Lubumbashi
Sunrise and sunset in Lubumbashi
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Lubumbashi, in local time. At 11.7° S, the day lasts from 11 h 26 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 49 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 18:07.
Day length 12 h 25 min, 37 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:54, with the Sun 89° above the horizon.
Times are Lubumbashi time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:30 | 19:19 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:55 | 18:53 |
| Civil twilight | 05:20 | 18:28 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:42 | 18:07 |
| Golden hour | 05:42–06:10 | 17:38–18:07 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Lubumbashi
- Longest day: December 21, 12 h 49 min, from sunrise at 05:43 to sunset at 18:32.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 26 min, from sunrise at 06:28 to sunset at 17:55.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:00 | 18:42 | 12 h 42 min |
| February 21 | 06:11 | 18:35 | 12 h 24 min |
| March 21 | 06:14 | 18:20 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:15 | 18:02 | 11 h 47 min |
| May 21 | 06:20 | 17:52 | 11 h 32 min |
| June 21 | 06:28 | 17:55 | 11 h 26 min |
| July 21 | 06:30 | 18:02 | 11 h 32 min |
| August 21 | 06:19 | 18:06 | 11 h 47 min |
| September 21 | 06:00 | 18:06 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:42 | 18:07 | 12 h 25 min |
| November 21 | 05:35 | 18:16 | 12 h 42 min |
| December 21 | 05:43 | 18:32 | 12 h 49 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 11.7° S, 27.5° 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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