Lilongwe
Sunrise and sunset in Lilongwe
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Lilongwe, in local time. At 14° S, the day lasts from 11 h 18 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 57 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:14, sunset at 17:44.
Day length 12 h 29 min, 45 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:29, with the Sun 87° above the horizon.
Times are Lilongwe time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:01 | 18:57 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:27 | 18:31 |
| Civil twilight | 04:52 | 18:05 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:14 | 17:44 |
| Golden hour | 05:14–05:43 | 17:15–17:44 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Lilongwe
- Longest day: December 21, 12 h 57 min, from sunrise at 05:14 to sunset at 18:11.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 18 min, from sunrise at 06:07 to sunset at 17:25.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:31 | 18:20 | 12 h 49 min |
| February 21 | 05:44 | 18:12 | 12 h 28 min |
| March 21 | 05:48 | 17:54 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 05:52 | 17:34 | 11 h 43 min |
| May 21 | 05:58 | 17:24 | 11 h 25 min |
| June 21 | 06:07 | 17:25 | 11 h 18 min |
| July 21 | 06:08 | 17:33 | 11 h 25 min |
| August 21 | 05:56 | 17:39 | 11 h 43 min |
| September 21 | 05:35 | 17:40 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:15 | 17:43 | 12 h 29 min |
| November 21 | 05:06 | 17:55 | 12 h 49 min |
| December 21 | 05:14 | 18:11 | 12 h 57 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° S, 33.8° 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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