Sunset and sunrise times in Lusaka, Zambia

In Lusaka, Zambia the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:04 and rises at 05:43. Daylight lasts 12h 21m; evening golden hour runs from 17:36 to 18:18.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 05:21
Sunrise: 05:43
Solar noon: 11:53
Sunset: 18:04
Last light: 18:26
Day length: 12h 21m

18h 2m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:36 – 18:18
Blue hour: 18:18 – 18:26
Max sun altitude: 81.3°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 05:23 / 18:08

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:42 Sunset 18:05 Golden hour 17:36 – 18:18 Day length 12h 22m 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, 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	05:28	05:49	11:56	18:03	18:25	12h 14m	+0:52	17:35–18:16	🌖 75%
Fri 2	05:27	05:48	11:56	18:03	18:25	12h 15m	+0:52	17:35–18:17	🌖 64%
Sat 3	05:26	05:48	11:55	18:03	18:25	12h 15m	+0:52	17:35–18:17	🌗 53%
Sun 4	05:25	05:47	11:55	18:04	18:25	12h 16m	+0:52	17:35–18:17	🌘 41%
Mon 5	05:25	05:46	11:55	18:04	18:25	12h 17m	+0:52	17:35–18:17	🌘 30%
Tue 6	05:24	05:45	11:55	18:04	18:25	12h 18m	+0:51	17:35–18:17	🌘 20%
Wed 7	05:23	05:45	11:54	18:04	18:26	12h 19m	+0:51	17:35–18:17	🌘 11%
Thu 8	05:22	05:44	11:54	18:04	18:26	12h 20m	+0:51	17:36–18:17	🌘 5%
Fri 9	05:22	05:43	11:54	18:04	18:26	12h 21m	+0:51	17:36–18:18	🌘 2%
Sat 10	05:21	05:43	11:53	18:04	18:26	12h 21m	+0:51	17:36–18:18	🌑 0%
Sun 11	05:20	05:42	11:53	18:05	18:26	12h 22m	+0:51	17:36–18:18	🌒 1%
Mon 12	05:20	05:41	11:53	18:05	18:26	12h 23m	+0:51	17:36–18:18	🌒 4%
Tue 13	05:19	05:41	11:53	18:05	18:27	12h 24m	+0:51	17:36–18:18	🌒 8%
Wed 14	05:18	05:40	11:52	18:05	18:27	12h 25m	+0:51	17:36–18:18	🌒 14%
Thu 15	05:17	05:39	11:52	18:05	18:27	12h 26m	+0:51	17:37–18:19	🌒 22%
Fri 16	05:17	05:39	11:52	18:05	18:27	12h 26m	+0:50	17:37–18:19	🌒 30%
Sat 17	05:16	05:38	11:52	18:06	18:28	12h 27m	+0:50	17:37–18:19	🌒 39%
Sun 18	05:15	05:37	11:52	18:06	18:28	12h 28m	+0:50	17:37–18:19	🌓 48%
Mon 19	05:15	05:37	11:51	18:06	18:28	12h 29m	+0:50	17:37–18:20	🌔 57%
Tue 20	05:14	05:36	11:51	18:06	18:28	12h 30m	+0:50	17:38–18:20	🌔 67%
Wed 21	05:14	05:36	11:51	18:07	18:29	12h 31m	+0:49	17:38–18:20	🌔 76%
Thu 22	05:13	05:35	11:51	18:07	18:29	12h 31m	+0:49	17:38–18:20	🌔 84%
Fri 23	05:12	05:34	11:51	18:07	18:29	12h 32m	+0:49	17:38–18:21	🌔 91%
Sat 24	05:12	05:34	11:51	18:07	18:29	12h 33m	+0:49	17:38–18:21	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:11	05:33	11:50	18:08	18:30	12h 34m	+0:48	17:39–18:21	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:11	05:33	11:50	18:08	18:30	12h 35m	+0:48	17:39–18:21	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:10	05:32	11:50	18:08	18:30	12h 35m	+0:48	17:39–18:22	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:10	05:32	11:50	18:09	18:31	12h 36m	+0:48	17:39–18:22	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:09	05:31	11:50	18:09	18:31	12h 37m	+0:47	17:40–18:22	🌖 87%
