Zanzibar
Sunrise and sunset in Zanzibar
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Zanzibar, in local time. At 6.2° S, the day lasts from 11 h 46 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 29 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:59, sunset at 18:15.
Day length 12 h 16 min, 20 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:07, with the Sun 85° above the horizon.
Times are Zanzibar time (GMT+3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:48 | 19:26 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:13 | 19:01 |
| Civil twilight | 05:38 | 18:37 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:59 | 18:15 |
| Golden hour | 05:59–06:27 | 17:47–18:15 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Zanzibar
- Longest day: December 22, 12 h 29 min, from sunrise at 06:07 to sunset at 18:36.
- Shortest day: June 21, 11 h 46 min, from sunrise at 06:32 to sunset at 18:17.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:21 | 18:47 | 12 h 25 min |
| February 21 | 06:28 | 18:44 | 12 h 16 min |
| March 21 | 06:27 | 18:33 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:23 | 18:20 | 11 h 56 min |
| May 21 | 06:25 | 18:14 | 11 h 49 min |
| June 21 | 06:32 | 18:17 | 11 h 46 min |
| July 21 | 06:35 | 18:24 | 11 h 49 min |
| August 21 | 06:28 | 18:24 | 11 h 56 min |
| September 21 | 06:13 | 18:19 | 12 h 06 min |
| October 21 | 05:59 | 18:15 | 12 h 16 min |
| November 21 | 05:56 | 18:21 | 12 h 25 min |
| December 21 | 06:06 | 18:35 | 12 h 29 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 6.2° S, 39.2° 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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