Sunrise in Lagos today
September 13, 2026 · Lagos, Nigeria
9,000,000 people
Sunrise in Lagos today is at 06:38. Day length is 12h 10m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Lagos's coordinates and updated daily.
Lagos lies at 7°N. In Lagos, day length ranges from 11h 45m in winter to 12h 30m in summer — a swing of about 0h 45m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Lagos today, at a bearing of 86°. It starts getting light 21 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 17 minutes later in Lagos than in Abuja, 534 km to the east-northeast.
The time of sunrise slides earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Lagos.
The longest day in Lagos is around 12h 30m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 45m (around December 21).
Sunrise in Lagos by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:03 | 18:50 | 11h 47m |
| February | 07:04 | 18:59 | 11h 55m |
| March | 06:54 | 18:59 | 12h 5m |
| April | 06:39 | 18:55 | 12h 16m |
| May | 06:31 | 18:56 | 12h 25m |
| June | 06:33 | 19:03 | 12h 30m |
| July | 06:39 | 19:07 | 12h 28m |
| August | 06:42 | 19:02 | 12h 20m |
| September | 06:38 | 18:48 | 12h 10m |
| October | 06:33 | 18:32 | 11h 59m |
| November | 06:37 | 18:27 | 11h 50m |
| December | 06:50 | 18:35 | 11h 45m |