Fri 30	05:09	05:31	11:50	18:09	18:31	12h 38m	+0:47	17:40–18:23	🌖 78%
Sat 31	05:08	05:30	11:50	18:10	18:32	12h 39m	+0:46	17:40–18:23	🌖 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	04:37	05:03	05:49	18:03	18:50	19:15	11h 45m	77.9°	266° W
Fri 2	04:37	05:02	05:48	18:03	18:50	19:15	11h 44m	78.3°	266° W
Sat 3	04:36	05:01	05:48	18:03	18:50	19:15	11h 43m	78.6°	265° W
Sun 4	04:35	05:00	05:47	18:04	18:50	19:15	11h 42m	79.0°	265° W
Mon 5	04:34	04:59	05:46	18:04	18:50	19:16	11h 41m	79.4°	265° W
Tue 6	04:33	04:59	05:45	18:04	18:51	19:16	11h 40m	79.8°	264° W
Wed 7	04:33	04:58	05:45	18:04	18:51	19:16	11h 39m	80.2°	264° W
Thu 8	04:32	04:57	05:44	18:04	18:51	19:16	11h 39m	80.6°	263° W
Fri 9	04:31	04:56	05:43	18:04	18:51	19:17	11h 38m	80.9°	263° W
Sat 10	04:30	04:56	05:43	18:04	18:51	19:17	11h 37m	81.3°	263° W
Sun 11	04:30	04:55	05:42	18:05	18:52	19:17	11h 36m	81.7°	262° W
Mon 12	04:29	04:54	05:41	18:05	18:52	19:17	11h 35m	82.1°	262° W
Tue 13	04:28	04:53	05:41	18:05	18:52	19:18	11h 34m	82.4°	262° W
Wed 14	04:27	04:53	05:40	18:05	18:52	19:18	11h 34m	82.8°	261° W
Thu 15	04:26	04:52	05:39	18:05	18:52	19:18	11h 33m	83.2°	261° W
Fri 16	04:26	04:51	05:39	18:05	18:53	19:18	11h 32m	83.6°	260° W
Sat 17	04:25	04:51	05:38	18:06	18:53	19:19	11h 31m	83.9°	260° W
Sun 18	04:24	04:50	05:37	18:06	18:53	19:19	11h 30m	84.3°	260° W
Mon 19	04:24	04:49	05:37	18:06	18:54	19:19	11h 29m	84.6°	259° W
Tue 20	04:23	04:49	05:36	18:06	18:54	19:20	11h 29m	85.0°	259° W
Wed 21	04:22	04:48	05:36	18:07	18:54	19:20	11h 28m	85.4°	258° WSW
Thu 22	04:21	04:47	05:35	18:07	18:55	19:21	11h 27m	85.7°	258° WSW
Fri 23	04:21	04:47	05:34	18:07	18:55	19:21	11h 26m	86.1°	258° WSW
Sat 24	04:20	04:46	05:34	18:07	18:55	19:21	11h 25m	86.4°	257° WSW
Sun 25	04:19	04:45	05:33	18:08	18:56	19:22	11h 25m	86.8°	257° WSW
Mon 26	04:19	04:45	05:33	18:08	18:56	19:22	11h 24m	87.1°	257° WSW
Tue 27	04:18	04:44	05:32	18:08	18:56	19:23	11h 23m	87.4°	256° WSW
Wed 28	04:18	04:44	05:32	18:09	18:57	19:23	11h 22m	87.8°	256° WSW
Thu 29	04:17	04:43	05:31	18:09	18:57	19:23	11h 22m	88.1°	256° WSW
Fri 30	04:16	04:43	05:31	18:09	18:58	19:24	11h 21m	88.4°	255° WSW
Sat 31	04:16	04:42	05:30	18:10	18:58	19:24	11h 20m	88.8°	255° 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	05:08	05:30	11:50	18:10	18:32	12h 39m	+0:46	17:41–18:24	🌖 57%
Mon 2	05:07	05:30	11:50	18:10	18:33	12h 40m	+0:46	17:41–18:24	🌗 45%
Tue 3	05:07	05:29	11:50	18:11	18:33	12h 41m	+0:45	17:41–18:24	🌘 34%
Wed 4	05:07	05:29	11:50	18:11	18:33	12h 42m	+0:45	17:42–18:25	🌘 23%
Thu 5	05:06	05:29	11:50	18:11	18:34	12h 42m	+0:44	17:42–18:25	🌘 15%
Fri 6	05:06	05:28	11:50	18:12	18:34	12h 43m	+0:44	17:42–18:26	🌘 8%
Sat 7	05:05	05:28	11:50	18:12	18:35	12h 44m	+0:43	17:43–18:26	🌘 3%
