Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Lusaka, Zambia

In Lusaka, Zambia the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:00 and rises at 06:17. Daylight lasts 11h 43m; evening golden hour runs from 17:31 to 18:14.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:55
Sunrise
06:17
Solar noon
12:08
Sunset
18:00
Last light
18:22
Day length
11h 43m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:31 – 18:14
Blue hour
18:14 – 18:22
Max sun altitude
63.9°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:43 / 04:16

The sun sets at 281° — face west

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:16 Sunset 18:00 Golden hour 17:31 – 18:14 Day length 11h 44m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Lusaka is

Coordinates
15.4067° S, 28.2871° E
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
1,277 m
Population
2,212,301

Sunrise and sunset in Lusaka, 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 06:07 06:30 12:13 17:56 18:18 11h 26m +0:36 17:26–18:10 🌖 93%
Sun 2 06:07 06:29 12:13 17:56 18:19 11h 26m +0:37 17:26–18:10 🌖 86%
Mon 3 06:06 06:29 12:13 17:56 18:19 11h 27m +0:37 17:26–18:10 🌖 78%
Tue 4 06:06 06:28 12:12 17:57 18:19 11h 28m +0:38 17:27–18:10 🌖 68%
Wed 5 06:06 06:28 12:12 17:57 18:19 11h 28m +0:38 17:27–18:11 🌖 57%
Thu 6 06:05 06:28 12:12 17:57 18:19 11h 29m +0:39 17:27–18:11 🌗 46%
Fri 7 06:05 06:27 12:12 17:57 18:20 11h 30m +0:40 17:28–18:11 🌘 34%
Sat 8 06:04 06:27 12:12 17:58 18:20 11h 30m +0:40 17:28–18:11 🌘 23%
Sun 9 06:04 06:26 12:12 17:58 18:20 11h 31m +0:41 17:28–18:11 🌘 14%
Mon 10 06:04 06:26 12:12 17:58 18:20 11h 32m +0:41 17:28–18:12 🌘 7%
Tue 11 06:03 06:25 12:12 17:58 18:20 11h 32m +0:41 17:29–18:12 🌘 2%
Wed 12 06:03 06:25 12:11 17:58 18:20 11h 33m +0:42 17:29–18:12 🌑 0%
Thu 13 06:02 06:24 12:11 17:58 18:21 11h 34m +0:42 17:29–18:12 🌒 1%
Fri 14 06:02 06:24 12:11 17:59 18:21 11h 34m +0:43 17:29–18:12 🌒 4%
Sat 15 06:01 06:23 12:11 17:59 18:21 11h 35m +0:43 17:29–18:12 🌒 9%
Sun 16 06:01 06:23 12:11 17:59 18:21 11h 36m +0:44 17:30–18:12 🌒 16%
Mon 17 06:00 06:22 12:10 17:59 18:21 11h 37m +0:44 17:30–18:13 🌒 24%
Tue 18 05:59 06:21 12:10 17:59 18:21 11h 37m +0:44 17:30–18:13 🌒 34%
Wed 19 05:59 06:21 12:10 17:59 18:21 11h 38m +0:45 17:30–18:13 🌒 43%
Thu 20 05:58 06:20 12:10 18:00 18:21 11h 39m +0:45 17:30–18:13 🌓 53%
Fri 21 05:58 06:20 12:10 18:00 18:22 11h 40m +0:45 17:31–18:13 🌔 62%
Sat 22 05:57 06:19 12:09 18:00 18:22 11h 40m +0:46 17:31–18:13 🌔 71%
Sun 23 05:56 06:18 12:09 18:00 18:22 11h 41m +0:46 17:31–18:13 🌔 79%
Mon 24 05:56 06:18 12:09 18:00 18:22 11h 42m +0:46 17:31–18:13 🌔 86%
Tue 25 05:55 06:17 12:08 18:00 18:22 11h 43m +0:47 17:31–18:14 🌔 92%
Wed 26 05:55 06:16 12:08 18:00 18:22 11h 44m +0:47 17:31–18:14 🌔 97%
Thu 27 05:54 06:16 12:08 18:00 18:22 11h 44m +0:47 17:32–18:14 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:53 06:15 12:08 18:01 18:22 11h 45m +0:48 17:32–18:14 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:53 06:14 12:07 18:01 18:22 11h 46m +0:48 17:32–18:14 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:52 06:14 12:07 18:01 18:22 11h 47m +0:48 17:32–18:14 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:51 06:13 12:07 18:01 18:22 11h 47m +0:48 17:32–18:14 🌖 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 05:41 06:30 17:56 18:44 19:10 12h 33m 56.6° 288° WNW
Sun 2 05:15 05:41 06:29 17:56 18:45 19:10 12h 32m 56.9° 288° WNW
