Kinshasa
Sunrise and sunset in Kinshasa
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Kinshasa, in local time. At 4.3° S, the day lasts from 11 h 52 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 23 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 17:50.
Day length 12 h 13 min, 14 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:43, with the Sun 84° above the horizon.
Times are Kinshasa time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:26 | 19:00 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:51 | 18:35 |
| Civil twilight | 05:15 | 18:11 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:36 | 17:50 |
| Golden hour | 05:36–06:04 | 17:22–17:50 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Kinshasa
- Longest day: December 21, 12 h 23 min, from sunrise at 05:45 to sunset at 18:08.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 52 min, from sunrise at 06:04 to sunset at 17:56.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:00 | 18:19 | 12 h 20 min |
| February 21 | 06:05 | 18:18 | 12 h 13 min |
| March 21 | 06:02 | 18:09 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 05:57 | 17:57 | 11 h 59 min |
| May 21 | 05:58 | 17:52 | 11 h 54 min |
| June 21 | 06:04 | 17:56 | 11 h 52 min |
| July 21 | 06:08 | 18:02 | 11 h 54 min |
| August 21 | 06:02 | 18:01 | 11 h 59 min |
| September 21 | 05:48 | 17:54 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:36 | 17:50 | 12 h 13 min |
| November 21 | 05:34 | 17:54 | 12 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 05:45 | 18:08 | 12 h 23 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 4.3° S, 15.3° 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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