Sun 8	05:05	05:28	11:50	18:13	18:35	12h 45m	+0:43	17:43–18:26	🌘 1%
Mon 9	05:05	05:27	11:50	18:13	18:36	12h 45m	+0:42	17:43–18:27	🌑 0%
Tue 10	05:04	05:27	11:50	18:14	18:36	12h 46m	+0:42	17:44–18:27	🌒 2%
Wed 11	05:04	05:27	11:50	18:14	18:37	12h 47m	+0:41	17:44–18:28	🌒 5%
Thu 12	05:04	05:27	11:50	18:14	18:37	12h 47m	+0:41	17:45–18:28	🌒 9%
Fri 13	05:04	05:26	11:51	18:15	18:38	12h 48m	+0:40	17:45–18:29	🌒 16%
Sat 14	05:03	05:26	11:51	18:15	18:38	12h 49m	+0:39	17:45–18:29	🌒 23%
Sun 15	05:03	05:26	11:51	18:16	18:39	12h 49m	+0:39	17:46–18:30	🌒 31%
Mon 16	05:03	05:26	11:51	18:16	18:39	12h 50m	+0:38	17:46–18:30	🌒 40%
Tue 17	05:03	05:26	11:51	18:17	18:40	12h 50m	+0:37	17:47–18:31	🌓 50%
Wed 18	05:03	05:26	11:51	18:17	18:40	12h 51m	+0:36	17:47–18:31	🌔 60%
Thu 19	05:03	05:26	11:52	18:18	18:41	12h 52m	+0:36	17:48–18:32	🌔 70%
Fri 20	05:03	05:26	11:52	18:18	18:41	12h 52m	+0:35	17:48–18:32	🌔 79%
Sat 21	05:03	05:26	11:52	18:19	18:42	12h 53m	+0:34	17:49–18:33	🌔 87%
Sun 22	05:02	05:26	11:52	18:19	18:43	12h 53m	+0:33	17:49–18:34	🌔 93%
Mon 23	05:02	05:26	11:53	18:20	18:43	12h 54m	+0:32	17:50–18:34	🌔 98%
Tue 24	05:02	05:26	11:53	18:21	18:44	12h 54m	+0:32	17:50–18:35	🌕 100%
Wed 25	05:02	05:26	11:53	18:21	18:44	12h 55m	+0:31	17:51–18:35	🌖 99%
Thu 26	05:02	05:26	11:54	18:22	18:45	12h 55m	+0:30	17:51–18:36	🌖 96%
Fri 27	05:02	05:26	11:54	18:22	18:46	12h 56m	+0:29	17:52–18:36	🌖 90%
Sat 28	05:03	05:26	11:54	18:23	18:46	12h 56m	+0:28	17:52–18:37	🌖 82%
Sun 29	05:03	05:26	11:55	18:23	18:47	12h 57m	+0:27	17:53–18:38	🌖 72%
Mon 30	05:03	05:26	11:55	18:24	18:47	12h 57m	+0:26	17:53–18:38	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Lusaka

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

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 11h 12m.

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

Daylight through 2026

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.

Across October the sunset moves 6 minutes later, averaging about 13 seconds a day.

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 4 weeks.

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 in 2 months of the longest day (21 December) means the sun has almost stopped drifting — 12h 21m of daylight today, and only 3 minutes of movement in sunset over the next two weeks.

Planning a sunset photo in Lusaka

Arrive by 17:21. Golden hour opens at 17:36 and the sun is down by 18:04, 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 18:18 and runs to 18:26, 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 18:04 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Lusaka?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:26 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Lusaka?

Evening golden hour runs 17:36 to 18:18 today, lasting 41m. Full golden hour times for Lusaka covers the morning window and the coming week.