Dakar
Sunrise and sunset in Dakar
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Dakar, in local time. At 14.7° N, the day lasts from 11 h 16 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 00 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:02, sunset at 18:45.
Day length 11 h 43 min, 45 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:54, with the Sun 64° above the horizon.
Times are Dakar time (GMT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:50 | 19:57 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:15 | 19:32 |
| Civil twilight | 06:40 | 19:07 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:02 | 18:45 |
| Golden hour | 07:02–07:31 | 18:16–18:45 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
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The year in Dakar
- Longest day: June 21, 13 h 00 min, from sunrise at 06:41 to sunset at 19:41.
- Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 16 min, from sunrise at 07:30 to sunset at 18:45.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:39 | 19:03 | 11 h 24 min |
| February 21 | 07:31 | 19:15 | 11 h 45 min |
| March 21 | 07:13 | 19:20 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 06:52 | 19:24 | 12 h 32 min |
| May 21 | 06:40 | 19:32 | 12 h 52 min |
| June 21 | 06:41 | 19:41 | 13 h 00 min |
| July 21 | 06:50 | 19:42 | 12 h 52 min |
| August 21 | 06:56 | 19:29 | 12 h 32 min |
| September 21 | 06:58 | 19:06 | 12 h 08 min |
| October 21 | 07:02 | 18:46 | 11 h 44 min |
| November 21 | 07:13 | 18:37 | 11 h 24 min |
| December 21 | 07:30 | 18:45 | 11 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 14.7° N, 17.4° W, 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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