Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:17 in Dar es Salaam (GMT+3): 12 h 19 min of daylight, 21 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:07, it is 83.8° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Solar noon
- 12:07, 83.8° high
- Day length
- 12 h 19 min
- Golden hour
- 05:58–06:26 and 17:49–18:17
- Blue hour
- 05:28–05:45 and 18:30–18:47
See the sun’s path over Dar es Salaam on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:46–05:11 | 19:04–19:29 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:11–05:36 | 18:39–19:04 |
| Civil twilight | 05:36–05:58 | 18:17–18:39 |
Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:12 | 18:42 | 12 h 30 min | 73.8° |
| February | 06:25 | 18:49 | 12 h 23 min | 79.7° |
| March | 06:29 | 18:43 | 12 h 14 min | 89.1° |
| April | 06:26 | 18:29 | 12 h 02 min | 78.7° |
| May | 06:25 | 18:17 | 11 h 52 min | 68.2° |
| June | 06:29 | 18:14 | 11 h 45 min | 61.2° |
| July | 06:35 | 18:19 | 11 h 43 min | 60.1° |
| August | 06:35 | 18:25 | 11 h 49 min | 65.1° |
| September | 06:25 | 18:23 | 11 h 58 min | 74.8° |
| October | 06:09 | 18:18 | 12 h 09 min | 86.2° |
| November | 05:57 | 18:18 | 12 h 20 min | 82.5° |
| December | 05:58 | 18:27 | 12 h 29 min | 75.1° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Dar es Salaam
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 22% of the sun covered at 14:13 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Monday, 25 November 2030: 17% of the sun covered at 08:14 (total eclipse)
- Wednesday, 21 May 2031: 90% of the sun covered at 08:36 (annular eclipse)
Places near Dar es Salaam
- Kibaha 39 km
- Zanzibar 74 km
- Morogoro 178 km
- Tanga 196 km
- Handeni 208 km
- Matuga 297 km
- Mombasa 311 km
- Jomvu 318 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for -6.8235°, 39.2695° at sea level, in the Africa/Dar es Salaam time zone.