Bukavu
Sunrise and sunset in Bukavu
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Bukavu, in local time. At 2.5° S, the day lasts from 11 h 59 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 16 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:43, sunset at 17:54.
Day length 12 h 11 min, 9 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:49, with the Sun 81° above the horizon.
Times are Bukavu time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:33 | 19:04 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:58 | 18:40 |
| Civil twilight | 05:22 | 18:15 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:43 | 17:54 |
| Golden hour | 05:43–06:11 | 17:26–17:54 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Bukavu
- Longest day: December 22, 12 h 16 min, from sunrise at 05:55 to sunset at 18:11.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 59 min, from sunrise at 06:07 to sunset at 18:05.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:08 | 18:23 | 12 h 14 min |
| February 21 | 06:13 | 18:23 | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 06:08 | 18:14 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:02 | 18:04 | 12 h 03 min |
| May 21 | 06:01 | 18:01 | 12 h 00 min |
| June 21 | 06:07 | 18:05 | 11 h 59 min |
| July 21 | 06:11 | 18:10 | 12 h 00 min |
| August 21 | 06:06 | 18:09 | 12 h 02 min |
| September 21 | 05:54 | 18:00 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:43 | 17:54 | 12 h 10 min |
| November 21 | 05:43 | 17:57 | 12 h 14 min |
| December 21 | 05:54 | 18:10 | 12 h 16 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 2.5° S, 28.8° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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