Timbuktu
Sunrise and sunset in Timbuktu
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Timbuktu, in local time. At 16.8° N, the day lasts from 11 h 08 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 08 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 17:46.
Day length 11 h 41 min, 53 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:56, with the Sun 62° above the horizon.
Times are Timbuktu time (GMT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:53 | 18:59 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:18 | 18:34 |
| Civil twilight | 05:44 | 18:08 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:06 | 17:46 |
| Golden hour | 06:06–06:35 | 17:17–17:46 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha: Prayer times in Timbuktu
The year in Timbuktu
- Longest day: June 21, 13 h 08 min, from sunrise at 05:39 to sunset at 18:47.
- Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 08 min, from sunrise at 06:36 to sunset at 17:44.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:44 | 18:02 | 11 h 18 min |
| February 21 | 06:34 | 18:16 | 11 h 42 min |
| March 21 | 06:15 | 18:23 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 05:52 | 18:29 | 12 h 36 min |
| May 21 | 05:39 | 18:38 | 12 h 59 min |
| June 21 | 05:39 | 18:47 | 13 h 08 min |
| July 21 | 05:48 | 18:47 | 12 h 59 min |
| August 21 | 05:56 | 18:33 | 12 h 36 min |
| September 21 | 06:00 | 18:09 | 12 h 08 min |
| October 21 | 06:06 | 17:46 | 11 h 41 min |
| November 21 | 06:19 | 17:36 | 11 h 17 min |
| December 21 | 06:36 | 17:44 | 11 h 08 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 16.8° N, 3° 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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