Dar es Salaam
Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Dar es Salaam, in local time. At 6.8° S, the day lasts from 11 h 44 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 31 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:58, sunset at 18:16.
Day length 12 h 18 min, 22 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:07, with the Sun 86° above the horizon.
Times are Dar es Salaam time (GMT+3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:47 | 19:27 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:12 | 19:02 |
| Civil twilight | 05:37 | 18:37 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:58 | 18:16 |
| Golden hour | 05:58–06:26 | 17:48–18:16 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Dar es Salaam
- Longest day: December 22, 12 h 31 min, from sunrise at 06:05 to sunset at 18:37.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 44 min, from sunrise at 06:32 to sunset at 18:16.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:20 | 18:47 | 12 h 27 min |
| February 21 | 06:28 | 18:44 | 12 h 17 min |
| March 21 | 06:26 | 18:33 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:24 | 18:19 | 11 h 55 min |
| May 21 | 06:26 | 18:12 | 11 h 47 min |
| June 21 | 06:32 | 18:16 | 11 h 44 min |
| July 21 | 06:36 | 18:22 | 11 h 47 min |
| August 21 | 06:28 | 18:23 | 11 h 55 min |
| September 21 | 06:13 | 18:19 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:58 | 18:16 | 12 h 17 min |
| November 21 | 05:55 | 18:22 | 12 h 27 min |
| December 21 | 06:05 | 18:36 | 12 h 31 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 6.8° S, 39.3° 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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