Mon 3 05:15 05:41 06:29 17:56 18:45 19:10 12h 32m 57.2° 288° WNW
Tue 4 05:15 05:40 06:28 17:57 18:45 19:11 12h 31m 57.4° 288° WNW
Wed 5 05:14 05:40 06:28 17:57 18:45 19:11 12h 30m 57.7° 287° WNW
Thu 6 05:14 05:40 06:28 17:57 18:45 19:11 12h 30m 58.0° 287° WNW
Fri 7 05:14 05:39 06:27 17:57 18:45 19:11 12h 29m 58.2° 287° WNW
Sat 8 05:13 05:39 06:27 17:58 18:45 19:11 12h 28m 58.5° 286° WNW
Sun 9 05:13 05:38 06:26 17:58 18:46 19:11 12h 28m 58.8° 286° WNW
Mon 10 05:12 05:38 06:26 17:58 18:46 19:11 12h 27m 59.1° 286° WNW
Tue 11 05:12 05:37 06:25 17:58 18:46 19:11 12h 26m 59.4° 285° WNW
Wed 12 05:12 05:37 06:25 17:58 18:46 19:11 12h 25m 59.7° 285° WNW
Thu 13 05:11 05:37 06:24 17:58 18:46 19:11 12h 25m 60.0° 285° WNW
Fri 14 05:11 05:36 06:24 17:59 18:46 19:12 12h 24m 60.3° 285° WNW
Sat 15 05:10 05:36 06:23 17:59 18:46 19:12 12h 23m 60.6° 284° WNW
Sun 16 05:10 05:35 06:23 17:59 18:46 19:12 12h 23m 60.9° 284° WNW
Mon 17 05:09 05:35 06:22 17:59 18:47 19:12 12h 22m 61.3° 284° WNW
Tue 18 05:09 05:34 06:21 17:59 18:47 19:12 12h 21m 61.6° 283° WNW
Wed 19 05:08 05:34 06:21 17:59 18:47 19:12 12h 20m 61.9° 283° WNW
Thu 20 05:08 05:33 06:20 18:00 18:47 19:12 12h 20m 62.2° 283° WNW
Fri 21 05:07 05:32 06:20 18:00 18:47 19:12 12h 19m 62.6° 282° WNW
Sat 22 05:07 05:32 06:19 18:00 18:47 19:12 12h 18m 62.9° 282° WNW
Sun 23 05:06 05:31 06:18 18:00 18:47 19:12 12h 17m 63.2° 281° WNW
Mon 24 05:06 05:31 06:18 18:00 18:47 19:12 12h 16m 63.6° 281° W
Tue 25 05:05 05:30 06:17 18:00 18:47 19:12 12h 16m 63.9° 281° W
Wed 26 05:04 05:29 06:16 18:00 18:47 19:12 12h 15m 64.3° 280° W
Thu 27 05:04 05:29 06:16 18:00 18:47 19:12 12h 14m 64.6° 280° W
Fri 28 05:03 05:28 06:15 18:01 18:47 19:12 12h 13m 65.0° 280° W
Sat 29 05:02 05:27 06:14 18:01 18:47 19:12 12h 12m 65.3° 279° W
Sun 30 05:02 05:27 06:14 18:01 18:47 19:12 12h 12m 65.7° 279° W
Mon 31 05:01 05:26 06:13 18:01 18:48 19:13 12h 11m 66.0° 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 05:50 06:12 12:06 18:01 18:23 11h 48m +0:49 17:32–18:14 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:50 06:11 12:06 18:01 18:23 11h 49m +0:49 17:32–18:14 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:49 06:11 12:06 18:01 18:23 11h 50m +0:49 17:32–18:14 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:48 06:10 12:05 18:01 18:23 11h 51m +0:49 17:33–18:14 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:48 06:09 12:05 18:01 18:23 11h 52m +0:49 17:33–18:14 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:47 06:08 12:05 18:01 18:23 11h 52m +0:50 17:33–18:15 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:46 06:08 12:04 18:01 18:23 11h 53m +0:50 17:33–18:15 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:45 06:07 12:04 18:01 18:23 11h 54m +0:50 17:33–18:15 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:45 06:06 12:04 18:02 18:23 11h 55m +0:50 17:33–18:15 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:44 06:05 12:03 18:02 18:23 11h 56m +0:50 17:33–18:15 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:43 06:05 12:03 18:02 18:23 11h 57m +0:50 17:33–18:15 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:42 06:04 12:03 18:02 18:23 11h 57m +0:50 17:33–18:15 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:42 06:03 12:02 18:02 18:23 11h 58m +0:51 17:33–18:15 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:41 06:02 12:02 18:02 18:23 11h 59m +0:51 17:33–18:15 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:40 06:02 