 18:16 19:02 19:26 11h 46m 89.9° 263° W
Sun 11 04:53 05:17 06:02 18:16 19:01 19:26 11h 45m 89.7° 263° W
Mon 12 04:52 05:17 06:02 18:16 19:01 19:26 11h 45m 89.4° 262° W
Tue 13 04:52 05:16 06:02 18:16 19:01 19:26 11h 45m 89.0° 262° W
Wed 14 04:51 05:16 06:01 18:16 19:01 19:26 11h 44m 88.6° 262° W
Thu 15 04:51 05:15 06:01 18:16 19:01 19:26 11h 44m 88.2° 261° W
Fri 16 04:50 05:15 06:00 18:16 19:01 19:26 11h 44m 87.9° 261° W
Sat 17 04:50 05:14 06:00 18:16 19:01 19:26 11h 43m 87.5° 260° W
Sun 18 04:49 05:14 06:00 18:16 19:02 19:26 11h 43m 87.1° 260° W
Mon 19 04:49 05:13 05:59 18:16 19:02 19:26 11h 43m 86.8° 260° W
Tue 20 04:48 05:13 05:59 18:16 19:02 19:26 11h 42m 86.4° 259° W
Wed 21 04:48 05:13 05:58 18:16 19:02 19:27 11h 42m 86.1° 259° W
Thu 22 04:47 05:12 05:58 18:16 19:02 19:27 11h 42m 85.7° 259° WSW
Fri 23 04:47 05:12 05:58 18:16 19:02 19:27 11h 41m 85.4° 258° WSW
Sat 24 04:46 05:11 05:57 18:16 19:02 19:27 11h 41m 85.0° 258° WSW
Sun 25 04:46 05:11 05:57 18:16 19:02 19:27 11h 41m 84.7° 258° WSW
Mon 26 04:46 05:11 05:57 18:16 19:02 19:27 11h 40m 84.3° 257° WSW
Tue 27 04:45 05:10 05:57 18:16 19:02 19:27 11h 40m 84.0° 257° WSW
Wed 28 04:45 05:10 05:56 18:16 19:03 19:28 11h 40m 83.6° 257° WSW
Thu 29 04:45 05:10 05:56 18:16 19:03 19:28 11h 39m 83.3° 256° WSW
Fri 30 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:16 19:03 19:28 11h 39m 83.0° 256° WSW
Sat 31 04:44 05:09 05:56 18:16 19:03 19:28 11h 39m 82.7° 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 05:34 05:55 12:06 18:17 18:38 12h 21m +0:20 17:48–18:30 🌖 57%
Mon 2 05:34 05:55 12:06 18:17 18:38 12h 21m +0:20 17:48–18:30 🌗 45%
Tue 3 05:33 05:55 12:06 18:17 18:38 12h 21m +0:20 17:48–18:30 🌘 34%
Wed 4 05:33 05:55 12:06 18:17 18:39 12h 22m +0:20 17:48–18:30 🌘 24%
Thu 5 05:33 05:55 12:06 18:17 18:39 12h 22m +0:20 17:49–18:31 🌘 15%
Fri 6 05:33 05:55 12:06 18:17 18:39 12h 22m +0:19 17:49–18:31 🌘 8%
Sat 7 05:33 05:55 12:06 18:18 18:39 12h 23m +0:19 17:49–18:31 🌘 4%
Sun 8 05:33 05:54 12:06 18:18 18:40 12h 23m +0:19 17:49–18:31 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:33 05:54 12:06 18:18 18:40 12h 23m +0:19 17:49–18:31 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:32 05:54 12:06 18:18 18:40 12h 24m +0:18 17:50–18:32 🌒 2%
Wed 11 05:32 05:54 12:06 18:19 18:40 12h 24m +0:18 17:50–18:32 🌒 5%
Thu 12 05:32 05:54 12:07 18:19 18:41 12h 24m +0:18 17:50–18:32 🌒 9%
Fri 13 05:32 05:54 12:07 18:19 18:41 12h 24m +0:18 17:50–18:33 🌒 15%
Sat 14 05:32 05:54 12:07 18:19 18:41 12h 25m +0:17 17:50–18:33 🌒 23%
Sun 15 05:32 05:54 12:07 18:20 18:42 12h 25m +0:17 17:51–18:33 🌒 31%
Mon 16 05:32 05:54 12:07 18:20 18:42 12h 25m +0:17 17:51–18:34 🌒 40%
Tue 17 05:32 05:54 12:07 18:20 18:42 12h 26m +0:16 17:51–18:34 🌓 50%
Wed 18 05:32 05:54 12:08 18:21 18:43 12h 26m +0:16 17:52–18:34 🌔 60%
Thu 19 05:32 05:55 12:08 18:21 18:43 12h 26m +0:16 17:52–18:35 🌔 69%
Fri 20 05:32 05:55 12:08 18:21 18:44 12h 26m +0:15 17:52–18:35 🌔 78%
Sat 21 05:33 05:55 12:08 18:22 18:44 12h 27m +0:15 17:53–18:35 🌔 87%
Sun 22 05:33 05:55 12:09 18:22 18:44 12h 27m +0:15 17:53–18:36 🌔 93%
Mon 23 05:33 05:55 12:09 18:23 18:45 12h 27m +0:14 17:53–18:36 🌔 98%
Tue 24 05:33 05:55 12:09 18:23 18:45 12h 27m +0:14 17:54–18:37 🌕 100%
Wed 25 05:33 05:55 12:09 18:23 18:46 12h 28m +0:14 17:54–18:37 🌖 99%
Thu 26 05:33 05:56 12:10 18:24 18:46 12h 28m +0:13 17:54–18:38 🌖 96%
Fri 27 05:33 05:56 12:10 18:24 18:47 12h 28m +0:13 17:55–18:38 🌖 90%
Sat 28 05:34 05:56 12:10 18:25 18:47 12h 28m +0:12 17:55–18:38 🌖 82%
Sun 29 05:34 05:56 12:11 18:25 18:48 12h 28m +0:12 17:56–18:39 🌖 73%
Mon 30 05:34 05:57 12:11 18:26 18:48 12h 29m +0:11 17:56–18:39 🌖 62%

Longest and shortest day in Dar es Salaam

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 12h 31m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 11h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 47m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 18:12 on 24 May; the latest is 18:48 on 31 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 05:54 on 13 November to 06:36 on 17 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Dar es Salaam 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 6.8°S buys you.

Over a year the sunset point slides 47° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

On 3 March and 11 October the midday sun stands at the zenith, 222 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is tomorrow.

At 6.8° the seasons barely touch the clock: 48 minutes separate midsummer from midwinter, against roughly 8.8 hours in London.

Sitting in 2 months of the longest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 13m of daylight today, and only 0 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Dar es Salaam

Arrive by 17:33. Golden hour opens at 17:48 and the sun is down by 18:16, 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 18:29 and runs to 18:37, 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 Dar es Salaam — 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 Dar es Salaam today?

The sun sets in Dar es Salaam at 18:16 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Dar es Salaam?

It takes 20m. Civil twilight ends at 18:37 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Dar es Salaam?

Evening golden hour runs 17:48 to 18:29 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Dar es Salaam covers the morning window and the coming week.

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