12:02 18:02 18:23 12h 0m +0:51 17:34–18:15 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:39 06:01 12:01 18:02 18:23 12h 1m +0:51 17:34–18:15 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:39 06:00 12:01 18:02 18:24 12h 2m +0:51 17:34–18:15 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:38 05:59 12:01 18:02 18:24 12h 2m +0:51 17:34–18:15 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:37 05:58 12:00 18:02 18:24 12h 3m +0:51 17:34–18:15 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:36 05:58 12:00 18:02 18:24 12h 4m +0:51 17:34–18:15 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:35 05:57 11:59 18:02 18:24 12h 5m +0:51 17:34–18:16 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:35 05:56 11:59 18:02 18:24 12h 6m +0:51 17:34–18:16 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:34 05:55 11:59 18:03 18:24 12h 7m +0:51 17:34–18:16 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:33 05:54 11:58 18:03 18:24 12h 8m +0:52 17:34–18:16 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:32 05:54 11:58 18:03 18:24 12h 8m +0:52 17:34–18:16 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:31 05:53 11:58 18:03 18:24 12h 9m +0:52 17:34–18:16 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:31 05:52 11:57 18:03 18:24 12h 10m +0:52 17:34–18:16 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:30 05:51 11:57 18:03 18:24 12h 11m +0:52 17:35–18:16 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:29 05:51 11:57 18:03 18:25 12h 12m +0:52 17:35–18:16 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:28 05:50 11:56 18:03 18:25 12h 13m +0:52 17:35–18:16 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Lusaka

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 2m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 11h 12m.

Between them the day length swings by 1h 49m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:42 on 2 June; the latest is 18:44 on 21 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 05:26 on 22 November to 06:34 on 9 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Lusaka different

It takes roughly 22 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

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.

On 7 February and 4 November the midday sun stands at the zenith, 270 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 2 months.

At 1,277 m the horizon sits 1.24° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5.2 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 10.4 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Sitting 2 months ago of the shortest day (21 June) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 11h 43m of daylight today, and only 1 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Lusaka

Arrive by 17:16. Golden hour opens at 17:31 and the sun is down by 18:00, 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 18:14 and runs to 18:22, 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 Lusaka — 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 Lusaka today?

The sun sets in Lusaka at 18:00 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Lusaka?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:22 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Lusaka?

Evening golden hour runs 17:31 to 18:14 today, lasting 42m. Full golden hour times for Lusaka covers the morning window and the coming week.